THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1883.
INTELLIGENCE from Korea announces the estab. lishment of à Board of Health in the Japanese settlement in that country.
SAVE the Shanghai Courier:—A short time ago we mentioned that His Excellency Tao Tsung tang had inaugurated a system under which the fishermen on the coast were to be drilled and
We are glad to learn from a reliable authority that no fresh cases of cholers have been reported at Swatow during the last fourteen days, and that our neighbouring port is now 'considered
from infection.
The Winter Meeting of the Folkien Race Club onde available for the Aux and Navy LhLfree will take place on the 13th, 14th; and 15th of new reported that it is the intention of His Ex- December. Entries close on November 22nd.
cellency to inspect the various drilling stations THE French corvette Vella with Monsieur Tri-that have been formed, and with this object in view he will visit Tsung-ming, Chinsan and cou, the French Ambassador to China on board Woosung about the end of this month. left Shanghai for the north on the evening of the 13th inst. M. Tricou goes to Peking.
MR
CORRESPONDENCE.
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BULKELEY JOHNSON AND ADMIRAL
WILLES.
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the Consulate. His wish not being complied with at once by the people-names immaterial-with whom the deceased had lived and to whom, no doubt, the whole proceeding was a great insult, he issued the following circular:
NOTIFICATION,
late.................deceased.................. including It is hereby notified that the estate of the all papers, testamentary or otherwise, belonging thereto, will be taken charge of by the under signed, and that no one, other than Her Majesty's Consul, has any right to interfere with or exc.cisa control over such property until Probate is takea
Newchwang, September 1st, 1883.
"yah!" The only reason why i concluded the Sin GEORGE HOWgs left Shanghai for Chefoo authorities, as well as to the principal merchants, between the Chamber of Commerce and Admiral Japanese authorities to enter houses occupied out or Administration granted.
firing. The boy was in the cross street and not in the main street. The cross street is at the end of the main street. I saw no other European in the street when the shot was fired; but there was a --tious-foreigner andho-bridga whoweredkishond-
arid ran forth from the west to the cast telling him (the prisoner) not to fire. I did not hear what he said but I thought from the motion of his hand that he was telling him not to fire. only heard one shot fired as I then ran away. I did not at that time know the boy's name or his occupation. I saw prisoner down on the bridge, heard the 'boom" and heard the child cry
boy was shot was that he walked along doubled up. I did not see the Chinese strike, quarrel with, or disturb the foreigners. There were no Chinese near the prisoner when he fired the gun.
Cross examined by Mr. Wise-I was about two or three cheung from the prisoner when he fired the gun.
The boy was about six or seven cheung from the prisoner, 'I was in the cross street. I know the Tai Fung Fork butcher shop. I saw the boy first at the cash shop which is facing the centre of the cross street. ́ ́ Í do not understand your “plan” (the plan having been shown him). I don't know how wide the street is; I have not measured it. I think it might be five or six feet wide. As soon as I looked round, the corner the gun was fired by the prisoner who was dressed in white. The other two foreigners were dressed in black. 1 did not see the child fall. I was three shops distant from the boy when I first saw him. The Fook Hing street is only three shops from the cross street and three cheung from the bridge.
By a Juror :-Did you see the boy turn to the right or the left after he was shot ?
Witness-After he was shot he turned to the Lai Trok Wan, examined by the Crown Advocate, stated-I am
left.
day.
It is reported that his Excellency the Adminis- trator has given private notice to the military
SIR,The publication of the correspondence bankers, &c, in the colony, to be in readiness Willes in the whole of the English newspapers for any riot or disturbance which the termina: in this colony has given rise to much comment tion of the Canton murder trial now in progress The letters are dated April 16th and 17th respec may cause amongst the native community There can be no harm in taking all possible tively, some five months ago, and only saw the precautions, but we think an outbreak in Hong-light after the disastrous outbreak at Canton and kong next to an impossibility. The Chinese the burning of the majority of the houses on the here were never quicter or more law-abiding
This looks like, locking the stable door after than at present.
That the Chamber of Commerce had good cause to bring what was a real grievance to the notice of Admiral Willes there is no reason to doubt, but to say that the grievance was ably put forward, would be simply disguising the
Shamien.
