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aware the whole of these alx gentleman | are still members of the Council. If such is not the case, we are quite certain that many citizens of this Colony would be glad
to
THE Hlogo, News is informed that all the cargo | RETUEN of visitors to the City Hall Museum for of the Carnarvonshire has been removed from the week ending May 13th, 1883-European the vessel to junks, but the steamer itself is fast 185, Chinese 2,325; total 2,510. going to pieces
ACCORDING to a recent speech in the Cortes, the Spanish army to surprisingly "over generaled," having one general to every 518 men. In France the proportion is one to 1,566; in England one to 1,759, and in Germany one to 1,514. THE Corsini Palace in the Lagrana at Rome has been bought by the Italian Government for
AN Indian merchant once took an elephant to a
fair
for sale. No sooner had he arrived than he noticed a European, who, without saying a word, walked round and round the elephant, examin- ing it attentively on all sides. The merchant ad- dressed several questions to him without eliciting a reply. An intending purchaser appeared on the scene, and the merchant turned eagerly to the
IN order to appease the demands of the working people of Paris for cheaper rents, the French Government bas awarded a contract for the erec- tion of a large number of dwellings.
CHAN KAU and Chan Ai, ahopkeepers, were up before Captain Thomsett this morning on charge of obstracting the pathway at Prays West yesterday, by employing a number of coolies in packing and weighing, rice thereon. His worship.fined the first defendant in the sum of $5, the second obstructionist being let off on
and
{{{FROM OUR”
The Hasshing is ordered to go
compelung der
Another Imperial Dispatch was forwarded fro the Emperor to T3 Hungechand, telling him not to come to Tientsin, but to leave for the South which means either Canton or Annam. He le to raise the armies there to over 200 Camps, or 100,000; tạch, Camp is supposed to be 500 men,
rambured here that on account of the Chinese refusing the. most favoured nation clause
know which of them have ceased to re- present our interests, and for what reasons. The place of Mr. KESWICK, we are of course aware, was taken by Mr. BULKELEY Jouxson, thus reducing the effective strength of the non-official element to five, but then the appointment of the Registrar-General a set-off against the sixth unofficial member "Palace of Science," one of the buildings voted a word till 1 bave sold the elephant, and I will LI AKUM, a cook, was brought before Captain
a at parting with a couple of Mexicans to Japan and so on, there may be war with Japan now advocated by the Governor, Mestrs, in the plan for the reorganization of the city of make 'you a handsome present." The stranger. Thomsett this morning on a charge of steal Thotal's Yaren into the collision case of the
Rome.
An enquiry was held today at the customs
Hingshing and the junk; the result is not known The Censors seem to be going for the Seventh S.S. Powan. Detective Butlin applied" for "a" | Prince. Cheng Pai Ling has memorialized that
ing clothing and other articles valued at 50 the property of Mn W. E. Clark, chief officer remand to enable him to make inquiries about
the case till the 22nd instant.
RYRIE, JOHNSON, PRICE, and BELILIOs are still in the colony, and if either of them re- signed, we assume that it was the duty of the officer administering the governmented himself as anxious for peace with the Trans- personage," Now you can speak ; I want you to the missing property. His Worship remanded
nodded assent, and remained. mute as before. When the bargain was concluded and the money paid, the merchant handed over 10 per cent of the purchase money, and said to the mysterious explain how you came to notice the blemish in the left leg of my elephant, which I thought I had managed entirely to conceal ?" "A blemish replied the silent one," I discovered nothing; it is the first time I ever saw an elephant in my life, and I examined it out of sheer curiosity."
