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and Cambodia to the le't bank of the Mekong river, and the evacuation of all the Siamese fort In the disputed region within a month's time.
THE FRENCH ON THE MEKONG.
STUNG-TRENG, July 7th,
M. Bastard has got up the river to Khone in the steamboat Rassat, and then came down to
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THE P. & O. S. N. Co's, steamship Ravenna, | WE are informed by the Agents of the Messa. with the next English mall, left Singapore for geries Maritimes Co, that the Company's steamer this port at 6 a.m. yesterday, and expected Parra, with the next French mail, left Saigon here about 6 a.m. on the 18th inst
at 7 a.m. yesterday, for this port. The practice of selling scris by public auction seems to have taken-root in Singapore. On the 13th inst. 2.350 Ranh shares were sold there realising a fraction under four dollars per share,
ADVICES frous Kuellin, the capital of Kusngal, report the suppression of the Kaanga? 'Insurrec tion, which had been troubling the authorities for couple of months, and which at one time threatened to be serious.
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bitants are all friendly now. Health of the regret to record the death last evening of Mr. garrlion is good.
A Russell, of H.M.S. Swift. He was general favorite, and his death is deeply regretted by all on board. The funeral took place this morning at 6 m., at the Protestant Cemetery, A VERY successful concert was given by the Swiff company at Bangkok on the 13th inst. The object was the raising of funds in aid of the widows and orphans of the men lost to the Victoria. The Free Press states that the can. cost was a great success both musically and financially.
THR devil never fails to dodge the man who always has sunshine in his heart,
PREPARATIONS for the opening of the Batavian Exhibition are being rapidly pushed on. Tuazz cases of cholera were reported to exist in the Royal Palace at Bangkok on the 14th just.
THE Ram's Horn Lays it down that la Christian
life no man can live any higher than he looks. An Indian paper states that it is probable that Lon! Roberts will succeed to the Aldershot
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THY P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer Peru loft San Francisco for this port, via Yokohama, on the 22nd inst.
LATEST advices from Bangkok state that there are no fresh developments in the political situa. tion there.
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has been calculated that in twelve marriages out of every bundred one of the parties has been
married before.
IT is notified in the Gazelfs that the Wharves Compensation (Praya Reclamation) Ordinance has received the royal sanction.
A COOLIE named Chan Kam was floed $$ or 14 days by the magistrate to-day for being in unlawful possession of an umbrells, which he said he intended to return as soon as possible" ➡as they always do ! | One can almest symps, thian with anybody who graba a stray "brolly' In this weather; but it is rough on the lawful owner to be bereaved of his refuge and strength, | and left out in the wet, ».
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LATE advices received in Shanghai from Ichung state that to allay the feeling of teriorism in that clly as to a Kolao Hul outbreak, which has exercised the people of that prefecture lately. the authorities somehow managed to arrest a suspicious" character. He was questioned and tortured and of course denied beluga Kolao Hui man, but did not refuse to give a number of names of those who be said were members of that society, which means that a number of men who have been unlucky enough at one time to have opposed the colprit are to be given over to the hands of the authorities. The N. C. Daily News states that four unfortunates have been | already arrested in this way,
MR. G. W. WARD has been lately acting * special correspondent at Bangkok for a
Telegraph staff,
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coolle was fined $10 or one month for being found on board the Canton river stramer Horam with burglarious implements yesterday, without being able to give a satisfactory account of himself.
SATURDAY'S Gazette contains a vaport on the Blue Book and Deoutmental Re. orts for 1893, and the Agressor's Report for 1893-4. which xas | hoth fall of valable and intere ting information, They will be published in the Telegraph un sorn as space will permit,
RAMTE, a hitherto somewhat neglected product of Netherlands India, has of Iste come inter manufacturing promi-ence in Holland. Yam
red from this fibre has proved to be of excellent quality It beleg glour, fine and strong with sullability for dyeing. Cloth made from it is said to answer admirably for table use. A SHANGHAL contemporary reports that his Excellency Yang J, the new Chinese Minister to the United States, Spain and Fern, together with his suite were to have Balled on Saturday last for Yokohama, there to swalt the Paclic Mall esmer for San Francisco. An immense quantity of heavy luggage belonging to the new Embassy was sent as freight by the Kota Maru on the rgth'inst, to Yokohama.
