No. 6402-JANUARY 30, 1884.]
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THE CHINA MAIL.
SERGEANT Mason, who took such a bad shot. The Melbourne Argus of the 6th instant stop this firing of crackers, and let us have" or means of subsistends. I think a similar `at Quitonu, is released after twenty montlu Bays—" A Chinaman criticising Ohristian these evil spirits it is intended to frighton regulation might be enforced bore with ad. -imprisonment, and after a visit to Betty civilisation, in fluent and forcible English, away."
vautoga, especially in another month.or and the Baby, about when columns of was one of the remarkable inodents of gros
two, when the weather gets warmor. During maudlin and vapid gash have been written, torday's menting of the Melbourne Prosby. Apart from the rout of the evil spirits, I the last few weeks i have seen samo most the gallant Sergeant will go into the showlery, Mr Chook Eong Cheng appeared suprass, however, this oraaker nuisance is wretched specimens of the canine, gentis atober of the same year, Yu Uhow resold E. Fock, stated:--I am assistant to Mesa Gva. of tho, bulkheads reach to the business and oxbibit bimself in full uniform as a commissioner from the Fray congre: not without Bortain benefit. The sulphurous lying about in the thoroughfares hero. Not probably, and give tableaux illustrating gation in support of a call. Mr Choong how he didn't shoot Guiteau.
has been walking about with his eyes open, fumes that have assailed our nostrils have only are they sickening to the sight, but and the result of his observations is that no doubt efféetusily disguised the many they must infect healthy dogs which go ho has arriver at the conclusion that
Fitzroy
prize.
Several vonsable members of the is famous. Those of us Europeans who also a source of danger to human beings.
this have nover vontured down into the pur- court arched their eyebrows at unlooked for announcement from the shrewd Celestial, but their astonishmentious of Tai-ping-shan on account of pru was intensified when Mr Cheong proceedad dential instincts, based on the Western bar to express his conviction that there were bacian's curious notions of sanitary matters, more heathens in Fitzroy than on any island
a court behind the school building, a phr. presents a vart field for missbnars ontar odours for whichí Hongkong, like Cologne, near them. In the hot monthe they are with a view to improving and increasing money and silver coins, all ray property, knots The armament will consist of two
Tax a-hool of the Nobles in Tokie han, in
sical map of that country, between 300 and 400 feet long. It is made of turf and rock, and is bordered with pebbles, which look at a little distacct much like water. Every intel, river and mountain is reproduced in this model with a fidelity to detail which is simply wonderful. Latitude and longitude are indicated by tolograph wires, and tablets show the position of the cities.
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YERY extrudinary meeting of charchol- ders of the Shanghai Electro Company, to
in the New Hebrides. Thus yomg inisisters may just now do so with comparative safety. amited significantly, but the fathers of the If the Fiend of Uncleanliness does have full church looked grave, for the conversion of eway during the 360 days, more or less, jects, Theinforestial suggestion that the missionaries sent to the Now Hebrides would be more usefully employed within a
Tho "Story of Chinese Gordon," by A. Egent Hatte, is, I avo, about to be given
coverunt or title and also for a breach of an the cash box contained 2 nmpkin rings, the German language to the assembled aplied covenant. By an indenture dated silver watch, 1 gold chain, 1 sapphire spectators. The vezel went off the stasks 20th July, 1881,defondants gold to Ya Chow, ring, I pearl scarf pin, and several promptly, amid the cheers of the spectatora. sub-section 2 of section 3 of Inland Lot 202,8 sovereigns, some 20 mark pieces, some silver The Win This is built of the best quality of piece of property situated at the corner of money, and some old coins. The whole Corman steel, and is divided by seven fervois Sirpat and Quem's Road, with all was worth $160. I I identify the cuafi box in bulkhands into seven watertight compart the messuages and buillings thereon, In Court as my property. the property, at a considerable increase of Wieler & Co. On July 8th, about 9.20 p.m., The voel is of the following dimensions
upper d dock, and two only to the main dooks. price, to Lus Fu Wing, who, shortly after the offen boy called me to the offics. I wont longth 277 feet; boam 33 foot, depth the buildings then standing on the ground silver watches, about 810 in paper 3,100-borso power, contracted speed 14 warda, putored into contracts to pull down and found four desks broken open and six 233 feut, displacement 2.200 tons, ongines
the value of the lot. This course was op worth about 860 were atolen. Identify the twenty-one contimeter guns, and oight posed by any of the then tonnats, La On, watch in Court as one of them.