the
the opening of the Trel Tan mines will interfere with the Fung-shul of the Weslem Tombs. Since that another Censor has joined Cheng Pai- ling, and memorialized against the railroad. It wil be very interesting to see how the Empress will act, and what the Seventh Prince will decide to do,
CHUN AKUM, mistress of brothel. No, 113, was ordered to pay the sum of $10 this morning for allowing a girl over 8 years of age and under 15
Pai Ling was here about go to be in her den. Inspector Lee said he was days ago, and had an interview with Mr. Tong King-sing, because he and his friends were not directed by the Registrar General to prosecute in wanted. The Chinese seem to attribute Cheng the case Defendant stated that the girl had-Pai Ling's Memorial to this. P come in to set her mother who is a servant in See how much the Censor wants him to the house, but she had to fork out the $to all stand for satisfying, the Feng-shul, H&
odme down with the dust-ED. 5.8.3 the same, which will probably make her more drumspect in the futur
Dust
May 1883. appears that there are some brighter pro ́spects after all for the Kal, Ping mines, in the. THE Mastodons gave a performance last night, new shaft sunk; with teams Nos. 3 and 8 In at reduced prices, for the men of the Army and the old shaft they are turning out a better quailly Navy and the merchant sailors in port. A of coal-about 300 tons a day. With the prob
ability of receiving permission to work the N.E. crowded house assembled and thoroughly en-iron mites the shares are going up again, here: joyed the lengthy programme performed. We from The 110 that are going up again, here; hear that another special performance for the TL: 150 this week; and bolders refuse to pto Naval and Military will be given before the The new Canal 1 hot quite finished; therefore only" "Small"quantities are coming down. The company leave for Shanghai. A new and at Chinese residents here have become interested tractive programme is advertised for to-night, mining, buying and selling shares, as desired, we trust the Mastodons will have a
Copper and S Silver Mineshares are dov bumper house.
at 30 per cent discou sell even at 40
Editor" and not to individual members of the who administered (?) the affairs of the imported, from Japan and elsewhere. Dunng Granville-Hartington Government possible. We and as the weather is now all that could be from the various mines commenced
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be considered inferior coal, but which is taken at
a
of its infirmities ought to make it careful. Swift discoursed of the art of political lying. The St. James's Gazette, like that master of the higher politics, Polonius, uses no art at all: It does not consciously lie at all. Its absolute incapacity to see what is under its eyes, or to recollect what is in the memory of all the world, innocently subserves the same, contro versial purpose."
THE correspondent of the Daily News' wires from Rome on the 5th ulto, as follows-The denial by the Framdenblatt of the existence of
the alleged alliance between Italy, Austria, and Germany is commented on in various senses by the Italian Press, Count Kalnoky's reply to the
able them to secu Kál Ping sha: SIR John Fope Hennessy, says the Whitehall speculators the inese really are Review, will very shonly leave London for his Today, the various Consuls and the Customs new government of Mauritius, but he leaves anantai met at 2. p.m. to discuss, and advise the
the Russian Cónsul which was rejected. shape of a volume on Sir Walter Raleigh or last meeting, and since then approved by Ralegh, as Sir John Pope Hennessy prefers to Foreign Ministers, namely, that the Whe spell the name and his relations with Ireland. Dues to be collected on Tea be, per Sir John Pope Hennessy is specially well quali instead of one per cent on Tha so dury pay
being payable at a value of Tin so fied to deal with the subject, for he has been for picul, against an average of Tis. 20. The Tao- years engaged in studying everything that real is to accept the Russian merchants applica lates to the man and the period of which his tion, and he is with the Consuls, to fix a scale, book treats. Sir John Hennessy is the owner be paid on Teas which it will no doubt be sa- Baard at which rate hereafter. Wilkrfage, dues have to of Sir Walter Raleigh's house at Youghal, and tisfactorily arranged to pay Mercury, has spent much time and research In filling it is hig
with the books and furniture of the proper period, The library, for example, ta remmaricably well! stored with the productions of the printing presse of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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A CORRESPONDENT writes from Durban, South Africa, on the 5th ulto. that Mapoch has express vaal, and has offered the Boers a large war in to appoint, in the interests of the public, ademnity, in addition to the payment of a tribute suitable citizen to the vacancy. Mr. Ne in future, on condition of being allowed to retain Chor has been absent from Hongkong possession of his stronghold. The Boers, how for a considerable time, and we learn | ever, demand his unconditional surrender, and that in all likelihood his return may be hostilities have now been resumed. delayed for an indefinite period; however, PROMINENT officials connected with the railways SAYS the Daily News of April 6th: The St. bethat as it may, we consider that if it were throughout Great Britain, have been in consulta. James's Gazette yesterday informed its readers imperative to appoint Mr. BUIXELEY JOHN- tion with respect to recent outrages, and as a re. that after the general election "the Daily sox to temporarily take the place of Mr.sult the railway compaules have resolved upon News itself protested