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THE BRAZIL COOLIE TRADE.
SHIZUKE OF A STEAMER.
The German, steamer Telartos, 2400_tons, gross, Capt Breitung, was scised on Satur day one, by the Hongkong police, under day night, or rather Sunday morning, at warrant issued by the Governor, charging her with taking on board fitilugs for coolie passen gers
in contravention of cec. 8o of the Chinese Passengera Ordinance, which enacts that say for coolle passengers must first obtain per mieste from the Government, falling which ahe may be confiscated by the Government and her master fined $1,000.
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fiel or taking firing bord.
Early last week the Ha bour Master received priva e information, emanating from Chinese sources, we telleve, and possibly prompted by trade rivalry, pointingloa auspicion that the Tatar tor was to be chartered for the proposed traffic in coolles between China and Brazil; that her polat of departure was to be biacao, where anti-slavery scruples are not so vigordacly upheld as in Hengkong that every effort was being made to get the first cargo away before the authorities could wake up; and that, possibly as A blind, or possibly on account of prior engage ments, she was to sail fast for Singapore, with general cargo, and then go straight to Macao from Singapore, fitting up the coolla-passenger accommodation while on the voyage. Accordingly Sergeant Fire, of the water police, was on the watch for several days, and obtained sufficient Information to justify the same of a warrant, which was duly executed by him and Inspector Corcoran on Saturday night, In a ponding rals, as the veel was already getting steam up in order to leave for the Straits at daybreak on Sunday. Mr. May, captain-superintendent of police, was at once Informed of the arrest, and want on board Jajmaka a sos:ch an directed by the warrant, He then reported to the Government, and the matter is at present in the hands of the
Tax Straits Times of the 14th inst. contains the following vague paragraph: "The mater the steamship Protos reports that a male passenger jumped overboard in a fit of insanity on the 11th July, during the passage from Hong kong and was drowned. The vessel hove to for two hours in endeavouring to pick the maing the law. but falled to do ro." But whether the "male maketh not mention. passenger" was a foreigner or a native the Times
be mentioned the kin officers, runners and quants. There are sixty likia barslers in the Amoy distilet, The smaller over are guarded by R Corp ral and twelve men and the larger by i sergeant and twenty.
the Fourth rank wearing a lue button. The Factal of Amoy is titularly an officer of Practically, he is of the First and Second rank with the right to wear the red button. The offles was created in 1671, about the time when Amny began to have a large comperes with the Japancac. The original yamin was established at Chuan Chow, where li remained for over Alty years. It had jaladiction over two prefecturei, Hing-Wha and Chuan Chow,
The Increase of commerce and the slowness of communication between the part and the beadquarters Induced both merchants and officials to petlion the Viceroy of Fokien to move the yamin to the former place. After much 'Intercession, the request was grantest. In tyas the official yaman was established in Amor. The same year the Tnot received the additional title of Warden of the Bordering Seas." Under this ille be took mari:lms and admiralty Jurisdiction of the many bay and harboja between Namoa Island and the White Dige Ta 1737 his power was further enlarged by being invested with the title of Divisiensi or Provi-cial Patroller, and the prefecture of Yang Chun Chow was added to his jurisdicion
In 1968, the farther addition was made of constitating the Tactil the Provisional Majar. General of the Imperial Armies. Since then bis juridicilan has remained unchanged except in. the setting apart of some of his former" functions and placing these under the control of the Imperial Maritime Customs. -Although the Tsotsi is essentially a judicia! anherity, blog, in fact, the highest tribunal within the Umus of his, jurisdiction, he seldom attends to any court business. The occasions where he acts are sulte or complaints against his subordinates or appeals from the Hallanging. Even then be all are the legal privilege of substitution and appoint some bigh efficial to hear and determine the matter.
All proceedings relating to municipal >ffim are first submitted to him. He, or a secretary, reads the documents, and appends to them- remaiks known as "rescripta.”.