twelve satimeter guns, all of Krupp mana- who refused to give up possession on behalf Inspector Quincy stated he was in the facture. The second corvette," which is of himself and a number of other persons charge room on daty when the pri- boing built at the same wharf, will be Morcharts Guild," who are the owners of He went to Mesra Howard & Co.'s pilos ment of February nox The two corvettes styling themselves the "Picco Goode coners were brouglit in and took the charge. ready for launching at the commence- an engine house situated on the lot, on the and found it as before stated, and found are constructed similarly to the German ground that the defendants had no right or the gold eye-glass on the prisoner. He curvoltos, Marie and Sophis, carrying all Jolin Graham Morrison, defendants' prado which he had recovered the property identi- title to the property, They alleged that also found a number of cawn tickets, with their gans on the upper deck, cessor, purchased the whole of Section B from fed by the proceding wibnoasa. The casa that Lo On entered into porsession of the possession for more than 20 years villout NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL. ground in 1855; sail that he remained in
paying rent or in any way acknowledging. the title of the said John Gralism Morrison
the Now Hebrides is one of their pot pro which go to make up the Chinese year, he to blows with Franço. The chiof safeguard the Crown on the 25th November, 1850, was ranandod until the 5th February.
is pretty well exorcised at this festive season. Cleanliness is the onier of the day. All the
to the world through a London publisher. It should be most interesting reading should not be surprised if there is work in China for another Gordon if China comes
which even a Chinaman is at altogether against it will be the patriotis foeling, from
tensed by actual hostilities.
receive a statement of the position of the mile of two of Collins-strict was ovidently hidrants were besieged on Sunday for hours exempt, against a foo of ana's country, in
company, to cleat a director, and to pass
not relished by the fathers and brothren,'
silence.
and the plain-spoken Oplostial at down in
by iman, boy, woman and girl, while from overy little mountain rill that hold our
TELEGRAMS.
General Bonet's appointment to the com- mand of the forces in Cochin China was gazettad en the 10th inst..
Foochow Uth, Hongkong 13th. The
Latest Mail Advicos-Tokohama, vái San Francisco Nov. 6th, Shanghai 8th,
Tur Chinese officials connected with the of Ausrizes and other forviga mnaofae: [wantad everywhere, in shop and bong ound note had been given by mistake to the indenture of the 29th July 1881, and expedition of his own to New Guinoa, that the following P. and O. atgautor, and will
ing paragraphs re "China and Japan"the procions fuid. Wator, water, was from orary roadside hollow drops of
A question has arisen touching the right
tera in China ander the provisions of in hong and hovel, the household goda ware their industries in that country. On this treaties which persuit aliens to exercise unceremoniously coat ont till the accumU- specify point our own treaty is silent, but lated dust and dirt of the last twolve
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Recruiting Bureaux, residing at Shanghai and Sungiang, started on the 24th January for Toung Ming Jaland to moot HF. Two Teung tang, This is owing to the purpose ander the operation of the at favored tagnths had been swept and brushed and note ho received was a one-pound one: of His Excelleney to make a tour of inspec- | nation clause we have a liko priloge with tion of all the lately formed regiments of those of other Powers,
While it is Volunteer Fisherman along the coast-board duty of the Government to me that our of the Ldang Kiang. We hear that H. citizous have the full injoyment of every will start from Nanking on the 30th inst-benefit accured by the treaty, I doubt the N-C, D, Neros.
expediency of leading in a movoment to
washeıl away.
The M. M. S. Sighatien arrived her. maile vid Brindisi, with the advices dated as above from China and the Straits the necessary resolutions for carrying on
or that of the defendants. On the 4th yesterday evening, bringing London mails Settlements, was delivered in London yes the company, was hold at the othco
August, 1882, the Court, in a suit brought
terday, one day late. The advice from of Mesare. Framar & Co., this afternoon.
Japan were reeniveci, rid San Francisco, on (Jan 20th) Our reportar appeared on the Is President Arthur's massage to Con- the lost promise of water, numberless
At an Australian police court asbertinst the proeons plaintiff, Lee Fap to Dec. 21st-
Why, decrced that Losu ingesighte
the 11th instant. The Motanterior Mar scene, but was told that reporters were not gress, delivered on the 4th of Dec., at the fathe-were-catching the dribister for it fall, timo ago a Chinees vegetable hawker was the property was barred by the Statute of London, Dec. 17. Captain Konnerloy, & times steamer Feiho, from Shanghai, Nov. samitted; but no sonht-wo shall learn en opening of that body, we find the follow. ad inmorable hands were scooping up summoned for 464, poncy revived." Limitations, and perpotnal injunction colleague of General Miciver, owing to a 15th, with the inward, mall, marvel ab long what transpired.---Shanghai Mercury, .
was issued against him taking possession of disagrament with the latter, recently an Adon on the 16th inst, with engines dis- The case for the plaintiff was that a five the property, Plaintiffs claimed that by nounced his intention of organising na alded. The mails will be brought on by
the Chinathan for a one-pound note,
the assignmont therein contained, they would sail under a foreign flag.
