No. 6880-JANUARY 3, 1884.]
THE Romeo Isit Kowloon. Doof to-day, and the Franch troops were gradually edging the Crusader goes in toʻgiorrow.
their way out of Sontal. Without taking into consideration those Black Tings who were within the circle, they sprang their mines and both Black Flaga und French mier were blown to atoms and involved in the general ruin. The Black Flags lost
7,000 or 8,000 men,
night.
According to our report, Mr F. B. John-
A mors brilliant display of military tactics than this, and a mora terrible so-
THE CHINA MAIL.
Tan following passengers have booked at bome for the Far East
Police Intelligence. Thursday, Jan. 3, 1884.
LARCENY.
Wuchang
Der. 24th.
I
ance with some such profound remark as BETWEEN TWO FIRES. *Astonishingly blue, sir, this water "'or.
A friend (a wandering Englishman who We learn that H.E. Pien, Vicory of Hu
"Well, sir, I hope the Pacific will be worthy had come tu the frontier to see the fighting) Per Messageries Maritimos steator Ave,
kuang, has received from certain, officiate its name." Not until the first ovenni and niyself were strolling through the In the course of a caso in which a China.in Barchou, a despatch stating that several got to know the other; then mantay mutual and still-burning houses, laterustel: not in the smoking-room does any mano really streets, and in and out the half-demolished Tuz Lottue Troupe, melisted by amateurs,
from Maraeilles, Dac. -To Yokohama: Mrs Rotz and two children, To Shanghai
thousand famine sufferers had handed tog acquaintances are fished up, and a month's unnaturally in the well-fought field of. will perform the extravaganza Broon and
Afraid Mre Nolting, Mr. John Riach, Mr man was soutenced for months Un- the Brishmum" at the Theatro Royal to $,000 'mon in this affair and the French Keswick. Mr J. R. Martins, Mr Manoel S.prisesment with hird. liboge for having thar under a certain privat, and wore rabi friendship founded on them. By the second yesterday, at which we had "exsinted."
Pontes, Comdr, J. A. H. Martine, Mr and stolen an umbrella from a passenger bing and pillaging, the country atuavening the smoking-room is noisy with In immediate comparison with the day of
B on board the steamer Douglas on her cousequence of this news, H.E. W. Brown.
I am sorry to say, the fight, all seemed now security itself. about the relative Per P. & O. steamer Ancone, frera Len that larcentes of this description were no to In expectation of further particolars which each talker is apt to be betrayed into evident aines their headlong fight into the
Captain of Guards, to investigate the mat. don, Nov. 21-To Yokohama: Mr Tutil,
aggressiva partisanship of his own commountains on the previous night; and no, plain clothes wero acut. on board to mix A. G. Smith. To Hongkong Mr Wamong the passengers. It was one of these
And whatever the wealth they gain by ex- extended our walk to its enbarha. Wo Staunton..
who arrestad the prisoner, who, when
change, they rarely do more than tolerato were arguing together within probably 30 searched, was found to possess one bad dollar and a number of bed on cent pieces.
the variety of Nature when it meets them yards of a house, when with oath both in humanity.--Glasgow Herald
loud and deep, with, dorisive golls and The latter were very good imitations of
December 12th.
cheers, the echoes of which soom le come Since the inilure of the Vow Kong Bank hore, there has been such a scary among
back to mo na 1. write, the windows worn depositors that large cans have made on ali
thrown open and the long Spanish vermudah of the house became filed with excited the banks, insomuch that much inconve
"Amið" » Carlista, all bont on murder. nionee has been occasioned thereby. Fox
shower of happily misdirected balleta wo instance, the Sz Hong Bank is almost on the verge of bankruptcy; hence her Blackie gaid it was very acidom that a loans a road side heilge in less time than it General commanding the
la proclantation, in: as the present felt altogether as comfortable lust to sight under its kindly cover; bat
Mrs W. Brand. To Hongkong: Mrical in port, Inspector Cradock stated sont, on the 15th of this month, tho Futa controversiesonalities of countries, in No vestige of Carlist occupation had been Mom, at the meeting of the members quel, could hardly be found in, the prges Mr Stracey, Mr Baillie, To Shanghai: Megaent on ships that two detectives in refrain from comment at prosent.-N.-V. ¡munity. No matter how inuck mon travel, having spent some time, in the town, we
of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, of **thole for idemocratic communities in the South Pacific." "Lax" was no doubt a misprint for "large."