in the strongest terms W. Keswick it was equally as necessary the organization of a protective corps, whole against a Cabinet with Mr. Gladstone in it1" to appoint a Chinese member of Council duty it will be to watch suspicious persons The note of exclamation probably expresseg as locum tenens for Mr. No Choy. It is only traveling on the roads, and to guard against the writer's own amazement at his own statement. fair to state that for all the late bungling carriage of parcels supposed to be for use in the As a matter of fact, before the general election was over, but when the numbers and charac and blundering in our legislative affairs prosecution of unlawful and disloyal designs. Sir GrozOK BOWEN.can in no way be held FROM the report of Mr. H. E. Hobson, commiser of the Liberal majority were practically responsible. That ominently respectable aloner of Customs at Tientsin, on the trade of certain, the Daily News insisted that no official the Honourable WILLIAM HENRY that port for 1882, It appears, remarks the Courier, Liberal Ministry could be formed with any that the supply of coal from the Kaiping mines chance of endurance of which Mr. Gladstone MARSH C.M.G., and the other able men has already caused à diminution in the quantity
was not the head; and that only his positive refusal to take office would make acquiescence in a Colony from the departure of Governor HIN- last year Kaiping Colliery coal was shipped for returned to the subject with always increasing Communications intervied for publication musi NESSY to the arrival of his successor, would steamers use to the extent of 8,185 tons, emphasis until Mr. Gladstone was sent for by be accompanied by the name and address of the
appear to have a good deal to answer for! valued at H Tis. 35,833. Coke (313 tons) the Queen. We do not wish to take the St. writers, not necessarily for publication; but as
The project advocated by Sir Gronce also made at Kaiping, was shipped to Shang James's Gazette too seriously. It is scandal. evidence of good faith,"
Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele-Bowex that the number of our unofficial hai and Foochow, on trial apparently. It is ously careless, but not, we dare say, deliberately graph will always be open for the fair discussion legislators shall be permanently increased also reported that a brisk trade has sprung untruthful. Its attitude to facts is that of an by corespondents of all questions affecting public.
up at the pit's mouth for what in Europe would absolute Irreconcileable. But a consciousness interesting memento of himself, behind in the Customs Tactal to accept the application-by interests, it must be distinctly understood that has, our hearly approval, and we see, no the Editor does not in any way hold himself res reason to doubt that EARL DERBY will from $20 to $2.50 per ton, for use at brick and ponsible for opinions thus expressed,
sanctionwhat, after all, is really no innova-lime Kilns, distilleries, etc.; whilst some 60,000 tion. As above stated, to Governor Haxtons of superior quality have been raised and NESSY belongs whatever credit may be due disposed of at Tientsin and elsewhere. The for raising the strength of the unofficial Colliery is now connected with the Feiho by element to the figure now proposed by canal, and a depot has been established at Liu Sir GEORGE Bower, and it may be noted chia-chuang, a village situated some 9 miles above the Taku Forts. Two wharves, of 130 feet that the former ruler earned for himself no inconsiderable amount of ill will for what to come alongside of, and it is anticipated that in length, are now ready at this spot for vessels was considered at the time, an out-considerable shipments of coal for the southern rageous infringement on the assumed ports will soon commence. rights and privileges of a chosen few. COMMENTING on the appointment of Sir Harry For appointing a Chinese legislator to re- Parkes as Minister to China, the Shanghai elegraph | present the views and interests of the in- Mercury says: Sir Harry Parkes as British
fluential Chinese residents of Hongkong, Minister to China, is the right man in the right Hungarian Deputy, Herr Helly, is awaited with Governor HENNESSY was most grossly place. Some twelve years ago, the British Gov- great interest. Herr Helfy resided for some time abused and vilified by a servile press and ernment had selected him for the post. But it in Milan, where he edited a paper, the Alisans HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1883. ·
a prejudiced and narrow-minded auto-diplomatic etiquette that if a friendly Court, to the declared programme of which was ALTHOUGH willing to concede that Sircracy, and yet we see that, both with whom a Minister is appointed, expresses their alliance between Italy and Hungary. The dialike to receiving him, another appointment, existence of a written agreement between Italy, Geonoz Bowen's proposal to increase the regard to the number of unofficial mem-
It was so with Sir Hany Parkes Germany, and Austria is credited here in numerical strength of the unofficial element bers and the introduction Into the Council
The Court of Peking conveyed their objec the best-informed circles, and announced some in the Legislative Council of Hongkong of a Chinese element, the greatly maligned, tion to have to receive him, and after months ago in the Daily News. Its terms may fairly be taken to indicate His Ex-policy of the so-called "Merciful Man" some years passed in attempting to get some
are indeed a matter of conjecture, but as Italy's cellency's desire to remove what has (un- has been so far, faithfully adhered to by other competent man to fill the post, Sir understanding with Germany and Austria was doubtedly been for a considerable time our present ruler.