The rescript in general corresponds to a order of refr nce In chancery and directs the
utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the THz returns of the number of visitors in the City syndicate of Indian newspapers, is about to In the police court to-day, before Capt. Hastings. being done, and to have had some con- Ting or other official to do or not to do certain Hall Museum for the week ended July agrd † lanugurate a new era in the journalism of that Au Yeung Wing sccountant in a Chi ena shog business, whether Siemssen & Co. are also inubordinates, he never exercises the function
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are-Europeans, 97; Chinese,1,320; total 7,417.
cly by starting a daily newspaper there to be called the Observer. We have it on the authority We continue to supply large hottles as hereto-
of the great Amet, antocrat of the Straits, that fote, Free of Extra Charge, to those of our THE Spanish Consul courteously informs us there appears to be something in the air of Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi-hat he received telegraphic advice from Manila Bangkok that is injurious to quietude, tolmical venterday after non of the existence of a deprera-to respectability, and almost incompati le with non-partisanship. If this be so, Mr. Ward has a.big order before him. The Observer is to be launched on the 1st proxims and we wish both it and is enterprising pilet" a long and prosperoux IUD.
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The missionaries, bath Protestant and Roman "atholle, residing at Nanking, have sent their Protest to the Deyen of the Diplomatic body at Peking against the recent murders at Sungpi. THE Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administra tian have notified that their Helampo Junction was reopened on the 15th fast, and that they are gala accepting telegrams for Europe and America.
A TERRIBLE Inundation caused by excessive rains and fresheta happened early last month at Hanchangfu, Shevsi, in which many thou- sands of men, women, children and cattle lost their lives. No less then three hundred and sixty-five villages are reported to have been de. stroyed.
THE licensing Justices will meet to-morrow to rousider an application for the transfer of the Stag Hate!" licence to Mr. L. C. Airey; and on Wednesday week, and August, to consider an application for a new licence at the Peak Tram Station under the sign of "The Buffet," by Mr. A. Oldfield.
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THE Austrian Archdake Franz Ferdinand left yesterday for Canton In the Chinese revenue cruiser Chues Tine, and is expected to return vio Macao, lo two or three days, in hopes that the weather may have improved. The Austro Hungarian coal at Shanghal, Mr. F. von Haas, came to Hongkong by the Malacca yesterday, for the special purpose of taking the Duke in tow, The Bangkok Times states that the Bangrak Hospha! is unusually full just now. Instead of eight-the number it is supposed to accommo- dale--no fewer than eighteen patients (all Euro- peans) are now crowded into the hospital One half of these are men belonging to the Britisk ship Cambrian Queen, now in port there, who are suffering from Java fever.
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brong realte interests, it must be strictly understand that THE N. C. Dolly News states that at the cele bration on the 16:8 last, at Soochow of the eightieth anniversary of the birthday of the mother of His Excellency K'nel Chun, Governor of the Shanghai provlacs, gifts in money, silk, precious stones, pearls and such like, estimated at something near Tis. 150,000, were sent to the Governor's yomis by all the officials of Klangsu They were, however, courteously refused by als Excellency.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1893,
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WHILE the steamship Bantam was being care into examined on Saturday for signs of trjary through her recent collision with the Amigo, quantity of stores were removed from the forecastle leckers in order to get at the inside of the bow plailug The vessel's lamp-trimmer Improved the shining hour by removing a bolt of canvas further away than was required; in fact, he lovelected, he also was recent it shore. Being was removed and seat ashore lo a police boat; and to-day, in the Police Court, Capt. Hastlogs passed sentence of three months hard labour on both the lamp. trimmer and the hawker who received the stolen CARVAE. Moral-If you want to make a prost out of collisions, be a lawyer, not a lamp trimmer.
INTELLIGENCE reached Singapore from Borneo on the 16th fast, of the death, in Borneo, of Dr Hugh Chapman, Medical Officer of the Hospital and Estate Coollen Protectorate at Kadat to the Government of British North Bornes. It appears that the unfortunate gentleman, accompanied by Lieutenant Howell of the Shropshire Light Infantry, and Mr. D. Viese of Kudat, was out on sporting expedition on a tributary of the Bengkoka river. They were paddling along in a praha on the Bih inst., when Dr. Chipman, wishing to fire at a bird, caught hold of a gun by the muzzle and pulled it towards him. The gun went off and the charge of No. 4 shat, from one barrel lodged above Dr. Chapman's left breast, making a ghastly wound from which he died six hours later, while being conveyed in the praha to Plas Estate. Dr. Chapman was burled or the gth Instant,
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at 169 raya West, was brought up an remand charged with sellig samsku without a spirit licence, on the 20th Inst. Mr. Wright (Mr. V. H. Deacon's office) defended the prisoner, who was fined $100, or three months, and all the spirit seized on the premises (eighty jare) was confiscated. Half the fine west to the Informer, a Chinese constable.