bu dus la London on the 2nd proximo, were and are entitled as against the defen Captain Kennerley's office in London is and "John" had promptly given changedants to the quiet enjoyment of the whole now dosed, and it is reported that ho has
Dead Letters. for the Inttor instead of the former. Gow of the mid premises. Nevertheless, they sailed for Ilavre, es rite for New Guino
boing sjoutuit, have been disturbed in their where he will carry on trading operations Blyth, Miss M. S.,Edinburgh,...................(3.). (the Chinaman) of coume asserted that the
quief onjoyment, and they therefore pray under the French flag
B. M. C. G., Shanghai,..... for $13,000 damages for the less and injury
London, Dec. 20.-The sailora avid firemen Buck, Ms. Oified, South Africa,...(a they have sustained, and also for anch other on the Blogeries Maritimes steamers at Carroll, Mrs. Eliza,-Now York,... rulief the nature of the case may require.
Mauritius have struck work.
Clark, Mrs. J. D., Woolwich,......... Lowden, Dec. 21.-The armed vessels Coop, Esq.,Shanglant Defendants do not admit the sovoral
alleya.. tions made by plaintiffs, and deny that the built to the order of the Victorian Govern Cox, James, Walla Walla, USA... latter hare any right to recover damages.
ment will asil in a few days for Mol-Favell, Mra-Londen, Defendants bring unto Court 82,600 and
bourne ni Torres Strait Tho ascond Prochách, Mr.. say that is enough to satisfy plaintiffs' claim, olas steamers, which havo boon designed Hopkins, Mrs. A.,-New Southgato Rond,
Evidence in support of the plaintifs to servo us torpedo banta in the event of case was heard, wat one o'clock, when the emergencies arising, will leave England in Howarth, Rev. Wm. Fee, Leeds, east was adjourned until to-morrow mora- March next.
Morriss, Miss A.,-Liverpool ing, the Attorney General having to attend
London, Dec. 30. The rumour of Church Murphy, Dunville & mecting of the Executive. Gunncil this disestablishment in India has offended the Paton, Mr. Robert-London,
Tories more dooply than the Elbert Bill. Fennell, Ernest London,......
The Government propeso spending one Baston, M., London, hundred thousand pounds on the defences Smith, Edwin, Ship Halgarda, Montreal,
Spencar Browning & Co.London, Taylor, Dr. Byard, J., Ohio, U.S.A... Thomas, Ashton & Sons, Liverpool,..... Webber, J. F.-Shanghai,.. Whitty, Mrs., Switzerland,....
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Not only was his shop and hours scrub. as it had not been sin last New Year's constrain China to admit an interprotation Eve, and bedecked with giaring rod pa A NATIVE want to a money-changer's at which we have only an indirect treaty porn, posted up over every dube and win right to exact. The transference to China Shanghas to got Japanese small coins for of American capital for the enakryment of dow, with inscriptions in spraving hiero: two dollars. When he arrived home, hu Chineno labor would, in effect, inauguratoglyphics from the antiquated classics, but found that what appeared to be Japancasa corapetition for the control of markets John Chinnaman himself, and John's wives,
now supplied by our home industries. tom s pissen were in reality spurious coins. He communicated with the French Police Jaw restricting tlio immigration of Chinese children, were fucked out in shocking con There is good roun to belove that the and all John's progeny of old fashioned and they made a raid on the money-changer
wise, by the officials of China upon whom
At the court Gow took his oath by blow. ing out a lighted maték, a procooding which he did in vary orthodox mannor. On being asked by the plaintiff a attorney if he know the difference between a 21 and a £ä note, Les sailingly replied he lid. A et noto was handed to lim, and his delibera toly spelt out the word "five, and added, "This follow Chinamani ne focles." The minuter in which John made the inter re- mark causad some merriment ir court. The Bonch ultimately gavo a verdier for "John," with 17%. G costa.
We have rather too much experience of
premises and found upwards of three bas baen violated, intentionaly or other-treats of green and blue and purple and Chinamon in Hongkong av allow the
hundred imitations of five, ten and twenty are evolved the duty of certifying that the piocca. The base coins would easily decaive immigrants belong to the excopted classes.
Chinaman, but they are too rough not to be detected by a foreignor.-N. Dleasures have been taken to ascertain the fata incident to this anyposol infraction,
Neua
AN Inquest was held on the 16th January at Singapore, before Dr Muglision, on the body of Fitz Bots, who was a seamen of board the Swedish barque. Hermine. On the 15th January at 4 p.m., the deceased
orange, and all the colours of the rainbow nearly, tili he and his family wuro scarcely recognisable. Dy own chair-coolies looked
afternoon.
Police Intelligence. (Before A. G. Wise, Eay. Wednesday, Jan. 30.
ROBBERY AT BĂAUSKI-WAN.
of Aden.
Suez, Jan. 7.-Owing to tho increase of cholera in Bombay, quarantine will be astablished here on all vessels which loft Bombay after Dember 26th.