NAGASAKI.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
17th September, 1883. An atrocious murder was committed here last Saturday evening. It was the natural conse quence of a recent order allowing Japanese policemen, while on duty, to wear swords not only in the streets of the Japanese City, but also at Oura, the foreign settlement.
Some months ago Mr. Yu Tsing po, the Chi nese Consul here, gave permission to the by Chinese subjects for the purpose of putting prohibited in this Empire. In consequence of a stop to the importation of opium, which is
(Sd.) HERBERT J: ALLEN,
·H.D.M.'s Consul, the odious espionage practised, the permission
Judge of Provincial Court, under the ordinary Consular warrant was
policeman, entered In the afternoon the duly made out testament revoked. On Saturday a house in the Chinese quarter, and a great dis-was presented to HB.M.'s Consul; the turbance ensued. Several persons were cut and testament stating that all property be left to stabbed, and one young Chinese gentleman from a certain person, and that another one (of Amoy was so badly wounded in the abdomen Newchwang), I don't give the names, be the and lungs that he died shortly after his ad- sole-executor. The Consul, however, chose mission to the hospital. The excitement the
to ignore the testament and to carry out his affair has created is intense. There is to be a orders to seize the deceased's property. Such meeting of the Consuls to-day, and to-morrow action, I daresay, was of course, ficient
more so, as the Consul, after being, further questioned, stated that he had an equal right. to do the like with all British subjects; and it for instance, the head of a firm should die, to ask all books, etc., made up to a certain date, to be brought to the Consulate I believe this means the three significant words, "close up shop." Anyhow, I consider it a pity that we have to look for right to a person who 'seems to have such very peculiar views of the Jaw Well, after a long and very sharp con versation, the Consul agreed that the affair
en route to Peking in the steamship Kowshing at noon on the 13th inst. Sir Harry Parkes left for the north In H.M.S. Vigilant the following. THE account of the riot at Canton was, we understand, telegraphed to the New York Herald by Col. Gilder, its correspondent hare, and appeared in that paper on Tuesday moming last, the fith inst. Quick work that. The ac- count did not appear in any of the English papers until Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Mercury from the country, not far from Tientsin, as follows:- This region has been nearly submerged with the floods of rain, but the sun is again in the heavens, gularities alleged to have been committed by truth. Let me endeavour to make my meaning there will be a meeting of the Ratepayers. The stir up the minds of thinking persons,the
SAYS, the N. C. Daily News:-It is, we believe, an open secret that the Consul General for the United States has again considered it necessary to address the Department, through the Minister tacking on the subject-of certain serious ire
the steed has been stolen.
In his letter to Admiral Willes, Mr. F. Bulkeley Johnson says:
"During the last two years, it has come under the observation of the Committee that for con siderable periods of time this harbour has, on more than one occasion, beca left without the presence of an effective vessel of war,”
The above is certainly a correct enough statement which can be substantially proved by an investigation into the matter, and yet Mr.
Mr. Chester Holcombe, Secretary of Legation.clear, and the people are wading in the water rescuing This time it is for a violation of law in the pur- their crops. In many low regions the crops will he destroyed and the suffering will be great. Tchase and shipment of dutiable merchandise, curios, etc., to the United States without Con undertook to visit Confucius's Tomb, but the sular invoices. It seems that instead of the duly rains drove us back.