Tax Chiness Government is still sonding mon to the South, but they are very raw lerici, and to call them soldiers would be to misname them. A gentlemen who saw the 300 which arrived here on the last day
of modern history. Yet there cannot be the slightest doubt that the bulk of the Chineso, even in Hongkong or Bhanghai, swallow these stories without a doubt as to their trathfulness. Wo fancy it is this tale of the blowing up of 9,900 Frenchmen which has got current among the Chinese hore, and given rise to the rumour among the Europeans of a catastrophe st Saigon.
Per P. & O. slowmer Lombardy, from Venice, Nov. 29-From Brindisi, Deg. 3.
To Shanghol: Mr George Smithi, Per P. & O. steamer Assam, from Longonuius article, don, Nov. 28.-To Yokolsame Methos, Mr H. M. Fraser, Oamdr. and Mrs Orme Webb, Mr Carlisle.
Mx
Per P. & O, atonnor Tehera», from Lòn- don, Dec. 5To Yokohama: Mr E. W Haswell. To Hongkong: Mr and Mrs Watls and three children.
GAMBLING.
Li Akwai, 90, stone-cutter, and six other wore arrested on a warrant, and charged by P.S. McKay, 59, with pubic gambling at Taia-aba Esui on the 2nd instant. Sorgeant
D. News,
Peking.
PROFESSOR BLACKIR ON SONG.
In addressing a Scotch audience recently on the subject of Scottish songs, Ex-Profes
ing botwoon us and Bes
Por P. & 0.. steamer Ravenna, from McKay proved the gambling, and said the Peking has lately is intentry troops in person who addremeð such a large audience takes to say so, and word for the moment j of the year in the Chinese gunboat fruen Foso Ah Ling claims that, having been the ez Hong Bank is as those whom he addressed. If he spoke this was not to last, our temporary shelter Hong, referred to them as "000 savages born at Hongkong, he is an Englishman, Wood. To Hongkong: Miss Fraser.
Per P. & 0: steamer Ganges, from Ton remanded until Saturdne all the defend- also warns the people and suldiery toapuke foolishly they could hugh at hin-broad open to barrels at leas
fitted up for that purpose. The case is mivent and has harotofore boen so, and he pleasantly they could laugh with him; if he extended only about 50 yards and then and so not included within the U.S. Roa-
(aughter)-at the very worst they could haben.... upoir the floor fellows, but they no more bom triction Act. His advocate (Van Dusen) don, Doo. 12.-To Shiuylani: Ma Brodie anis except the first being allowed out on abstain from circulating false news, adding and go to bed; but the person who concentrating, tipon us at this critical w
Being that the S Hang Bank has obtained per exhibited anlors ho was as bold and golfment, and it over distance was deceptive
mission to sue any persons found spreading
and soldiers." He was undoubtedly severe
the appearance of soldiers than would at gang of stone-breakers.
**
argues that the place of birth determines nationality. if Van Dusen be correct, an Englishman born at Shanghai is a China- mandang Buletin.
Watson.
hail.
A
ASSAULT BY A POLICEMAN,
Tho
Clark oud child.
Per P.&O.steamier Nizam, from London, Dec. 10.To Yokohama: Mr A, F, 0.
To Hongkong: Mr Wallace.
M. VIENOT, the president of the Race Society at Saigon, write to us to the affect
New having been received at Feking that that the Society has decided to allow kursos
overal tens of thousands of faraine sufferers from Hongkong, Singapore and Manila, to says:-It may he noted as a proof of the are crossing over the Canal, the Governor proved erdored the defendant to pay a bh. SKETCHES OF A VOYAGE ROUNDttle uncomfortable, as ho was the other Realising the situation, the Alfonsists.com. compote in certain of the stents at the up-growth of our trade not only from Southern General of the Grand Canal, in conjunction proaching case mooting at Saigon, These oolonies, but also to the Eastern settlement, with the local officials, consulted upon mes- events are the Frix de la Cochinchine, that within one week fourteen large oconnsures to roliove the distressed ones. The
Prix du Conseil Colonial and the Prie du Mekong. Entries for these races will close on the 31st instant. The mous will take place on the 17th and 19th of February. Any pap wishing to see the conditions of the races named can do so at the China Mail offico.