London, Jan. 16.-The Daily Telegraph publishes a telegram stating that a project for a five years protectorate of Egypt hy British Government.
London .....
Belfast,
(8) Posted at Shanghai from various pinces at which the addresses The above letters have been returned
tomfoolery of blowing out natahes, or cut. ting off cocks heads as guarantees that native witnesses speak the truth, and I and it is believed that the Government of grand that I scarcely know them, and pan fancy that Mr Gow, when he extin States in securing the faithful observance mo on Monday morning, had not a rag en, China will couperate with the United oven the beggar, who solicited alas franguished that match, thought that after all
I was quite as cute as he worship, the Shau-ki-wan, stated that ho found prisoner gland is under the ovaloration of the cannot be found, or have been refused. I of the law.
The same consideration which prompted from top to toe, to appeal to my sympathy, magistratu. Congress at its last session i return to but he looked inlly as respectable as my Japan the Shimoneski Indemnity scens to require at its hands like action in respect to coolies do on ordinary days.
the Canton indemnity fund, now amount
and to others were in about prepacing thing to $300,000. rail to go ashore, when the boat capsized.
The question of the genera revision of
What a glorious time it has hoon for little
The deceased sprang to swim towards the the foreign treaties of Japan has been John Chinaman! In all his hos toggery
slap and got hold of a line, but called out considered in an international conference has been tradging along at his father's side he could not hold on any longer, and let go
الله
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Mr Colquhoun has just published a new work, Among the Shana" Wuntaver may be thought of Mr Colquhoun as na anther, ho is certainly a most industrious mau, and possesses a wonderful facility for
the rope and sank. The body was founded at Tokio, but without definite result to pay kis New Year'a calls, his little brain getting information. half an hour after the boat capsized. This Government is disposed to Verdict, "accidental death by drowning." -Straits Times.
THE Nation gives the following as an
ductrio lighting :—A runaway in the avenue
and trailed the wire upon the patemeat. A
do the requests of Japaa to determine busy at work entcalating how many cush bu its own teriff duties, to provide such propor will get in pecants from his father's judicial tribunala as may commond them. selves to the Western Powers for the trial acquaintances, while his father is think- of causes to which foreignera dre parties ing of the good bargains that this year will and to assimilate the terus and duration of being "Kunghi, fat-fso, here they are,
CRICKET.
CUTTLE,
A cricket match between the officers of the Army and Navy and elevon members
Wong Tim, a basker, was charged with entering a house be the 29th instant and stealing $31. Complainant. who lives at under his bed about 11.30 p.m. yesterday evening. Having procured a light, com plainant found that
was urined with a shop
and 100 couts. Soner had stolen 890 | securing the rights of loyal chiefs.
Lord Derhy has agreed to the extension of the Transvaal frontler, at the same time
Bank Shares por. Prisoner was convicted and was scut Oriontal Bank Corporation
gaol for six tuouths hard labour; firat Chartered Bank.... tary confinement. Prisener has been pro- Hongkong and Shanghat Bank and last fourteen days to be spent in suli-Chartered Mercantile Bank vinusly convicted and received a similar tentonce..
to
THROWING CRACKERS,
...... £13
£20 108. ... £17 207
clained within ten days, they will be opened and returned to the writers.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1884.
Quotations.
HoreRONG, January 20. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,...8070/821
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11
21
Old
New Benares, cash,
Old
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New Malwa, credit,... 600/30 Allowance, Taels.... 32/16
Old Malwa, oredit,... 500 Allowance, Taals..... 16
Exchange.
Demand,
iJ 20 days' night,
4 months' aight,
(London and China Express, Dec. 21st.)