Thomas Wade was appointed, faute de mieux. determined by the hostile feeling evoked in this past very unfair treatment of the com-
This is after has made such a mess of British country against France by the Tunis expedition, interests in China, that the Government has at It seems more than probable that the security of] munity, and also BS the Initiatory movement in a lengthy programme of
last sent a man capable of making the Chinese her Western frontier was one of the chief objects' liberal and enlightened measures of re-
respect the treaty Rights of the British merchant Italy sought to secure by this triple alliance. tng for the China Tannery Company are rapid.bles about the murdered native cargo-bont-man
ly approaching completion, and are expected to in China. We may regard the appointment of That its scope is purely continental is likewise be completed by the middle of next month.miral Ting and Captain, Lang on board, arrived
The Chinese gunboat Tiên Hoàng, with Ad CONSTANTINOPLE, - form, we must not allow ourselves
LONDON, 14th May,
Sir Harry Parkes as a reversal of the policy of indicated by the negative policy the Italian Gov. The steamer Glanariney brought out 17 case
frora Talat on the doth The Chinese gunboat! unthinkingly either to over estimate
Lord Dufferin leaves Constantinople on the Sir Thomas Wade, and a determination to have crament pursued in the Egyptian question, and of machinery for the above company f
The high commands of the Emperor were Chaparrived from Taku, on the tame or to place a fictitious.value on what at 15th May for London, and will call at Vienna the Treaty Rights, obtained by the Allied Ex by their fallure to obtain any counsel or support conveyed a day or two since to the First Graad. The
Chao-yung, left for Port "Arthurson the by
Areturned on the 8th Insel first sight may appear a most generous and Paris. M. Waddington is stopping at Ber-pedition, at length carried out. The Court of from Berlin or Vienna when that question was in Secretary Li Hung-chang
telegraph.The.
The CustomS ilier - Feb-hoo, carrivéd, from concession. Governor Bower has, accord-lin, on a reported political mission, before go- Peking show no desire to remain on friendly terms progress. The Capitan Fracassa to-day affirms Grand Secretary was ordered to take command Amoy via Skanguit ons te th Instanty and
of the troops of three Viceroyalties In the South,
Promontory where a ing to his own statement, already satisfied ing on to Moscow to attend the coronation of with any foreign Power, and their wishes and the that a treaty has been signed between Italy and
via: the Lor
Liang Kwang, mischievous views of their First and Second Austria, according to which each country guarHe is commanded to settle, the difficulty about chin
let to-day for the: 6.1.2 Yunnan, and Szechwan Flight-house will be built in a shon time. The himself that the present constitution of the the Czar
Grand Secretaries are not likely to be consulted antees to the other the integrity of its territory: Annam and to put himself at the head of the Chinese Funboats will leave for their stations Legislative Council is wholly inadequate {~-
in the least by the Foreign Office,
The Journal further states that the German Gov- troops; then the troops will follow him into Welsha wel in a few days, The British gunboat for the proper discussion and settlement of
CHINESE punctilio, says the St. James's Budget, but, having been made aware of the Austro retum from leave at once, and settle the Franse Olge from Tientsin! Norway barqwa Krikyload.
ernment has not entered into any arrangment; action.We have just received a letter from our inner arrived last night from Shangbai our pubilc affairs, and firmly believes that
Tientsin correspondent, saying that he was to
Vessels in harbour Gennaa barque is trying to most Europeans, and many will re Italian treaty, expressed the greatest satisfaction China-Annam difficulty, either amicably or to joice to hear of the triumph of the German at its conclusion. This circumstance will, it is fight France. The Court, are evidently detering for Apoy (Slamsese barque Togueff loadjow Minister, Herr von Brandt, over the Taung-added, be mentioned in a special clause of the mined that Lễ Chung-sang is to settle the for Swatow German i barque “wej. loading for Yamen. A German ship was plundered by Chi-
culty ha his worked up so sedulously bime Amoy Japanese basque Anbaraka fara from
1.German barquet Driens, loading nese pirates about a year ago. The provincial
treaty.