Crows the torners the Flash Steak Con agents for Flensburg Steamship Co., Germany) have been notified, and it will be for them to apply to the Chief Justice for the ship's release and prove that she was not break The steamer is under charter to the Man Wo boag, Bonham Strand, who therefore may be presumed to have known what was nection with this mysterious "emigration" things.
While he has power to remove and degrada «< it or not; bot of this nothing definite is
11 the latter firm, when except under the strain of absolate. necessity, scertainable, questioned, appeared determined to keep the In all other cues, he sbmits the facts to the affair a profound secret, as if afraid of Viceroy and asks permission to act in the getting into trouble if the truth were known. premists. Tais premission is usually accorded All that can be ascertained is that a large as a mat er of course. quantity of timber, shaped fat bunks, partitions, etc, with material for putting up coolies' cooking OUR Shanghai morning contemporary of the 17th stoves, and other fittings, were on board, not yet fixed i up, but ready to be put together quickly by last is in receipt of Wachang telegrams sating carpenters as soon as necessary, though no permit that « Manchu official named Yu, an expectant had been applied for or obtained. The Talaries Taotal of Hupeh, who was the Commissioner appointed by his Excellency Chang Chih-tungen, er her, formerly licensed as a passenger steamer (though even that would not fer Last year to settle the hang and Wasuch riots, to take coolles to Brazil) but at her last survey and who went up to Peking last April for an audience, has been telegraphed for by that the liberty, given her was very considerably Viceroy to come down South at poca after his cartalled; in fact, according to our information, she is at present only licensed to carry some audience. From this it would appear that Chang
The Tetarios in now lying off West Point, in Chib-tang Intends to appeist Vu Total again 300 coolies for not longer than a week's voyage, to settle the Sungpu outrages, being apparently charge of the police; the hatches are sealed, dissatisfied with what the expectant Tacial Li
and will probably remain so until the case Chilen has been doing in the matter,
comes up la Court, which may be in two or three days. She bad cleared for Singapore, and has some cargo on board, but not very much, Unill the next stage in the proceedlugs is reached it will be impossible to publish further detalls, as for instance the names of the agents who are engaged in the coolie business, or the
"HOW TO MA AGE YOUR SHIP
The official salary is 2,000 ixels per annum. much smaller than that attached to chiles of much less importance. But there is no danger The fes and of suffering or deprivation. perquilles are very beavy and range from $70,000 upwards. Io good years they run las bigh as $120,000. Before the introduction of the 1. M. Customs and the creation of the ocal Halkwan, the tao'al-ship of Amoy bas often paid over a million dolars in a year. The term of office is nominally three youn, ! As a matter of fact, it runs 4, § or even 6 years the occupant and bis munificence to the great mandarins according to the ability of of Fonchow and Peking.
Next fo Importance is the Hallangilog. Hahas the title of "Mar:ilme Sub-perfect "and ranks just below the Trotzl. The Amoy off:fal held office in Chua Chow for conturies, but removed to the port In 1687. He is practically the I and is responsible for the lieutenant of the Tastal a welfare of the city. His judicial power is of the highest type, uniting the Ergüsh jurisdicti: no of the Queen's Bench, Chaucery, Oyer and Ter- miner, Probate and Divorce and Admiralty,
In the course of a lengthy letter to the Bangkok Times's correspondent writes:-Any one who kows Slam, while admiring the brave effort now being made to pat the defensive forces of th country on a strong footing, cannot at the same time shut his eyes to the results,-whether | persons actually to blame. war befalls or peace it arranged-of the present policy of pressing the population into the two services, and taking away whale familes at a In many villages of weep for enlistment, lower Sism the same thing is now to be seen; woman, chlidren, and very old men left alone to face the work of harvesting, and to guard their property from the armed robbers who all over the country are that their dime is come: the mes are gone, and all the buffaloes, oxen, boats and what constitutes property, are at their mercy, The tears of the women are not the only resulis to be expected, nes murder nor robbery; the rice | crop of next year, will be lost, and then will came typhoon. That is explained to this lecture. It the Tsung-li Yamin and the Throne. In former
the most horrible of national calomaties, famine; to which the loss of the jungles on-ast of the Mekong is nothing.