The German squadron in China is to be George Henry Schurzal, chief nato of the augmented by another vessel, the Naulius, German Barque Montiert, was charged by Aschenborn, commander, which voase! has P. 101, Buston, with assaulting the Police been erdared to Shanghai from the Ongu. in the execution of their duty. The con- The Nautilus is a gun bout of 600 tons instance of one of the dangers attending ite treaties to those of other civlized Staten. the little man bowing and scraping and of the Club was comméneud' in anneyhat, he was on duty in Queen's Road, and After her arrival the Garsain squadron in Bank, Wire,
stable stated that on the 28th instant, at 11 register, 1,th-horse power, and 4 guns. haw defcadant
several others burning Chinese waters, under broke down one of the electric-lamp poles THE vezed question as to whether baccarat alisking his chubby little fingers in exnet raw and unpleasant weather this afternoon. crackers. Dafondant throw a packet at the Admiral V. D. Gielis, il consist of the tw
imitation of his eldora. A veritable clip of The Club batted firak, and scored 120, copstablo, who arrested him. Defendant frigates, Slouch, 10 g, 2,856 T.R., the passing hozo stepped upon the wire; thore Day he played in a proprietary club is likely the old block, he takes his pleasure gravoy, two of the juvenile players contributing that he had thrown them at the constable, each, and the Nautifus, The Leipzig will Credits,
admitted thrown the cracker, but denied two gunboats Hyment and is, of two guns to be definitely sotiled. The principal club but evidently, the visits over, enjoys the the greatest number of runs. The match was a dash of purple light, a report like a where this game is played is situated in pistol shot, all the lights on the avenue
ba relieved next year by the Prince Adalbert, fun to the full as with lighted joas atiak, as will be continued to-morrow, commencing
corvette, which at prosent is in the Mediter went out, and the horse fell dead. A moment Park-place, St. James-atrout. The POS
OVERCROWDING. later, another horso stepped upon the wire prietor is a Mr. Jinks. Last week, upon asiduously as a digonier be carefully at 11am. Appondedam to-day's scores
Pang Sing, master of the Wing Shông,
The Genoan Consul at Canton has sunt to Shanghai, domand and dropped dead like the Grat. The going to the club, the member found it turns over the muse of smoking paper frag-
steam-fameh, was fined $0, or the sitor Prince Bismarck, as Chancellor of the Em-old Leaf 994 fine... avenue was immediately closed to travellers surrounded by detectives and Mr. Jinksments-the romants of the long string J. C. C. Hendry, e Drit, & Hedder,... carrying a larger maber of passengers port articles for the China market, accom-
C. U. Stuart, b Drnit,...
native of three wooks' imprisonment, for piro, a collection of samples of foreign im-Sorareigns,
$27.50 of all kinds. stepped upon the wire ho would lave shared Scotland yard. On his going thoro how of crackers his big brother has just W. B. F. Darby, i Druit,.
Of course if a person had was toki that he must call the next day at
...$5.38 22 than is eense persisted. The he was panied 1 by an
an essay, describing the necessary
Temperature. paid.
mode of packing as well as the suitable (Taken at Mars Falconer & Co.'s Premises, qualities of the goods exported to China.
Queen's Road,) HONGKONG, January 30,
the fate of the horsus. It was a stormy night and there wore few people upon the avonue, or the consequences zaight have boon minch more serious. A wire which kills instantly every person who trends upon it would be a deadly thing for a crowd to enrga over. Clearly the only safe place for these wires is under ground, and the sooner they are put there the bettor.
THE CLUB.
G. Caldwell, b Devit,
S. G. Bird, run out,..
H. A. J. Mactay, b Druit, Chi-H. L. Augier, not out,
G. Grimbla, b Druit
Wut it is a good thing for us that nese New Year comes but once a year nerves and patience and everything would give way were this continuat din to last longer than a day or two.
C. G. Holworthy, & Danglish, & Rico,... E. Hughes, b Druit,...
informed that the baccarat mnat cease, and let off-to be rewarded by half a dozen G. Martin, Hodder.. that if it was henceforward played at the which have missed fire. club the players would be brought before a magistrate. It has not
I believe, been decided whether this decision will be con- tasted, one of the dificulties being to in ducer members of the alab to allow them. selves to be taken before à magistrate, in order to tost the legality of the decision. The club numbers overal hundred members, who each pay six guineus subaription per A FRIGUITUL warning to young ladies in anun. they can dine and the refrcah moderately addicted to the pastime of waltz-ments, as at other clubs. From 5.30 to ing is given by a Wellington paper, New 30, and from 11 put. to bat, baccarat car that nue of the masters of the Go
vernment Central School-1 beg that naeful Zealand. A young woman of that city had
on successfully devoted herself to the art of
la playa, The person who is prepared
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H. G. Rice, & Angier, & Caldwell, G. V. Douglish, landry,............... G. G. H. D'Aeth,,b Bendry, "put up the largest eun takes the bank, institution's pardon, Victoria College-has E. Denit, b Hendry, and he pays Mic. Jinks £1 for overy £100 a very good chance of getting the appoint. C. lfodder, not out,
put up. The average amount "put up"
waltzing that she had attained the dignity of champion waltzer. She frequently at-is shout £500, and each bank laste about ment of Acting Superintendent of Victoria H. St. D. Jarrett, not out,
£
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Ho was fined fifty cuts, which were paid.
THE ROBBELT FROM WORKION STOKES.
ranean.