authenticated invoices which the United States OUR Haiphong correspondent writes under date law precribes, the goods have been accompanied the 10th inst. Two days ago the Parceval came by a nondescript certificate made out before into this port with a large Chinese junk in tow, Mr. Holcombe himself, using the scal and title which she had captured near the mouth of the of the Legation in his illegal action and in fraud river. The junk was laden with a quantity of of the revenues of the public treasury. It is
Chinese Minister at Tokio has been notified of the occurrence, and of the state of affairs it has produced, which are really of so serions a char- acter that a conflict between the Chinese and Japanese may take place at any moment, result ing in further complications. between the two nations.Shanghai Courier.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Sept. 18th, 1883. The foreign population of our port has been
arms, and munitions of war. The commander alleged that this disreputable business has been Bulkėley Johnson, as Chairman of the Chamber, the last day or two in high state of excitement. I might stand over till Monday, the 3rd instant. a tobacco. seller. informs me that as soon as the Parceval hove carried on for some time by Mr. Holcombe. of Commerce, accepts the following answer An outrige, has been committed by Japanese He at the same time promised that the above- in sight the Chinese deserted the junk, making There is good reason to believe that some very from H.E. Admiral Willes, and does absolutely officials on the treaty rights of foreigners, which mentioned notification would not be circulated
in West Fuh Lung Street, Honam._ I remember the 13th of August last. That moming I went out to go to the. Kai Fung to get goods at a shop, I went from west to east and on the way I only saw as fet people as I usually see in the street. I met a foreigner on the bridge canying a firearm and there were two foreigners following behind; I did not see them holding anything. After I had passed them and gone a cheang or two 1 heard the report of a firearm. “At that time the two foreigners were behind, a few Chinese feet away. I saw no disturbance like a row at the times the street was quiet. Fray some Chinese
good their escape in a boat.
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amongst the community; the same, however, did nevertheless circulate one hour later, whilst the deceased was being buried, the Consul himself. reading the burial service! A warrant, in regard to the delivery of the property, which in the meantime had been issued, has taken back.
nothing:-
In the and paragraph of that letter you, arc
I am sorry to inform you, resulted in the loss of good enough to make a statement, on behalf of one life and the more or less, wounds to three the Chamber of Commerce, that for considerable other residents. This is a crime, for what clsc periods of time this harbour has, on more than only of the history of shows no para ed ich le could I called it, which shows paralled in the one occasion, been left without the presence of an effective vessel of war. The Commander-in-the consequence of the dangerous undertaking of Chief regrets that the Chamber should have ac
nation that trics with a too hasty pace to pro-
In this most pressing state of affairs suddenly cepted information which is at variance with ac
gress towards the acind of Western Civilisation,
As I wrote in my last, our native police force fustice of Shanghai, arrived by the steamship as if sent by heaven-Sir R. T.. Rennie, Chief tual facts."
Mr. Bulkeley Johnson must have known very swords instead of truncheons (staffs about the testanient, hurt as he was in his legal right has since the 1st inst, been armed with Chintung, to which gentleman, the executor of well that the above paragraph of Admiral Willes Eve feet long), as heretofore. The general and honour, could take refuge; the result was letter was a masterly stroke of evasion, and yet opinion here was that this was a very unwise that he was very soon reinstalled in all his rights; running as they and save the man who had Island from the steamer Afghan five he reported
straps to pre know that it could easily be sub- arise from it. It appears that on the even-vented, which had given a beautifal star in the running as if they were frightened. I turned when Or the sick men landed-on-Stonecutter's friends. It appears that Mr.Sheppard was taken he did not go straight to the point and make any step and that sooner or latter some evil-must and it is by this that a great blunder was pre-
succumbed to the cholera and eight are reported the firearm in a kneeling position.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wise-1 told people on
he must have known that it sub-ing of the 15th two detectives in plain dress, long string of Newchwang Consular mistakes! to be progressing towards recovery. The German
stantiated. the day of the affair about the matter. The fire-steamer Duburg which was placed in quarantine
followed by four armed policeman,, entered on the 16th instant has arm was a little over two feet long. I did not see
we are glad to state,
I must ask you to allow me a short space, in a building in the foreign settlements occu- the columns of your valuable paper, as I con him have two fire-arms nor did I ever see two fire-ama; I never said so to any one before. I said he held the firearm in two hands. have never before to-day told any one that I was only three feet from the man who fired the gun. The two foreigners who were with the man that fired the gun were near him. One was stout and the other wa tail. The stout one was fair. They were dressed in black
clothes.