An exciting encounter took place between the Police and a party of Chinese burglars onely on Wednesday morning in British Kowloon. It appears that from eight to
REGARDING the growth of trade in North Aus. trallo the Port Darwin Timas, of Nov. 24th,
going steamers have entered inwards and outwards at Purt Darwin.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir G. Phillippo, Chief Justice) Thursday, Jan. 3, 1881
THE WORLD.
with the mails on a tug to be placed on
fase stories about the maid bank. This asserting is an emancipated American lady it was so to us during the timp tint elapsed Fung Lam, a boy, employed on a lighter proclamation atoms to be specially intended wandering east and wast without making while we ware exposed to what seemed to leave of her husband could not help feel- be a perfect hail of lead. The bullets, con charged P.O. 360 with assaulting him. Mr for travellos, in order to prevent them.
He would not confess from the white, dusty road, pinged round? frovi boliving in rumour about the Pakingglisto queer,
bo nervous—no, no; a woman might be about our cars, and struck the stone walls Dentys appeared for complainant.
dervous, but a man was not entitled to be of the houses as we neared the down in at hoaring of the zoo opapied some time, Banka,-NG. Daily News.
nervous. But he confessed to feeling away which neither of us can over forget. and Mr Wodehouse considering the charge.
night at Ayr, though for a different reason. moncel i counter fire upon the enemy From of $10.
Ab Ayr he was lecturing on the Land Lasa, the Custom-house rout and som
surrounding 8.8. Australia, on the Pacific, Sept. and he felt uncomfortable at the seriousness buildings. Once nuder cover of the houses It was near midnight when I started out of the subject. To-night he felt a little of the town we breathed again, and crossing
uncomfortable, upshot of this was, that the Governor-
because he feared he would over the little frontier bridge w were received board tho Australia, anchored off San Fran. teso elevated with his subject that he would by Intge crowd of people who, having General went in person to number the
cisco. The passungers generally had gone become un ir abject win over that previously assonabled to watch the barming aboard at the wharf in the afternoon,
was so vast chat town, had found in our adventure, which TRAVELLERS by the Sues route raust have sufferem, when suddenly they fell upon bis guards and severely hurt them, and having
charming summer night kept me on duck he felt the embarrassment of riches. It they could witnem from |first to last, matter noticed the picturesque Oriental guards; done so preceeded to break his sedan chair
alone for a long time. I had regretted that was difficult to go into this ocean and plash of thrilling intereat. If ever any two poopla three in number, who accompany the mail Upon the Governor-General's getting out OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY P MILNBURN We Wore not to pase the Golden Gate by about for a short time. However, he would felt as if restored to life by the special but what beauty is here! The Frecoud without further preface. Fopular intervention of Providence, we did when, daylight bags through between Aloxandria and Sues. of it, he himself was maltreated, tris clothes These are Janissaries, and they are, as being torn from his person, and bin saden
grent city by as if a part of the starry fir. song was a tremendous power. It con-aunted in the little Café at Bohoben, wo The adjpomer hearing at this suit conne to pieces. In this.
tained the purest and richest life blond of wore able to reflect on our escape, mament descended. It was the list:
night matter of fact,
on to-day, and Captain Fryer, lato master pay of our Post chair knocked to
of the Templars in it, and there seemed to the people. Man was not naturally a prose carious offect of the shoot was that in both Office. And a good berth they have, tou,the Governor-General and his guarde were
cases we Just tur nearly an hour the use of ed in the Haetan Straits in August, 1839,
be illuminations; the music of bands, reading or a pross writing animal; he was for, besides an antiual salary of some £85 completely at the merey of the famine suff the steamer Lengkag, which was wreck- forera. We have not learnt as yet the re- cach, they ary cach allowed 13s. for every trip taken,
was called to give ovidenos on behalf mingled with cheers, fonted over the water from the beginning of time and would be the left arm, which was explained, by sult of this outrage. Afterward, son of the defendants in support of their From various points of the harbour the to the end a song maging animal Singing ambulance doctors as being in some way
actor
the 9th of this month, about
The was older than reading, nobler than read conected with the hearts action. It was contention that the Agamemnon was not lighthouses flashed their beacons.
curious to see in the London papers some Tus chanool squadron was to proceed from chow. The best officiala inmediately had Hongkong, s
20,000 inmine sufferera arrived at Yang stained two days of account of the mystical half-moon rose above the horizon,g, batter than reading in all respects. &
the plaintiffs alleged and marked the gently rippling sea with a man was almost perfect when he could sing. time afterwards a description of our ow throg mud enclosures made outside the
daya
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some soldiers, was to
affair both
AND OTHERS.