Documentary 4 months sight, India, Wire,
demand,
30 days sight, privato
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The Consul has is propared a tablo of German import firmos aud of their agencies. BAROMETEL
Router's agent in Paris telegraphs
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Un a Wong was again before the fhart on the charges of breaking and entering the The Imperial Chancellor will publish the 3 intent to connait a felony and oung in pos- Gurman export trade may be fostered by the TEMOMETER-0 A.SL... 97 ollee of Messrs Thomas Howard & Co. with remarks, and expresses his hope that the
O session of a pair of oyelos, the property Consule nction, 3 of Mr Otte, stolen from the office of Mears
The Pustan & Co. on the 25th instant. Un aroinfereements for Tonquin numbering Faug, shruff: Le a On, ahopman; Wan a 6,500 inet, will leave France in two detach Fu, shopman: Wonga Wo, cook Wan a niente. The first, which will start on the Po, shopman Un Kwong, cook; a 20th inst., will cursist, 1st, of the transport Tin, alopant, were charged with being Vintong with Generals Millet, Biore Delisle concorned with Un Wong with entering 11the premises of Mosers Melchers & Cu
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26 ani stealing a casti box containing money
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--The Band of the Bulk will, weather
and Negrior, 1,050 Algerian troops and
three hous; 2nd, the transport repen,
with 802 men, and two horses; 3rd, the and jewellery, value $159, on the fat inst." etr.. Song, with 015 men and six horses;
Li You Chomes, stated:-I am house, the steamer Comorin, with 817 men percutio to Measts Howard & Co (in the next eight horses. The transport duumite
taled a danċirg-room and took prizes for From this parce aromage about £80 per ture of our Assistant Postmaster, another mitting, play, on the Ground, from 4 pm. evening of the 25th instant, about 8 ... will start Jan. 10 with the troops froni
Half-zx-lour. The profits of the propristor Gaol, while, owing to the intended depar- Jong and steady waltzing, in which she could
діст Besides thie, Mi Jinks cashes the
defy all competitors. But she was sitten buques of the incinbers at a inodast dis of the pronupton will act as his locum taurus,
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The Central
in her pride and triumph by the penalty of ount of ono per cent, each poron pant and yet another, it is said, is thinking of having welted too often and tou fong. She ing" pays 55. per night, and an additional going in for Loly orders. had no sooner attained the acme of her per hour after two o'clock. It is con- fame than she became subject to upileptic tended that baccarat is not a game of chance. Selual is ovidently coming to the front, and fita, which continue to the present the he There is a disposition, it appears, in the The percentage of skill is so infinitesimal in the masters are getting "into the swim.” minds of local medical savans to connect the comparison with that of change that this
fits with the waltzing, and to rogard them contention is hardly tenable. The other
The now school is to be commenced as
as the results of that disturbance of the point raisod is that the club is a private sou as the Chivas get over their New nervous system prodiwed by frequent giddi-house, in the same sense that White's is, Year festivities. But the promise of a start nesa, in itself the result of too zealous en and that the police inva no right to inter indulgence in the dizzy waltz
Had such afere with what goes on there. If a profit be bonde, ba boon hold out for go any case come under the notice of Byron ho derived from the sale of carts, the years past, that one may be forgiven the would have been supplied with one illustra right of playing at cards, at White's, this, it scepticism that still doubts outil it sees the tion the maro of the evils of waltzing which asserted, involves the righs to derive foundations really laid. With a new build. whatever profit its members my nesunt to
to-morrow.
month :---
ho enumerated in his poetical diatribe di- from playing at cirds in any other propricing and such an able had-master I predict/ on last year, after 643.63,- which tho | and the key hole of the safe tampered with.
rected against this fascinating dancedus
italasian.
The tiger, which we reported as having haen caught in a pit at Bukit Timah some time ago, and which was brought to Singa. pore and aged at Compong Glani, where
tary clab. I doubt whether this will hold
water. I should have thought rather that public-house, which might be prosecuted. any proprietary club where liquor is sold is
a splendid future for the satablishment,
The following ode to the peel of a banana
for not having a licenso, and that a profit on is one of the neatest bits of poetry I have
the sale of cards is in any such case illegal
If, however, the contrary he decided, wo
are likely to have a considerable increase in
como across for some time- Like a bar of the benton gold
he was on exhibition, escaped from his por dion is a handsome sne when it I am little, I know, but I think I can throw enge on tas night of the 16th January, to comes in every day of the your
the number of buccarat clubs, for a profit of Igleuns in the summer's sen;
Of those A man that will weigh a ton,
I blow me ne vaunting hom,
the great consternation of the natives of clubs there are already a good many. The I send out no challenges bald, that lochlity, who with their women and principal ones are the Argus, in Fark-place; chiptren hastened to secure their front the Cocoa tree, in St. Juines's-street, where and back doors, and tha atreets were enga
is played ovory Tuesday and
deserted. It is hot known which direct day the Cercle des Nations, in l
he took. It is said he undertook to cross Langham-place; St. Andrew's, in Holborn; the girders of the now Arab Streat bridge, and the Regeut, in Regent-street; and it is but that having doubts of the safety of to be presumed that they will receive a municipally superintended constructions, notification in the same sene as that he preferred to trust himself to the turbid addressed to Mr. Jinks.Figaro
"
waterw of the ** raging camwl," and so took
the shortest and safest way across Campung
--Kapor and the swamp al the back towards his
native jungle. It is
said
log was only
hart, not broken, by his fall into the pit,
NOTES BY THE WAY.