Tang Wal Trang, duly sworn, deposed,-I am an employé of the Tal Fung Fork butcher shop,
interesting reading may be looked for when all the facts of the business are brought to light. AN extraordinary issue of the Government Ga selle, circulated this morning, the 18th inst, has. DRATIL appears to have been very busy lately the following notification: His Excellency the amongst old residents in China. The last who Officer administering the Government has been has gone the way of all fesh is Mr. E. Shep pleased to appoint Ernest MacKean, Esq., bar- paid, of the firm of Messrs. Russell & Co. later-at law, to act provisionally as Attorney Foochow, who has been over a score of years in General until further notice." This appointment | the Far East. Mr. Sheppard was well -has been made owing to the departure for Japan and favorably known in Hongkong, and ag- of Mr. O'Malley, who has lately been in very in-hẹ was a most popular and one of the most- different health. «
kindly hearted men that ever breathed, he will be deeply regretted by a very large circle of seriously ill on the voyagefrom Foochow to Shange hat in the steamship Haeshin, and had to be carried ashore in a hammock on his arrival at the last named port. He was taken to the Kee-
deceased gentleman was an enthusiastic sports mat, and one of the keenest racing men in China, he acted as Judge both at the Foochow and Hongkong Meetings, and for years filled the same position in Shanghai with infinite credit to all concemed. Mr. Sheppard's funeral was attended by nearly the whole of the leading Shanghai residents, the Shanghai Race Club and sporting element generally being strongly represented. THE Foochow correspondent of the Shanghai
I had any cases on board. The China which Chong" hong about noon and died at 1.45. The idea was to run with the hare and hunt with.thepied by Chinese. Two Chinese, were at the sider it of great importance to bring the above.
came in this afternoon (the 18th inst.) from Swatow displayed the yellow jag at her fore and steamed direct to the quarantine ground. We have not been able to ascertain whether she has
any sickness on board.
THE Douglas Company's steamer Kwangtung, from Swatow, arrived in port this morning (the 15th instant) and as usual came along side the wharf After remaining there about an hour, the passengers meanwhile leaving. the quarantine flag was or dered to be
It would appear that the honorable gentleman's hours, which means that he did not want to have any rupture or personal difference with such a great man as Admiral Willes, but yet wanted to pose as the protector of the rights of the Hongkong public.
There was altogether too much milk and water namby-pambyism in the tone of the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's letter to Admiral Wines the question was a very important oue and required to be. vigorously handled. What was humbly solicited as a concession ought to
time lying on their oplum bed smoking their pipes, one of these being a visitor only. De- tectives and the armed policemen proceeded at once without authority to seize the opium and oplum apparatus, also some money, which brought there with the intention of paying was lying on the couch, and which the visitor some bills. Resistance was of course in the beginning offered by the two Chinese, who while this was going on one of the police inflicted themselves suddenly inposed upon, and
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It is the shop, where the child was killed and holsted, and the vessel commenced her pre. Mercury writes on the 8th inst.:-The health have Been demanded as a right, and it is to be with his sword a severe wound close to the region is in the Nam Ngon district. I know the big patations for a journey, to Stonecutters' Island of Foochow is anything but good at present, the regretted that the head of the princely house of the heart on the Chinese visitor, who trying
street; it is the one containing the bridge. It is the corner shop with two entrances. On the morning in question at a little past six o'clock a crowd of people coming from the west rushed past my shop. I stuck my head out of the window and saw a foreigner like this (in the act of shoot- ing). He seemed to be a little beyond the bridge.
Shortly afterward the hauled down and the Kwangtung is now at "yellow jack" "was the wharf. We presume the authorities-re cognised the folly of sending the steamer into quarantine. after allowing the whole of the passengers to depart.
natives are dropping off from cholera by the hundreds in the city. We have had one fatal case among the Europeans, and three or four through: Four sailors of H.M.S. Espoir died others have been attacked, but have pulled in the Hospital at Pagoda Anchorage some little time ago. Fever is also prevalent in the settle
missed such a favorable opportunity of bring ing a martinet and red-tapcist of the most
his proper senses. Mr. Bulkeley, Jonneon'a apparent love for would feem to have prevented his insisting the company of those in high places strongly on Admiral Willes paying due atten on
or
mentioned affair before the public; for we can- not know what the future may bring us next, and you may perhaps suddenly learn one day _by__an_outsider, that the whole Newchwang community has been hanged-by order of the Consul-Courier.
Entimations.