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Quotations. HONGKONG, January 3: OPIUM-New Patna, cash,...$565
Ob
One
the
ten Chinese men, some of whom were orm Portland to Gibraltar on the 34th of 30 Nerth Gate et Wu Tai Shan-and housed / Captain Fryer's testimony" briofly smounted highroad of gold. It was as a dream of je could deliver a lesture and preach a death and a detailed account of how it came ed, entered the house of a widow, at Me Ta of November, An impression prevailed in the refugees, none of whom were allowed to the, that the Azamenboon was not da, anchautment. At one o'clock our shin serawn, but 'ho could not sing onless the about, under the heading of “ Assassinations
with tained more than five hours account began to movo, noiselessly, almost imper fresh blood pas pumping in his heart, Spain, Good Words
on Choi, by the skylight, and without parley well informed circles that the vessels would out of these enclosurested to all the roll of her standing by to take of the passengers moved, past shadowy headlands. At length the meat powerful, and the most finely ceptibly. Past silent, spectro akipa wa Binging was the trout extensively prevalent, proceeded to take away whatever property ha kept in the Mediterranean in view of the three times a day; but their numbers were her laug detention, forty-eight hours, was
гой of the Hongkong, that
and
the brilliant city lay as an indistinct Milky roun
rounded they could conveniently get hold of. The Franco-Chinese dificulties necessitating the
-inforcuaront of our feet in Chinese so great that it was impossible to keep tracker
caused by the weather and from the fact Way. On its dark shore the bentons were to wide creation of vital widow managed to get on to the roof, from waters for the protection of British rest of them all. Moreover, in the night a cou which she cried for help. One of the burdents and the proservation of our internats
and rub and pillage the villagers in the outcould not therefore proceed on account of stretching away the moonrise a sturdy the triumph of its growth; as the cond glass thereopen fired at her through the sky in China. Pujaro," light, without hitting her, and immediately afterwards the party decamped out of the INCLUDING the two commissions from the officials, in conjunction Cowever, the local nalled her, she was five or six iniles of man, gray yet not aged, came and stood be-ta najestic army of billows when stirred
door. Two Indian policeman had heard the woman's crice, and came up just in time to pes the thieves running off. They fired upon them, one shot hitting a man who had the After willow's bed quilt in his haud.
and found the quilt, and aw a man lying
journed until to-morrow morning.
younger sons of good family who have
4,000 feet ■ second.
siderablo number would climb over the walks lying districts of their clothes, etc. On the 18th of this month,
with the W1. Tiri
Shan military hero captured amber of these pillaging refugees, and punished them severely according to inflitary law This will, it is hoped, make the country more quiet-N-C. D. News.
affair→→
contrary to all expectation, the Conne
that she had another vessel in tow, and
of God. What the flower joy through hid
was to the plant, the consummation of its As I was gazing upon the glittering path organisztion, the crown of its beauty, and ova rolled
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be
the tempestuous weather. When he
west wind, All he asked
side me, and told me of the glittering path by the breath of a mighty Captain
Willing to do take off the crew and passengers.
which over thirty years ahone for all the Bo the soul swelled into lyrical joy, burst of sopg, when stirred by ranks gazetted a few days ago, the number
there was no chance of waiving anything, word as El Dorado rose in the Wast. Ho into billows
impassioned record of whatever conferred during the present year amounts
and therefore did not request Captain was among those who firat sought the golden strong and noble emotion. Song was of the motley camp which stood on the site deeply stirred the heart of the peo. to thirteen, three being given in the cavalry,
Wilding to stand by ou the chance of salv. shores, and gave me a graphic description ing either ship or cargo.
ple; therefore it was high above al The Attorney General contended that on of San Francisco. He named me
me many a three in the const brigade of artillery, and
teading bars lectures, all science, all professions, und the evidence, the defendants were not liable millionaire whom he had se ovan in the infantry of the line. Two of
tables. Out of the multitudes even all preachings. (Laughter.) or waiting on t examining the premises, the constables left, the latter have been given to sergeants in The life of a legislator in Tamnaria does not at all; at langt if the plaintiff were entitled why wished to California for gold about Psalms of Darid wore sung, but who over anything at all approaching the amounts twenty rich men, he thought, still resided board of preaching in heaven? (Applause. But whether or not they were aware that one the 51st King's Own Light Infantry, and appear to be a happy one, especially when to something, they were not entitled to
one to a sergeant of the Queen's Own he smits unpopular acta. A short time claimed. In arguing ont these contentions, lint region; buba vast number rewain One touch of nature makes the whole at
But the character of povery.