Tirud nature's sweet restorer, balmy
and that he has now four good feet to sleep" has pretty nearly deserted nie during enable him to sook his provender. We the last two or three days. Crickers may have not yet heard of any missing children, be excellent things in their plass, but I and also trust that he may not follow the
example of the black panther a few days think a certain unmentionable hat warm ago, and take refuge in a gentleman's locality is the place for them, and not the house. The hickless owner had, we hear streets of Hongkong during two continuous Just right of the 15th January, the footprints nights. The man to whom a friend's
been ofered 8300 for him.-On the
of a large tiger were soon close to the edge children were sent on a vinit, so that they
a pit near the spot where the above mentioned tiger was captured. This one might bu out of the way of an expected
kus
for
But foolish is he who treadeth on me He'll wish be had never been born.
Like the flower of the field, rain an
Gooth forth at the break of day,
But when he shall feel tay grip on his hool
Like the stubble ho fadeth away; For I lift hito high up in the air,
With his heels where his head ought to be; With dev-coming crash te makuth, Lis
mash, And I know he's clean gone upon me.
Is scorned by the man who buys me, I am modest and quiet and zeek;
that I do Hag oft tunde the cellar doors creak; I'm a blood red republican born
ay talents are few, yet the work
Though the head wear s crown, I would
Ada Nihilist fearless I be;
bring its prido down,
If it set its proud heel upon me.
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station,
Munila
REGISTER.
Ar 10A.M.9TH JANUARY,
and $29 Fle
Wind,
NW
THAT SINT
Wilber.
prorŝons 25 fir.
10.37
1 cfp
I heard a nuise in my master's office au of France, consisting of infantry, artillery, window plass falling. I took a light, and engineers, and balance train, numbering saw a window bruken. I called the com- altogether 3,219 men, with 52 horses Fin- THE HONGKONG IOE COMPANY, pradors to search the premises and found ally the steamer Fille de fetz will be des-
LIMITED.
risoner in the room. He jumped from patched at the end of the present monta The following is the report for presonta-him in charge.
tho window into the street, and we gra with 3,000 tons of
30.04 81.079 Sw Pho runsport Hanket
embarked a great Hongkong 30.1067.884 ENE tion at the third ordinary meeting of shero- Kong tiato l:-I am compradore to pumber of drafts at Portamenth on the 10 a mo
Ceylan, Singapure, snd China. Foochow .30.20 57.081. NE holders to be hold on the 6th of next Messrs Howard &C. On the 25th lust. inst. for
at 8 D.
p.m., Last witness cause to my house Among them wers Capia Oates, Lieut. Shanghai- and told me that a thief was in the odice Austin, and 167 me of the Dublin Fitilior
ilier Nagasaki, 30.11 The General Managers have pleasure in I went to the off, and found the first and Assistant-Surveyor Alsack, R., for AT 4 P.M.-29TH JANULBY, submitting to this Shureholders a Statement defendant at the window. I want to catch Usylon;, Major Annealey and 33 mou of the Manila 29.0375.299 of Accounts for the Year 1883.
him but he jumped into the street. I went Royal Artillery, for Singapore Major Hongkong 29.9772.373 SE The net balance of Prost and Lose down and gave him into costly of the Knollys, Captain Stirling. Liouta Harvey Aux Account, including $t:87.06 brought forward police. I went with the Inspectar and and Brecks, and 115 mun of the 1st Butte Bouchow 30.1665.087-NE
for the usual showed him the window that was brokou lion Lachie Division Royal Artillery, Shanghai charges, amounts to
drafts of the Royal Artillery and the Aray Nagasaki 31.11 General Managers recommend to be dis- Tho only articles missing were the binocular Hospital Corps, and Surgeon Harris, for posed of as follows. viz
AT 10 A.M.-3TH JANUARY. Hongkong, beaidos wouen and children. At Manila... 30.0777.282 WNW Z b A Dividend of 810 per share, $12,500.00 Si Hong, said I am a watchmen em
Queenstown the Hankos embarked Major Hongkong 30.1201.894 E Cost of New Cylinder aud Re-
ployed by the Union Insurance Co. On Buxton, Capt Bayly, and Livat, Cox, Amoy paira ito Baildings
1,600.00 the 25th January. I was in my master's office Tuiskilling Fusiliers, for Singapore; and Feochor 3,000.00 when I board a noise. I went to the win Lient-Col. Grayer, Capt. Backhouse, and Shanghai
649.83 dow and found it opon and a pane of glass Licut. Chippendale, And East Kent Regi Nagasaki, 20.20.
broken. The window uponed on the ve for Hongkong. $23,843.83 randul facing North. I called out thief, A reduction in the price of Ice from 2 The office was properly closed up before I centa to i cont per lb, was made frein latieard the noise. October last, which, however, has not yet led to an increase in 'conaimption..