"CLARIDGE'S HOTEL" BROOK STREET, LONDON, W
to make his escape was followed by another official, and received a second wound in the back HE is a Commodious: with a sword, which resulted in the death of the T HOTEL for FAMILIES, A and Sustable The tumult which arose resulted in three other direct able Management of Mr. and Mrs unfortunate person within an hour afterwards-going-hone-from-the-Far-East-It is under the being seriously injured.
GEORGE PRAGNELL who spare no pains ic The Chinese Consul called a meeting yester providing their visitors with every possible [503
heard a report, and a child utter the exclama-French forces in Tonquin, arrived here last night, do with the spreading of the above; the Chinese laisance, or call it what you will, maybe action of the Japanese Government for allowing I drew in my head and immediately afterwards | GENERAL BOUET, late commander-in-chief of the ment. The night soil traffic has a great deal to 7 foa justind proper protest, andto that subservienceday, when all our Consuls were present and the comfort."
The boy was in the cross, street and after the Nomvian, and will, we understand, leave for and night through any of the streets, and along statiofed there, as should have been the case, condemned. The Governor of Nagasaki has
tion, "Yah." The child was a Chinese boy.(the 17th inst.) from Haiphong by the steamship
great extent the blame of the recent the native police within, the limits of the foreign are permitted to carry couerless buckets day disaster at Canton, for, had a gunboat been
settlement to carry swords, was unanimously the Customs Road alone over one thousand buckets pass daily. Can this be healthy? The the Siamien would not now be in ruins.
MrBulkeley Johnson and the Chamber of Com-informed the authorities in Tokio about this property on this Road is mostly, if not all, owned
for anxiously. to Europeans that the writer remembers have as, hd such a course been adopted, it is more to theorrespondence at the time the letters passed,
filthy nuisance is not allowed in Shanghai or any other out-port, and it is about time the Con- and satisfactory, letter of the Admiral, the suls attempted to stop it here, or to insist on the pabli here would have protested in such a way as wold have brought those who are paid, and Mandarins ordering covers to the buckets." The well aid too, to protect us, to a true sense of Editor of the Mercury in a foot-note to the above their aty in this part of the world. bucket system in the out-ports is inaccurate so states that the correspondent's statement re the
far as regards Shanghai.
ROYAL YORK HOTEL OLD STRYNE, BRIGHTON, ENGLAND,
THE above HOTEL is Centrally situated,
modation for travellers, especially those coming from Eastern Climates. FAMILIES and GENTLE-
shot he walked a few steps and then fell. He Marseilles by the Messageries Maritimes Co.'s walked towards the river. I saw where he fell steamer Djemnah on Thursday. As will be seen it was near the comer. It was at the door of from the letter of our Haiphong correspondent, the Hop Loong shop; a coppersmith's abop. No, published in another column, General Bouet by Europeans. The only fatal cates of cholera mercare much to blame fornot giving publicity sad affair, and the settling of the case is waited with Suitable Rooms and ample accom- I did not go to ste the boy after he fell; how could threw up his command owing to the intolerable I have time to leave my business? I saw a grown interference of the civil commissioner ›n military occurred in houses situated on this road. This than robable that in the face of the supercilious takes place in "higher circles," the effect MEN will find every comfort they can wish for at up person at the same time walk a few steps and affairs. This gallant officer was exceedingly po. fall. I stuck my head again out of the window pular amongst the troops at Hanoi, and there and saw three foreigners. The one who fired can be little doubt that his departure from the country will seriously prejudice French interests the gun was dressed in white, and the other two were dressed in black. I know the Hin Kee wine in Tonquin. shop. After the boy was killed I walked away. About one hour afterwards I saw two foreigners pass my shop, one was the man who had the firearm. He was dressed in white and the other one dressed in black. He had a firearm in his hand. It was not the same fireann as the one
with which he shot the boy. It was a shorter one. The one which he had fired was about yard in length. I know the man who fired when I see him; it is the prisoner. know him as he lives in my street. "I have seen him once. I only heard one shot. There was only one report the person was killed and there was no more firing. I saw no one else who had any firearms,). I saw no one altempting to kill the prisoner, nor assaulting nar threatening him in any way at the time he fired. There are six or seven shops between mine and the bridge.