(Renewed Applause zuan was shot has not come out in evidance Cameron Highlanders, in rocognition of ago we gave a short account of the reception ho said that if the plaintifs claimed the California, that which has given Brot Hurte, Prose, which was very much respected by The woman declares, also, that the police-ls gallantry at Tel-el-Kebir As the men did not cali to the thiores bofors į Kraadson of a baronet is incleded in the in Launceston of two members of the Tas-large sum of $1.333 as two days' demurrage Mark Tan, and othors so manch of their professors and praachers and other prosy Shanghai, demand....
money they could not be entitled to ruceive
tremely uspiul,
mid extremely dull canal fring. At daylight next morning, the biomotions from the ranks, obtaining manjan Aneeshly who had given votes in the passenger's fares as well. He also hest material, has not come out of the gold.persone-(Inughter) was a long-dmwn, ex-
commission within four years of his 'en-opposition to the wiehos, of their conati. arguòd on the question of the Captain's up BLICDESYOR 20 ch as out of tho failures. Lyric poetry, on the other hand, w widow want out to look for her property listment, there la hope for the many tuents. Eater Australian papers received his owners, and said the Captain's contrget." who has tho pcetry minor in thin blokering-mountain stream, flashing in the
authority to make contracts on behalf of is the rough, untamed, unthrifty fellow
bear with a salt place taken the chilling with the view of rising give the following fullor particulars of the ing with Captain Wilding to carry the Lately on a train crossing the plains the bung with a natural cornice of blooming form
man, fringed with primrose baals, and over- · his heart a myth nat far from it in a pool of blood. He was from the bottom of the laider.→Figaro,
was a baby which pestered the sleeping car and purple heathor, Froso was a sorvidoable not dead, but all he was able to say was
with its wailings. A man's voice was Eeard quadriped, a care horse with coals or beer Hobart, November 1.-The past month that he came from Cheng Lok.
He died The new gun, saya a home paper, which has been a stirring one. Tu begin at the
for into the night trying to soothe it, but barrels (laughter)-with lors of wood ar again the child's cry broke out, and again bars of iren, ur any eful material. Song shortly afterwards from excessive bemor has been made from the designs of Colonel beginning, your readers will remember that,
aatil at last a rude voice was heard Why was a bil doating sé case on lightly busy. when I wrote at the commencement of last rhage from a bullet wound in the thigh, Hops, V.C., commanding the City of Lon.
don't you take that d enth, the Branch Railway Bill had passed
d baby to its ant wing, and soaring aat rythanically the which had been completely perforated. The dun Volunteer Artillery Brigade, has, it is the Assembly by a large majority, and
mother? that's what it wants." I know is fulness of its soul from the
jubilant
free wousin was robbed of property to the value stated, been adopted by France and Ame- everyone confidently. There had never formerly called the Fatchey and recently in the back
expected that it would
but its mother is clead an existence perfectly happy in the frus play
Song was the noblest er algo pass the
The angela sang of 816. She lived with her mother-in-law rica. Colonel Hope claims for his gun that beon a-measure so popular. Metings had purchased to run between Hankow and two of kiloans, but presently the voice just
they did
preach, and they had no and two children. An inquest was opened it is 400 por cent, more powerful than the been held in every town of the island to Ichang, went on a short trial trip on how go rade was whispering close to the they
solantifie lectures. Thank God, But, 25th alt. to Woosqug and tuck. The father, "Just allow me to take care of that on the body of the deceased yesterday bo-hest the British Governmental present psdoras the policy of the Government. By-ling's performances gave great satisfaction | child. nun? you try and get some strong points of Scotland were song, ser. alep, Al the great glory of Scotland. The three, fore the Coroner, and Measts A. Shepherd, sesses, and asys that he can promise a 7-three hill out by a majority of one to all concerned. This vansul was built of though the Californian rough supplies aeton and shillings (Laughter.) Songs and J. H. Smith, and A. G. Morris, and ad- \ gun, a 185-ton gur which will beat the pre-ine has to give up. The grounds they fitted with a small pair of orgines, but theso has not much humour bitself. I have obsermons, were the best, and those who be ton Hops gun which will equal a 30-ton What their reasons were is a riddle which teak in Hongkong some years ago, and inexhaustible subject for the humorist he Seat 80-tou Woolwich gun; while this, his alleged were very flimsy. Not sufficient were found unsuitable for the pull at Californian theatres-sitting in importarha very inferior spesitsus of that noble anima