IN A TYPHOON," Dr. Doberck bas forwarded to us the following addendum to the lecture on "How to manage your ship in a typhoon".
Any common sailor heaves-to on the star- board tack with the wind verting, and on the port tack with the wind backing, but there is many an experienced officer afloat who is not aware how ibis depends on the semicircle in
also shown how a vessel must be mancevred a manner quite different from the rales framed
en the circular theor
hove.to.
His salary is 1,300 facis per annum ; fees and perquisites from $15,000, 10 $25,000. Before the time of the I M. Customs, the office was ons of the "fattest " In China and was the subject of perpetual fatrigue at both Foochow and Peking. a those happy years of "squeeze-pidgly," it brought in never less than a half-million dollars per annum,
His selection is rather cumbrous. He is taken
is recommended by the local authorities, de facto from the rank of sub-prefects both de fure and endorsed by the Viceroy and finally approved by
times the east of securing the appointment was hall-million sela, · The changes referred to have reduced this to about $30,000.
Captain Tillett advises shipmasters to heave-
The third on the Civil List is the Shit-chat-. sha or Deputy judge of Tung-cn. His cfice WE Iran that Mr. Francis Seaman Dymoke, to always when a typhoon is coming on, on the
was held originally in Shib-chuo, but was WRITING under date 5th inst. the Chungking J. P, the "Queen's Champlon," died at hi starboard tack if the wind veers, and on the
removed to Amay fa A.D. 1681. Beyond his on the contrary advise shipmasters, when enter judicial position, he is also Prison Superintendent. correspondent of our Shanghai morning contem residence, Servrithy Court, Gear Horncastle, port tack If it backs; but beare-to always, I porary saysNews cate to us a short time aga last month, at the age of sixty-five. The deceased of an attack on one of the miraton places in succeeded by hi only son, Mr. Francis Scamandrele, to a quadrant of the dangerous Heslso has a p-lico-justice Jurisdiction, to which he acts independently of his two superiors. Ris Cheata, which was only prevented from being Dymoke. The effice of "Queen's Champion semielele, to sun across the path latethe mana- complete looting by the foreigners standing in is to ride up to Westmir ser Hall on Coronation.geable semicircle, and to do so when first the wind the breach which had been made and receiving Day, and challenge anyone who disputes the begins to rise, for when once caught in a typhoon, salary is 180 tale per annum ; his fees and appointment from the Provincial Treasures upon. shower of missiles till help came. There right of succes ion. The office was established every master beaves-to if he can and remains piquilies about $6,000. He receives his seems to bave been no canto whatever for the by William the Conqueror, and was given to
the approval of the Viceroy. To heave-to always and charce the centre com-
The Halawan or Chinese Custome-Commis attack, but it was brought about by the presence Marmion and his male descendants with the of a large number of rough characters at a great "Manor of Board Strivelsby." De Ludlow receiving down on you does not require any special stoneris knew officer, and one well-hated by the Jadgment, but is dangerous, and means losing Mandarins. He collects all the revenue, taxes annual gathering at a temple near by. Several ed the office and manor through the fee lot of time. On the contrary, to run across the and tonnage dues, which formerly went to attempts have been made up in that region this sad in the reign of Richard I. Sir John Dyrke path presupposes a knowledge of typhoons. It enrich the gaming of the Total and Hallang year to open new mission stations, but every succeeded through the female line also, The
has been successfully done in nearly every tlog. He is asshted by a staff of Chiness and attempt, so far as we have heard, has proved a last time the ceremony of the challenge was
typhoon encountered during the past forty years. When a typhoon is notified as about to crose
Furopean employés and as chief clerk has a failure. The opposition in every case seems to caled out war arthe Coronation of George IV. come from the efficials or the student class. In when Henry Dymake, the deputy of bis father, the China Sea moving from east to west, masters European Commissioner. All moneys paid to one case the official openly ordered the mis clergyman, threw down the gauntlet in West of vessels bound for Singapors run across the the latter are handed over to him the same day. or the next. He disperer of the same sccording Fath in front of the centre, and no vessel,' whosa alonaries to leave, which order they meekly mister Hall This Henry Dym ke, soon after
to fastractions from the Central Government. master acted on instructions received from mo proceeded to obey, shaking, we may presume, the Queen's arcession, was created a knight, au
The Halkwan is nearly always a Manchoo the dust from their feet an they went.