At this juncture, 4-45 pm. the Court way ad. Journed until 9 am, to-morrow,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. Kestrel and the German corvette Lejosig left Chefco on the 15th inst., the former for faku and the latter for Japan.
We understand that Mr. Creasy Ewens has been appointed crown solicitor for the Imperial Chi- nese Government. .
GOVERNOR BOWEN and Mr. F. Bulkeley John Lon were passengers for Chefse in the steamship Kowshing which left Shanghai on the morning of the talk in Pa
the braing of the houses on the Shamien to I lave the late insurrection in Canton and compete the picture, as they are more eloquent advostes for improvement in the placing of our navaforces than anything my pen can write.
Testing that some one abler than I am will take this matter and leave it not until we are place in comparative safety by having those who re paid to protect us compelled to retasin at the posts both summer and winter,
Yours, &c.,
AN OUTRAGED CITIZEN. Hogkong, September 15th, 1883.
RIOT. IN FOQCHOW.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
FoodHow, 25th Sept., 1383. It sometime since I had anything special to write bout concerning this port, chiefly because the Fpshow Harald gives you whatever little newave have. However, I now find an op portuty of anticipating that paper, and I avail myse of it to inform you of a rather serious dis turbace which occurred in the suburbs of the city the 21st instant.
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are not an every day occurrence, and when one Weddings in such a small community as ours
produced by such on the few residenter the above establishment. our port is similar to that of yeast mixed. the 12th instant Mrs. E. Pye was united to up with our Sunday-pudding's dough.
The ceremony at the Protestant Church was Ringer & Co., the oldest house in our port). Mr. F. Ringer (of the firm of Messrs. Holme,
witnessed by a large number of residents.
A. HOADLY,
Proprietor.
Contmercial.
SHARES,
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue Hongkong and Shanghai Bank...
Union Insurance Society of Canton-8650 per 188 per cent premium, sales and sellers.
share.
China Traders' Insurance Company-$80 per
-share.
North China Insurance-Tls. 1,400 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$105 per
share, buyers.
Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis: 1030 per
share, sellers.
Chinese Insurance Company-8a15 per share
sellers.
On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. iso
per share.
sellers.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-83521 per
share, sellers... China Fire Insurance Company-$368 per share, Tokio; she is
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-58 Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
per cent. premium, sales and buyers.
$50 per share, premium. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-118
per share,
THE United States Consul, Colonel Mosby, has informed us that the United States Navy De- partment have forwarded through him, a telegram to Admiral Pierce Crosby to arrange for WE regret (and so will many of our readers) to
There are some hopes that our settlement, the protection of American interests at Canton hear from Newchwang of the death of Mr. J. Haudy and to despatch a man-of-war there at once, also Wade, who was once well known in Hongkong,
public houses, will soon see this number de- which can boast of having not less than twenty to telegraph to the Juniata and the Enterprise Canton and Macao in connection with the res to hasten their movements to China. Colonel venue cruisers of the Hoppo of Canton. For
covered in our neighbouring Korea. One of our creased, for a new El Dorado has been dis- Mosby had a conference with Commander Glid several years Captain Wade was in command of
publicans has already pulled down his house den of the Palos about that vessel proceeding to the Shen-chi, and it was on the bridge of this
and we hope that others will follow his ex- Canton. We understand that the Palor, which vessel in Hongkong harbour that he received the is still in the hands of the Dock Company, is un- | coup de soleil which shattered his health to such
ample. He chartered a small native schooner able to go at once but after her trial trip to-morrow an extent as to necessitate his resigning his ap
and loaded the same with the material, and finally took his whole family, including a "fid (the 13th Inst.) she will take in her ordnance pointment and trying the effects of a chilller been stored pending the repairs to the vessel, Shanghai some three years ago, and after a stores from Stonecutter's leland, where they have climate. Captain Wade accordingly left for
diet passage in the same; so "Jack" will be Foon at home in the land of the "Morning and provided everything be satisfactory at the long and severe illness, which reduced him
Calm." Two more houses are purchased here trial, he will proceed to Canton, on Monday to a perfect shadow of his former self, he was
by a gentleman from Shanghai for the Corean at last able to leave the hospital. He soon ob
Government; they will be soon pulled down and morning should it then be deemed necessary.