for served
vel the galler
gallery-there is no pit in hoved only in armoa qud shillings were 30-ton gun, would equal the 180-ton Arm-information" was what they said, but aee- which the Y-ling is now intended, and
trang not yet made. He further states
bie silence
Set In Ecotland we believed that through
and the A REPORT WEs current in the Colony this that the velocity of the projeciile from his g that it was not a-contrast that was to Messrs. S. C. Farnham & Co. were given pathetic melodrams.comedy man who did not attend to his shop-hi
can now believe a morning to the effect that a cablegram had us gun is at the extraordinary rate of be accepted, but simply a proposition to the contract to supply two new engines and
the bo affirmed, the details being a matter for boilers auch mace powerful than
tsid old atcer mo of the first attempt of atruti. Lings was worse than an infidels every Barometer.... 30.09 been received from Saigon stating that a
after consideration, it is generally believed ones, and the work having been fuished ing players to porforma Othola" at a man who did not hear two eg magazine had exploded them with most dis
that the reason they guiyo was a tuerc sub the Y-ling went on a trial trin he sings:tlement in this region. When Sunday was not at a yary good Humidity...... terfuge. astrous results.. Wa beliore this report is THE is great trouble at Peking. In the
However, the result of the voca 13 ft. long with 18 ft. beam and 7ft the sullocation scene was approach a two might be a Christian, was an explosion of popular feeling such 2 inches depth of hold. Her draft, light, fellewa leaped on the stage, and one, levell-one. (Laughter.) Pig regard to song D'tion of Wind ENE
wo bad the top thing for an idle hour Weather.......
though a song Force at Othello's head, exclaimed- imerely the outcome of some ridiculous Imperial City, just outside the Palace,
as Tasmanians have never known up to is 4 ft. 4 inclus and loaded with 200 tons of his pistol at tales of disasters to the French in Tonquin walls, stands tho Temple of Imperial An- this time. The Hon. R. W. Grubbs and sayo 7 ft. Ginches. Her registered tonna woman. I'll blow the top of your head of to season
"Yon damaed nigger, you tough that might in a very fimbler af toddy, it nedRain............] is 131 tons, and it takes fitnes are thella's poor gas visible through his black-not be serie- Attended to, and might 1
tons weight wor that have been circulating amon at the castors; and in the Temple are ranged all Hon. J. Scott proceeded, after the ad is
serious damage journment of the Huse, to their northern to pet her down one incl. coChinesa hore during the last law days. A the spirit-tablets of the deconsed Emperors hones. Aitar ruaning the gauntlet at double tandem compound of 100 hose hean, The Lager rushed out and cried, amitterent duing any serious
blo type of humanity oniled a Don't shoot, bays! This play! - Chinese servant, filled full of these sterics, of this dynasty. Night after night thore is most of the intermediate stations, they power, and she can steam between 8 and
་བབ་ old California
Scot Mai was quite wrong No be complete who did not sing, tries to impart some of the wonderful news said to be a mysterious sound of wailing were received by a mob of 6 00, at Laun knots on 110 lbs, of stony and making 176 ay Bill Shakspeare he's a
headed by a trags band playing the
the revolutiqua. The hull has recently been and it's all in fan. The boys" were all events enjoy a song, and the neglect and weeping in the shrine, and then a Rugas dare, here, a toll, and made pory strong with double stringers fare atter grin, however, during is rest of Scotch songs as a teana of enlbaro in erasle, as though the tableta lind sil fallen, half a sheep borne aloft, in alimsion to the and aft, 10 inches by C, and these have the play. As the early Californian colente ours schools was a great defect in the tens, sept sa the oren sig is a sharing oftestion. Dagon-like, from their places. On cuter nicat tax. Mr. Grubb, who is slight in been double bolted with copper balta. On have hecrans fair citius
ty the run down the river, the time taken in retrusted to wilder fruntiers, it gentlemen who measured gripation thiaks something of imporlanco must having, every tablet in found in its proper physique and nervous in temperegween the Point and Wunsung was 37 may bỏ recognised in the furmile folk tape. happened; be makes enquiries amongst position; yet the next night the same sttomuted to P and he judged it minnter ou the elack tide, and on the returk | Arizing vast hords of cattle in the 4quth. convivial songs, valgerly called drinking | 3 to 5 moderate, 6 to 7 fresh; 7 to 8-strong.