a recompense, it was said, for waiting ble claim to discharge the duites of his office at the Queen's coronation.
answer to ecgalry, has suffered any damage He is subject only to the Tartar Major-General during the past ten years.
at Foochow and not to the Viceroy or Governst. He is entitled to keep soldiers, clerks, scriber and fawyers the same as the Total. He has a high judicial power and can hear and determine Whers necessity. cases, civil and criminal. requires, he takes procedence of the Ting and other officials.
The following telegram dated Bangkok, 14h THE Datch gunboat Sumbawo, now lying off July, and which the Straits Timer says Bangkok, carries 8 guns 8 of heavy calibre 3 emanated from a high Siamese efficis), was THE following is a translation, by the N.C.. THE GOVERNMENT OF AMOY. quick firing pleces and 3 breech loaders, and fr fitted with electric search lights. The versel has published in Slogapore and gives the Siamese Daily News. of Intelligence sent by the Chung.
While, diplomatically, Amoy is the metropolia version of the action of the commanders of the king orrespondent of the Hupas under date of been engaged in active service on the Acheco Comile and Inc nstants Yesterday, evening, the 4th Juy-Official news from Chength, the of the Province of Fokles and the most important Coast, and to the survey of the Island of Pals the French trading steamer 7. 8. Say, navigated capital of Szechuan, received at Chungking of all its ciles, yet in Chinese polities it is merely
a sea port town belonging to the district of The Chief of Police corresponds to the old Was where the Netherlands Government are the passage, followed by the French gunboats reports the arrival at the market town of
stablishing a coaling station. The Sumatra Comite, and Inconstants, which faced Yuant'urg-ch'ung, la the Sub-prefecture of Tang On in the prefecture of Chuan Chow. English officer known as "Captain of the is commanded by Captain Sanman, and canvica a crew of go all told. Her stay at Bangkok, age, regardless of the fact that M. Pavie, Chang-chingchow, of a well-armed band ofover Facts are stranger than statecraft. Desplie lis Watch His chief function is to keep islet the French Minister to Bangkok, had given antheusand men, about a week or ten days aminal insignificance, Amoy has been regarded surveilance over opium-dens, gambling-estab says the Fru Press, will depend on the fará
undertaking that the French fert would not before writing his letter, and that the town in and treated as one of the great coast-cities by lishments and disorderly houses. He has the inken by the Franco-Siamese difficulty.
enter the river. The Paknam forta and the question was literally cleaned out of every the present Dynasty and many of its pre-power to clore these without notice and to arrest French gunboats fired upon each other, during thing of value and the houses set on fire. The decessors. Its power and status result from the and imprison all the inmates as well as the which encounter twenty-one Siamese were killed, gentry and wealthy men of the city of fact that it is the culport of the two immense owner and lessee of the property. The post le and one Frenchman is believed to have been Chungch ingebow got up a parte of Tis. 800, as chiler of Chuan Chow and Chiang Chow, as naturally very remunerative. filled while two more were wounded. The French gunboats then proceeded to Bangkok harbour, and archored opposite the French Legation where the Latin was already stationed,"
At the Shanghai magistrate's yomás on the 14th fast, three men convicted of complicity in some robberies near Shanghai and sentenced to banishment, bad their faces tattooed with the letters For robbery and violence in Chinese on one side of the face, and "Changed into banishment" on the other side. In other words, says the N. C. Dolly News, the men who should have been beheaded for their crimes bave had their sentence commuted into that of banbhment. They will start overland under the charge of couple of runners, wlibin month, for the Amour regions, where there are aeveral convict colonies.
The military Hat is headed by the Admiral or Tital. The post was created in A.D. 1647 with exclusive power over both the land and naval forces of the province. The original head- quarters were to Chuan Chow, but were trans- ferred in 1581 to Amoy. In 1685, the first yamén wan built, of which the larger portion la still in good preservation.