self. Some months ago, during the winter, authorities refused redress. The matter was JOHN H. CLARK, master of the British steamer Li Hung-chang's foreign policy and we wanted a
we mentioned that the Court were dissatisfied at Nagasaki can schooners Lalia from
ran-foo
Gathering Mardan, brought before the Yamen and clearly proved Bantarsg, was up before Captain Thomsest this to know who was Emperor of China ?-- U Hung- The German Minister then said to Wang Ta-Jen | morning on a charge of assaulting one of the chang or the occupant of the Throne.---Mercury,
The water mark at Hankow on the 7th was 50.77% now in disgrace for bribery-"To save delay, fireman of the said vessel, last Sunday. Thomas send a telegram. Latters take so long" Where McCluskey, firemas, stated that about 8 p.m. a6ft 11in, and at Kiuklang on the 8th 28ft. 6in... upon Wang, who did not like the duty at all, sald on Sunday last he went on beard the ship. He steam dredger An-ding bad gone down, to "Impossible; not even in the darkest days of the and the second engineer had a few words, when Woosung to commence the operations for dredg Chow dynasty were telegrams sent Delibera, they referred the matter to the captain. While sanguine, le hack all there, and rege
we remarked that we were not too tion is necessary, and the discussion between our he was waiting outside the cabin the second se two nations must be ceremonious. Besides, 1 engineer was talking to the skipper Inside.tophecy till after the event
remove mountains, it la said; but we don't know cannot consent to agitate the minds of the focal Captain Clark came out and struck him on the that it will remove the Woceung bar, not shat officers by a sudden order. Letters shall be pre-face knocking him down on the hatch before he this steam 'will do it either?? The
being handed obey as he over to the Chinese authorities.
The Hongkong Telegraph
TELEGRAM S. DEPARTURE OF LORD DUFFERIN FROM
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
J
the community at large will be better MR. GLADSTONE, it is said, is writing a book on represented and satisfied, while the Goy-"The Evidences of Christianity," ernment will be more fully Informed, A TELEGRAM has been received from Germany and, at the same time, strengthened announcing that the two men-of-war-Chiva by the weighty support of public opinio, and Kategi-purchased in that country, have if the number of unofficial members is left for Japan. considerably increased. A person inclined | SAYS the Nagasaki Express of the 5th inst. - to cavil might be inclined to ask how The Russian flag-ship Skodslog, which left here Sir Grozoz Bowen, who has only attended on the asth uit, retumed again under sail on the one meeting of the Council and that on the evening of the 28th, in a disabled condition, pccasion of his taking the oaths of office, owing to having broken her propeller. She was docked on Monday morning for the purpose of can pretend to know whether the present making good the defect, which is not yet com- constitution of our legislative assembly is
pleted, satisfactory or otherwise; however, as no
is made.
is
SHANGHAI
-- (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PENTAMER April 28th. The German barque Francis and Amanda, of Hamburg, 370 tons register, John Burgwarde master, bound to this port in ballast from Yoko, hamáj went ashore, on the 21st instant, in thick weather, on a bank eight miles from the lights arrived here to-day the 11th inst, from Hong-doned on the 24th instanta postupan
The steamship Fuyaw, Captain Croad, which ship, and, becoming a total wreck, was abans anong, reports that when near Breaker Point, she took four men off a waterlogged fishing boat, and went into Swatow and landed them rather started the officials here. It was like The news of Sir Harry Parkes appointment
a galvanic shock to some. The news was wired to Nanking on Sunday morning, but not by the Taotal; perhaps by the Viceroy's banker,
The Imperial commands to La Hung-chang are dated the 1st of this Chinese moon, ! and we expect he will be here the day after-to-morrow, The First Grand Secretary is still at his home. in Anwhuy, but couriers have been sent to him.