called "com-boys.' These patheir lives length of love songs, patriotic sunge, and his European friends, and thus the inexplicablo noises are heard, and the was thrown at Rumours got circulatol. An atcellent greatest consternation is felt in consequence prudent to reserve his remarks fur D
of tho
portentous onen, Weeping
is fitted up with two foreign cabins, two west to the north-west hords start out songe-logian songs, and nautical songe, und other occasion. Mr. Scott slipped away native cabins with twelve, berthe, while igaz, but become fat grazing along the illustration of the preposterous tales wailing are also heard proceeding from the
and, getting anobeerved, that get abroad amongst the Chi. Imperial Tombs, where the old Emperors lig gardena, was pursued for some dis, there are 62 moveable here in the deck roads, and are sold supply the markslu from Missouri teen. York, or even to
"Tus Sciontille Anglar" is nûvertised. nose is afforded in the latest Shanghai
Ar baried. The Class, of courge, look tance by detachment of the prowd | Hays-N--0. D. New
is armed in the The scientific angler is the man who gore Europe. The cow-bay on all this as big with adverse fate to the Mr. Gribu, in the meantime, made for
tees to cond with Indians of cattle fishing with 2idols, worth of tackle and papers to hands. I sent from a transla Mancha dynasty. There is nothing in his bury, where his wife was zuilíug
thieves, art gradually he has become
comes home with 26 cente' worth of fish. tion in the ND. Nems that the Shun possible in it. There are no doubt numbers bin; but the crowd being thraatening, Way is an artist to be sharply looked go has anegdod the Indian, and is
of Secret Societies in Paking, the members he lost his
hunted down like his copper-coloured y for the milway carriage, hiding
4.NEW broom may sweep clean, but it is predecessor. We have a large number not of much use unless it sweepe dirt. the test. He said fterward in
Chinese on board, going to settle in Hong. be July. Their quarters on the ship the arm.
The crowd surged to and fro Wux ought one to be careful when
known by the smell. of Bontai. According to this account the
hooting, groaning, and throwing occasional conversation with the steeplechase ride but reglar, and it is invacuably found where amell. It is not allansire, whole French army in Tanquin was mani AN extraordinary, kidnapping story is being missiles of a harmless nature. As the time Bemuse has taken a fense canly,
Chinese haya just bean. There is a little hilated. It asserts that piter the French investigated by the London police. The approached for despatching the express,
Ir won't always so far a postar to menagerie on ward-a young partly by persuasion and partly by force, follow pony, for some of it blew out of
dogs, 3 suddenly surrounded by the Black Plage Swiss, employed at the Midland Hotel, St looked. The larrikin element du begal and the compositor would have bruken bierachute, and, most precious of all, a
baby hear, a black bear, badgers, By a brilliant movement, however, the Pandras. He says he had arranged to be show signs of activity, edshing on the neck had he followed in Whitehall Tours ng Also we have the beeves, larabs, And they needn't have gucated or wonder. Both Wales.
for dispersing French turned the tables on the Hack Fies married, had taken a residence in Argyle gates, &c. Some genius devised a plan
WHEN you at Home yen must do as poultry, which must be sacrificed fur gu
For this was the reason why- ant surrounded them. Mark what follows square, Enston-road, hail piphaned furl was novel, original, and but for its Romans do," as the American tramp and excellent table. There is a fuking Another and a larger body of Black Flags/ ture, and went to the house Just Wedpes, tendency to ozuperale rather than to when he squatted on the steps of a cathe- parrot, jual Charles Kind I didn't know her, and she didn't know me, ]
good story which
And so she passed mis by.. diais return from one of these far voyages. on hat Philadelphia News the appeared on the scone and surrounded day night and met his intended wife, The soothe, might be deserving of a pafont, it dral in tlu Eternal City and held out his
of cold was to turn a stream
water on
The steamship parrot, he said, was very THE writer of "Continental Gossip" in BioPHERS should beware how they clever, but unfortunately had caught the the see M. Herkt enya : & plassas the French troops who had surrounded furniture not having come, he left the them from the hydrant. Thin protuned an
house to go to the shop where he had effent that rid gets came railing down liar with the English language. Only the shocked by its language that they declared gossip concerning Queen Delay, the be
might have been expected. the smaller body of the Black Flags !!