The official bribe to the depredators, who made so secret wall as the commercial head quarters of the salary in Ba taels per annum but the income is of their connection with the Kolao Huf society, rich island of Formors. Thus although it is not always over $35,000. He keeps a secretary, in order to persuade them to leave the city unachow, for os halen, it contalds more mandarias, two clerks, company of soldiers and two Tipsos or constables in each -ward, of the city touched and go away; but despising the meagre- and officials than any other city of its class. ness of the sum they made further depredations Like nearly all Chinese municipalities, it and suburbs. on the adjacent towns in order to strike | enjoys a triple government, civil, military and Tax Indignation meeting held at the Aster Hall, terror into the hearts of the weakly burghers of popalar. So far an Europeses are concerned Shanghai, on the 18th inst, under the presidency Chungchingchow and extent a larger blackmail, only the first two are noticeable on a Erief of Mr. John McGregor, Chairman of the Maol. Whereupon the Subprefect ordered the gates acquaintance; a better knowledge of Chinese cipal Council, was a great success. The V. C. of the city to bo shut and preparations to social life shows that the third is as potent Daily Newer saya that it was crowded, it was resist a siege to be made, at the same time factor as the others. representative all nationalities and all classes, sending couriers to Chagtu, asking for ald.
of and it was unanimous. There was no cry for On receipt of the news the Victrey Lia Plog LAST night Tespecter Bremner made a raid on a vengeance on the Sungps murderers, but the chang at once despatched a disciplined regiment gambling-brose at 16, Nullah Lane, Waschal, demand was that our Ministers shall insist on the to the scene of operatioze but the Kolao Hais Wie be anived on the scene of operations to Teungli Yar és to dealing with the delinquent retreated on their approach. Thisking that they found the staircase blocked by a beavy trap officials that such estrages as that at Sungpu had dispersed, the troops marched back to
that Shanghal
whereupon the former again appeared, indoors to be west into the next house, get out an abil not be repeated. This is all
the tiles, climbed over to the gambling house asker; that the hundreds of white men and women continning their depreciations na before. Thus it rant, and prem sly tumbled through, falling into scattered over Chias, be they of hist nationality sort of wild goose chase was made, the district Sir Edward Grey, Under Secretary for Foreign the middle of the potse party like thunder, they may, shall not be subjected to Djury and cities of Tayi, Wenchiang, Pachlang and then Affairs, has confirmed the terms of the alifmatom boll-of pretty solid construction. He managed, death by the connivance or ladifference of the others suffering in consequ jace. The Kelso Hula submited to the Silmele by the French Govern with the aid of his constables, to arrest thirteen officials, By Treaty and by Imperi 1 Edict the have been reinforced by considerable numbers of ment on Thursday evening last. Besides the out of about twenty revellers, the rest escaplag officials are bound to protect them; it is for the the loose characters of the province and so east by two ladders out of the back window. Tenor Yanda to so that men like the ward movement is apparent, presumably to indemnity of three million france the ultimatum The prisoners were doly brought before sang Viceroy and his subordinates are not effect a junction with their brethren in Hunan demands the recognition of the claims of Annam | megléteste to-day and fined $a ekch.
allowed to make Treaty and Edict a dead letter. I and Hspal,
LONDON, July sind. Five hardied men of the French Foreign Legion have salied from 'ran for service Slam.
On the civil sida, are the" Total or Prefect, the Halfangling of Maglute, the Chil-jin-ree of Judge of township, the Tang-cha or chief of Police, the Halawan or Chinese Commissioner of Customs and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, On the military side are the Tital, or Admiral of the Province, the Tartar Colonel, two majors, four capugins and an assorted lot of non-com missioned officers. The force commanded these officials is supposed to consist of Avation are the forts and forces at Kim-koa, Tung. battalions, each of fire hundred men, or in all San, Haletan, Sansab, Namos, Nimor, the two thousand five hundred soldiers While the Pescadores and Formona, His naval force com pay roll never falls bolów takie figures, It is alsts (on paper) of squadrons of 2,500 men said that the actual number of bares soldam under the command of a dent-colonel, a majorn, scaplafoe," fo lieutenants, 30 sergeants, 30. exceeds a thourand.
In addition to the civil and military lists should I corporis and so lance-corporals..
In the last half of this century, the power of the Tital has been greatly curtalled. His militery jasisdiction has been transferred almost altogether to pew official koown as the Com mander-in-Chief of Fokien, who is statlozed at
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