The buildings in course of construction at Poo
The other day, la mentioning the fact that the
Talib
woakt
useful end can be served by-being hyper-treat "this maraing for one month's board and pared and sont, and all will go well. Allow me could, speak. The skipper then ordered him of the VOORUwas in the form of
to tell your Excellency that patience in a quality forward which order he refused
an official
pared to
Captain Fawcett, who brought her out from (wo
chored all night at the mat Clydes and Pilot Dalrymple as her down and let her ses how the on Wednesday morni
LAU AB, a mat packer, was sent to the "Rex dging, with hard labor, by Captain Thomsett for assaulting apal with a fan dagger yesterday, ofa superior man." Herr von Brandt took the had something to say. Upon this the mate hai on Tuesday, nemoon, being in command of It appears the vallant Lau wanted to go to his own country and had no passage money of his lesson and bided his time. This came to the came and put him in irons to which he patiently own, so he went to a relative of his who is the Consulate in hot haste to announce from the dragged him forward. Sometime after he went
beginning of the year. A messenger arrived at submitted. The third and fourth engineers then chair coolle and asked for a loan. The relative refused his kinsman the money for the simple Yamen "A German frigate has landed and aft and asked the frons to be taken off him. Then on Chinese soil at Swatow. This is an unheard.. he asked permission to go ashore which was reason that he had none. Lau did not accept of irregularity. Be good enough to wire instant granted. He went to the Police Station where the use of the fan dagger to make his rels his guard, and his frigate out of that, and the board and on reaching the ship the second tide w the refual in a quiet way and resorted to ly to the captala telling him to take himself, the remained all night. Yesterday he went on the wa tive ante up. The dagger was taken out of Yamen will settle the rest with you here. engineer gave him in charge and he was taken to mind, but his band by some other coolies who were present. To which the German Minister, replied "To the Police Hulk. From there he was taken
commence operati
settled dow
and she was then
critical in unimportant matters of detall, it is sufficient for us that His Excellency's expression of opinion is only too well founded. Now let us briefly glance at the changes (?) proposed.
Governor BowEx, after premising that there are at the present moment only two unofficial representatives, promises forth with to recommend to Her Majesty's Government that for the future there shall be six unofficial members. With all due respect to His Excellency, we would beg leave to point out that his statement W were not greatly surprised the other day to refuse the Yamen's request gives me indescribe shore to the Central Station but as no one ashe procee
observe the enterprising "Banian," with his able anguishs but to send a telegram is imposti peared against him the Inspector discharged and the usual excerable testé, interfering with Paul Pry ble. The sages Pullendorff and Grotius would him. Captain Clark stated that the fireman || [ɛ.mbér pertinacity into a matter which he must have rise from their graves to haunt me were I to do came aft and gave him considerable trouble and Shelles the known right well was intended to be kept strictly so. Besides, the nerves of a captain in the Ger- would not go forward when he was ordered to
have an đợ to increase the number to six, we shall private. Of course we could review the Afagote, man navy cannot be agitated by a telesno He pushed McClittley and he fell down forbere only be in exactly the same position in that latest addition to the literary enterprise of No, Excellency, I cannot comply with your re.. | Hé afterwards had him put in frons for half "un" || present regard to the relative strength of the offi- Hongkong, and give a cheery word of encourage quest. By-and-by I shall by post receive detalls hour. His Worship fined the skipper $5 and of the cial and unofficial sections as when Sir ment to the energetic editor and bis willing con of the Swatow case. These shall be carefully said he would dismiss the cross summons a John Pope Hunzest left Hongkong. Therer, but as it is distinctly stated that the little considered, and I will then deliver,
as to the present strength of our unofficial
legislators is not quite accurate, and further that, if Earl Derby sanctions his proposal
unofficial members two years ago we Messrs. P. Rai, W. KISWICK, NO CHOT,
J. M. PRICE, F. BULLELEY JOHNSON and E. R. BILLION So far, as the community is
brochure is compiled for private circulationment. Be patient, Ta-Jen, and all only our pen is chained, and commos decency Every forbids our doing more than thanking the cour with delib teous caftor for having afforded us a quarter
an hour's agreeable reading..
there was no doubt that the captain had assaulted the fireman, Captain Clark contended that was highly provoked but Captain the formed him that he had not possed he püld have taken in the matter and had no risk to the law into
amount
to the
The Captain officers, and crew arrived here safely for Junk on the 24th instant, with a few clothes, the thip's paper, log-book, and chro- nometer.
The wreck, was sold by auction on the 25th instant, and was bought by Chinese for Tis, 208, a very good price considering the stormy wea then The Star in the Easte
CHEFOO
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
9th May, 1883 All is quiet at present with regand to the trou
Balliadora gading for" Amoy Russian sch