tained a berth as chief officer of the steam-
taken over to be used as Customs Buildings. MIN THAI-HO, a prominent officer of the Korean ship Keelung, and has run along the coast in
Pendleton from New York for. Yokohama with On Saturday last the American barque Phinsas Government, is (says the Japan Daily Main that capacity for some considerable time past. A said to have lately forwarded a lengthy memoral few weeks ago his health gave way and he went
#cargo of kerosine, put in bere in distress, having to hla monarch, urging the necessity of expelling from Shanghai to Newchwang in the hope that
spring a leak; she will have to discharge all her the Japanese from the peninsula. The purport the bracing climate of the last named port would
cargo. The new cruiser which the Japanese of the petition is that the financial crisis, from enable him to recover his strength. It was not
Government bought from the Chilians, pas- which the Government of Korea grievously to be, however, and on September 1st, John
sed through here on her way suffers at present, necessitates thesus Handy Wade went to his ofernal seat. 'A better It ppears that some Chinese, living in the commanded by Captain James. The American countries; and that the Japanese, having and more generous hearted man than Captain residits of that quarter for the purpose of building cargo for Honolulu arrived here on Tuesday, pension of all intercourse with foreign sallor, a more thorough gentleman, or a braver subs, wanted to exact contributions from all banque Spartan, from Keelung, with a general been the first to introduce aliens into the J. H. Wade never came to China. He had a Chese temple. The Spanish priests and having pus in for shelter and to do some repairs.
The new Union Shipping Company has peninsula, should be expelled as a preliminary doubtless many faults, but he alone suffered from Siste of Charity, who live in that locality, re-given order to build three sailing vessels and measure. Yet, as the memorialist considers them. Captain Wade was cousin to Sir Thomas fusco contribute for this purpose, and this this impossible to be effected by: force, owing Wade, late Her Majesty's Minister to China, and great enraged the Chinese, who are always one steamer at the Akubura Imperial Works to the inferiority of Korea in the matter of prior to joining the Huppo's cruisers held the animal to foreigners and anxious to destroy all
Shipping in harbour-Salling vesseli Safruma warlike readiness, he suggests the engagement rank of lieutenant in the British navy, pla
forall residences in the vicinity. A mob was
Pendleton, Bride, Spartan and the s.s. thererp incited to set fire to the Roman Catholic of a number of magicians, who, he believes, THE Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Chun and the Arila de Saint Enfance. On
One Japanese gun-boat-Mercury.. would be able to defeat all the armies and navies WE read in the Shanghal Mercury that To of Japan and all other foreign countries The Last night (the 13th inst.) in a disabled condition, semid at a Chinese temple to make arrange Co.'s steamer. Honam arrived here from Canton the ght of the arst fast, a large crowd as Kung Pao, the Governor-General of the Tw memorial concludes by stating that, if the plan with her starboard paddie wheel broken, in tow of mentor carrying out the worle of destruction Klang, will leave Nanking on the auth lost for recommended he not adapted, Korea will perish an inspection of forts, soldiers, &c.