Mr Thos. Arnold has nudited the Accounts and he is recommended for re-election.
JABDISS, MATHESON & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 29th January, 1884."
مشده
Placed to Reserve Fund,...... Carriol forward to next year,
SUPREME COURT.
ment,
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W. DOBBRUK. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. Hongkong Observatory, 30th Jun., 1884.
Previous On date | On date Station
day
Barometer ........ Tenperaturo.. Humidity be official Daton of wind
Weather.......
has.
fat 4 p.m.! 10 a. D 4 p.m.
20.07: 30.10 $0.01
72,3 $1.8 62.2
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The Gazette of the 14th inst. contains the following announcements:-The Queen hat brown pleased to appoint Mr John Masavile C. U. Stuart, stated I am a clerk in Price, Surveyor-General, and Mr Frederick the Union Insurance Co. On the 26th in Stewart, Registrar General, of the colony stant, I went to the office and found a pane of Bugkong, to be members of the of glass had been broken. My desk had Executive Council of tut colony. Lier been removed, and I taissed's bad dollar Majesty has also been pleased to appoint from my dent. I identify the dollar in
the aforenamed Mr John Macnoile Price, Court as being the oue taken from my desk, and Mr Alfred Lister, Colonial Treasurer of The window pane was whole the evening the culony of Hongkong, and the afore previous,
named Mr Frederick Stewart, to Harmann Otte I so manager of the members of the Legislative Council of that firm of Measts Pustau & Co. On the 24th colony. instant, about 8.30 p.m., I went to the The Hon. Henry George Edwardes office and found all the lamps which had been appointed to stened the Hort. Thes. Bain been burning about half an hour before Grosvenor ax Sucrebury of H.M, 's Legation. extinguished. La FU WING ARD YU CHOй & JANE
tlist two desks has been broken opon and a announced, having been appointed Secretary I got a light, and found at Peking, Mr Grosvenor, na we recently
Mr J. J. Francis appeared for the plain sample room and also on silver watch, having been Second Secretary fren: 1873 MORRISON AND PATRICK GRAHAM MORAISON, number of revolvers were raising from the to the Legation at Brussels Mr Edwardes is already known at the Loguliva in Peking, tiffs and the Atomer ditzeral (the Hon. ong silver napkin ring, ons E I O'Malley) represented defendants. ous gold chain, one pair geld eye-glasses, to 1870.
The hearing of this case was set down far and gold
One of the corvettes which are being blity identify the glasses to the absence of Mr Francis. The morn
Theucil last wook, but it had to be adjourned owing in Court as the property of Mesare Pustaa built at Kiel, on the wharf of Mir George 100.
& Co.: they are worth $1
Howald, was launched on the
4. Dinteres or Wrap, to two point. ing, Mr Francis apologized to Eis Lonbhip J. N. Goosmann, sta od :-I anaz assist
O FRACK OF WILD, xcording to Benfort and the Attorney General for the trouble ant to Mesira. Melchers & Co. On the 1st algifies The jewel of the South" The Sexis. and loss of tires ius aleance had caused January, about 7 a.m.,I was called from ceremony of christening thy core | kaphed olon-15, dỉ drizzling rin.ƒ fog, g glæpany, Was 6. STATE OF WEATHER. O sky, de
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, (Before Bir G. Phillippo, Chief Justice.) Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Tko resnal was named the Win Thee, winch
W. DOBERCE,
heit, and to the leval of the see in inches, tonika 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 53 degrees Fahren.
and tenths, Fabrenitaik. S and hundredths.
2. TAFECATORS in the abade in degrees,
3. Hots, in percentage of antgration, the dir saturated with fetare being
A regulation is, I believe, been enforced them, explaining that he was too unwell to my house by the office boy to come to the carried out by the Chinese culonel, Tesagilliging, o overensi, parsing showers,
some time boon suspected to be in warthquake, wrote back: "Plassa cend for the vicinity, and on this occasion he very your children, and let muu have the earth-in Shanghai for the destruction of all doge narrowly, escaped falling into the pit, over which he appears to have barely sprung Tuake"; can following this couragoons ex found wandering about in the Model Set
Straits Times
ample, I would say to the Chinese; "Picaso dement without visible signs of ownership
attend. He said he ought, however, to have office. Un arrival there I found three Tang-Nfan, who has gone through a entre sant notice to the parties; i was carolessticas duske bruken open nud cash missing of study in engineering science in Frades, qully, rain, snow, & thunder, a visibility, from my desk, and a pair of gold eye-glassce, Bufore the colonel delivered his speech, at hy increen over the average of their 10 den (the letters are repeated to indi on his pars not to have done ap.
This setion was brought to recovers few dollars, were missing from one of the the Chinese mandarin, Fook, a native algfention. 813,000 damages for breach of an express other desks. The glasses are worth $18, of Germany, addressed a few words in 7. Ras, in faches, tende and Eundradila,
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