Aomply fuzuigh agsistants who are not fam-habit of swearing. Svino lagies prors impression is created by the latest bit shower of Matters thus got pretty complicated A bought it. He continued" they had upon the heads of the officials; two or three other day we heard of a gentleman who felt the report gess
on to state, the 5, a watch, chain, and other things in windows were broken, as the water was himself insulted in a studio because the wald never again travel to that ship. loved of the Italian peninsula. It seams It was determined to break Polly of this that Queen Margherita, some months pe French troops found themselves be my possession. I was walking through turned off. Ultimately Mr, Gregb was con. Asjatans took a profile, paisalyging habits woke of water over her in three tik stockings, and gave her a 20-lite gold
every time she wore the mate asked a little girl to
FI knit for her a pair of rd's reason to the customer that he did not like grapted a bycket Toyed 14 pecial train to St. Leonard tween two free, nauiely, Black Flagshen suddenly a sack gas thrown over my moved towards Mr. Hart's sters,
Argyle-court to yet to Taubridge-street, where his brother tires. The crowd then his 'fool tuce."—Photographic News, splashes, axing after each, You've been pines to buy the material. The Queen for a tacir contry and Black Flags around head and I was austled into a house. the mutton thero, Mr Hart is a member gila mother told her if she went swearing. But one day the boat shipped got the circumstance until her birth-day their frant Azuk and rear." Then we are remember going down three steps, and of the Assembly, who has made himself out of the gate the wauld have to whip her, a heavy sea by which Polly was badly duck camo, when she was reminded of it by the (unless drawn on Indis, when 100 is the Ter sud u me hour the your one was picked up ed; whereupon she came down from her and a letter conveying the writer's best be issued to the same person, in favour of
of s pair of wel-knit all that is all I know shout the pitus into unpopular by Pating against the pepeal of in dies gutter, in the midst of mid-pin parah, and repairing to the poultry.boue,
stockings limit), nor will more than two much orders told the fighting commenced." It was which I was taken. The next thing I re- the import tax on theep and cattle. making. Limo. Perhaps the, samafruler of this dread-omber in that in the night I was spoken | tual injury was iudicted up to this time on went out that gute I'd whin you.pu ; looked in with the remark, “Yun're beru | wishes, Gueen Margherita Chervupon sent the same pages, by the same mail,
"I thought I told you if you looked
the child another pair, one stocking being "ful story will be best toll in the translator's by a wen who offered me something to anyone stud, as a sign of the stato of public mother, ang replied the
B Sams not exceeding 850 may be re- But I ridn't wearing."
There is something charming in the shy full of silver money, and the other full of mitted between the Ports of China drink, walol I refused to take. It was fealing, I pay nuntion that some of the
ness and boyishness which show themselves borbons. They were accompanied by a means of Postage Stamra, subject to It must be understood that all this took fuite dark, and I could not see the features most prominent business men în Launceston whimper. Yes, you are, fe, and look | Jabitat, cast up a unfamiliar: element Tell me, darling, whb you liked best. For Money Orders can be granted on FortsTM by boogie of the world when thrown out of their little nete-from the Queen herself, spins, charge of one per coth for cashing them, git here in the street for an h like a pig. But max,idn't do ant ranog unfamiliar faces, and forced to begin A reply roached the Palace next day whore there are agencies of the Hongkong do datą! *Yes, you did, ide, I am going life anew as it were. They ask the officersDearest Cheon, Bah stockings have made For Ofice GUILT AMES-Prison windows. to whip you. *. "I didn't do out de date; I sore of silly questions, generally un-me shot many bitter team. Fans took the “FAILUREIN ZUE YARN TRA "Writing flum were fence, an' so taut whip me is answerable, as sildren's questions often one with the money, mid my brother look some unsuccoasf nuvola-Bench time, mamma."-Lumplyn's Levity,
are. The must intellectual Eagin acquaint the other,"
to his master in broken English: his
minster only hall understands him, but
but a roiton
against a strong ebb 67 minutes. The g
Pau published an account of a most terrible of which are quite eloyer enough to play off precipitateference of mind, and after ?-Bossuse he is a designing man!:
atastrophe, which it was alleged had be tricks of this sort upon the credulous propus under that he was seized by the ollat and fallen the French troops within the wallslation.C. D. Neus.
red
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had captured Soutai they found themselves victim is a man named Jayoph Mojer, the station was cleared, and the gates were our composing-room wikio yesterday, 4487 killed iz mother That her heart was touched by the faintest the following countries :---
a riotous assemblage
That
own words
of the person. I felt that niy hands and joined in the proceedingsa, place in Sonifal itself. Now before the city feet were tied,
and
I could not releas was sanoolted the Black Plage had made them. The next thing frentenbar is being mubterransan-mines throughout the city; angkan tp by a man. I was then in the Bud filled them with dynamite, and a while open air, and found that I was a lung way bath sides were fighting it became apparent from home,. All ray money and watch and to the Plack Fisga ju the outer circle that | chain wore guze,"
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4.
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