from pecuniary embarasement
the same Company's steamer White Cloud. From proped; but Mr. E. Frandon, acting consul for THE United States steamer Alert, says the The steamship Afghan which arrived here from Canton to this port, ut a distance of about twenty diate repaired to the yamen of the Taotai and At last, the dull time has arrived in this our
enquiries made we learn that while en route from Fran, who was informed of the matter, imme S. F Chronicle of the 18th August, is at the Swatow at 7-30 m. on Wednesday the 13th miles from Hongkong, a loud crash was heard dem led prompt protection for the foreign in muddy but jolly little place, and the community navy yard ready for sea. It is rumored that she inst, with 600 Chinese passengers and cholern in the starboard paddle box. The passengers teres threatened by the rioters. The Thotal with longing eye is looking up to the Customi'
sail | for Chien on the asth instantsargiag
instant on board was permitted to anchor amidst the became alarmed, and the toxit was scape de patched a body of soldiers to the signal flag staff for a steaming monsters but we SAYS the Shadrant Afarcury of 12th inst The bipping in the barbour, holding open communi- once stopped. Upon examination it was found scent the disorder, who quickly arrested the had to linger about for to days, until all hearts cation with the shore, until noon yesterday (the 13th that all the floats and gear of the starboard mostrominent of the rioters, amongst whom could find more or less consolation, when two French Minister, Mr. Tricou, will leave for Peking inst) when the death of a European seaman and wheel had given way, the wheel itself being thus was Prefect of the district. This official was European malls per steamship Chintung arrived immediately. He will go as far as Taku in the three Chinese passengers on board necessitated completely disabled. A boat was got cut and afterrds released on condition that he took in port Abe Reader angle die Vella, and go to Peking at once, without making the hoisting of the yellow flag, which, of course, everything made ready to send to Hongkong for upomimself the entire responsibility of any There is generally little news to report from any stay at Tientsin, aga ma dagore led to the steamer being placed in quarantine. assistance. The boat, which war in charge of furth trouble that might ensue. The timely this One, who surely has many friends at all
·A RUMOUR la current, that China, har dock We understand that the bodies were buried at the chief officer of the steamer, proceeded towards, meares taken by the authorities at the in- ports of China; was taken from us the other day: Geagtended! the mediation of Great Britain bn the Tonbla
busca an hour after the Afghan reached the quaran Hongkong, but, before long, fell in with a steam standof Mr Frandon, assisted by's very heavy Mr John Handy Wade chief officer of the difficulties with France. It is stated this the beach. Two more died at 10 o'clock launch having a junk in tow. Arrangements shot of rain that suddenly came on, effecti. Karing (a cousin to Sir Thomas Wade He Celestial's Empire has given as a reason, for this last,big band were also consigned to be thin the chief puces proceeded in her towards cunately matters, have, thus fat ended with But the fresh' Newchiwang air did not prove auf the were made with the the launch, and persed the sisters. DA CERVORN SOMEA caine to us from Shanghal to recruit his health, refusal, that the feels herself quite competent to morging, and owing to the Chinese passengers Hongkong, but before reaching this port sighted out serious damage. Having been done; but ficient this time, and Mr. Wade'died on the settle her own affairs without foreign interference objecting to their removal for burial at tien, so the White Cloud which had fortunately its licult to say, for how long we can consider morning of the 1st September. Numerous gen- they wished to take them on shore, the captain taken the Inside passage to Macao. The chief ourses in safety. Any hour, may bring forth tlemen of the community and shipping in bar COMMENTING on the death of Mr. Edward and officers amned themselves and remained aft officer boarded the White Cloud, and Captain send trouble, and as the port in left entirely hour paid their last respects by attending his Sheppard reported in our columna yester the until assistance arrived. When the police A., Berining at once proceeded to the Fiona's unsected, the position, of foreigners in not an fanera, the coffin being conveyed from Messrs. 17th fast the Foochow Herald of the
instant appeared on the scene the Chinese quietly assistance and took her in tow, mariving here at entila once There is a very strong feel Bush Brothers premises to the Cemetery on a ON PARIS May:The deceased war and of
resubmitted, and the bodies were removed with 915 pm. The news of the accident to the ing hostility against threiners abroad gud carnages TRANSA dents in Chi
East in the out further opposition. The Chinese passengers Honam had in the meanwhile reached the most the Chinese just now, and it would take year 1856
Atenycarnthe; raised strong objections to being quarantined, Steamboat Co. office here and the Fame was very tle to fan this foto ■ dame, which might representati
Co house and wished to be taken back to Swatow We sent to tow her to part, the Secretary of course end astrously for the Foochow community burnfal ind believe, that everything is quietat present on not calculating that the lame duck would be Teile unanimous opinion here that we should leboard, the, Afghan, although the situation is picked up by the White Cloud. The damage not left entirely unprotected and that a visit eren now a critical one. Eleven sick men have sustained to the Hoxam is pretty extensive and frontman of wax would have a most, alutary beaux landed on Stonecutters Inland where Or will probably take some considerable time so effed Should anything further transpics 1 wil Marques has been in attendance since last night.
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