sumption of opium. They are very sasily governed when they are not allowed to form secrot sociation. It was a Chinese secret anciety which burned my uncle's bungalow over his head and almost des bored the colony. We armed the hunted down the Chinese, ro-established his, aathority, and made it death to any soty. That law is still in force, and it is the only safety in dealing with Chinoso. albers are catablished in self-diefenes. The whole
machinery of murder is set on foot,! pris in bone the order of the day, and no good can be done till the secret system
THE CHINA MAIL.
go; of Robinson Crusoe and the Dog, Cat, small item which may look so neat or so and Farrot and float with man Friday; the Babes in the wood cavered with loaves by friendly robins; of Mother Gooms, and many others, each of which were recognized by the
Sup-
Macro
(From a Correspondent.)
A telegram from Lisbon, announcing that
nation a foreigner bolonged. The Dutch and Spaniards are not favourably regarded, because of the bad rapitation they tuvo gained in counexion with their occupation of other parts of the island; but the nativas feel that they will be differently
miles
frong Sandakan at the farthest, and
gunboats and other small vesicls which Chinaman, afterwards to belong to a sorst are charming ballots by the ting children (either nide' of the stmt.". This keeps it neat claims for salvago sorvices rendered by The termination of this long ponding comprises in all 100,000 acros, Mr. Beece distinct naval forco and will ho placed When once one secret society is established, Thievea, beautifully dressed in silver and to keep it down. The two ends are then boong claims against ships haromatter is due to the onergetic represonta- | speaks highly of the growing capabilities
No. 6419-FEBRUARY 19, 1884.]
In order to avoid any confict of authority between Admiral Courbet and Genocal Millot, the new French commander in chief in Tonquin, the following arrangemente have, says the Saigonnais, bhoon made. The fictila la Tonquin waters, comprising the
can be employed on the ricors, will form a
under the command of naval Captain Moral-Beaulinn, who will himself be under the orders of General Millot. The naval division of Tonquin, comprising the p going war vessels, will be under the com- rand of Admital Courbit. Thisdivision, again, is distinct from that on the China cout, which will be commanded by Rear- Admiral Lespès. If an importaut navel action rendered the junction of the two flects necessary, Admiral Courbet would take the supreme command.
PRESUMING that war between France and
is rooted out.
ance
which
The changes lately made in the Portu. guess Consular Service in China do not seom to have given general satisfaction, The Consulate at Hongkong, as an agency of the Macao Government, in by no means.
ho
ships. those or board slovenly hould give now no further trouble, pose thama had been a fire party landed iron the steamor to save some of the The tio is made up straight and square, godowns of the merchants in Amay there orthodox with the presont fashion, and at would have been no clairs. the back of it are two litt hooks which the law has recognised claims for salvage in Hongkong by a cable have been concluded, treated by England. The land taken up for Mr Francis Nono my Lord, because the negotiations for connecting Macao and children with "screams of delight. Thero slip upwards underneath tho, collar on the cino of ships, while it has not recognised was received here with much rejoicing, the Australian company is not more than 160 under madaine Katte Lanner. The ferty and low in front, without the unsightly pin ships crews. There are several cases in
recognised in England.
tions of Senhor Rosa.
of the soil, both thore and at other places: His LordshipThere are only three
I have never seen," white, are formed up in rank, the other caput round the neck to the back. There is a
The transport Africa, with reinforcemonta which he visited. 2 casca in England it is different, because raptor dancing through and around them. little short hook at the end of one and it is there they have properly organised fire for the Mueso Garrison, has loft Singapore I saw colles plants in fail boaring in 14 says, " products grow so fast anywhere. The Denon who puts back the clock fixed into the cambrio of the other ent. It brigado
and is expected hore in a few days.
months although in other places two Mr Franois-I submit that the chim trys once again to wrents his vengo is possible then to pull it round and hide for salvago in the case of the fice in London
years generally elapse before the berries can be used, Sugar-cano can be on the Princess Cinderella, but the join inderncath, the tie kaving nothing | Docks was precisaly the same as ours.
for the mill within 10 months,
be get ready. The The Sydney correspondent of a Brisbane the fairy Electra, once more intorpeace to be desired.
Hia Lordship That was distinctly
climate is a grand one, the temperature The Hansoms which ply in the West End into the midst of the flames at great risk to
The average annual rainfall is about 120in salvage servico. There the steam tug went paper writes as follows under date of Jan.and virtue is triumphant. The walls of the
boing pretty even all the year round. 12th: The first week luy been dreadfully Black Castla fall away and the Home of are getting more luxurious. The last impro- those on board and took the vessel out of
The timber is some of the finest I have Love and light is revailed. trying to all of us. On Sunday thoro was
There is a voment is the fitting of india rubber tires the dock,
I measured some of the trees, Mr Frauds --T roaïg don't sen the rif. / sinecure and should not havo been a which were from St. to 12ft. diameter, peculiar mist over everything in and around splendid transformation scone, gorgeous in to the wheels, and now there is no noise in ferones between taking a vessel away out of pressed, but it is satisfactory to loam and 120it. in height before a branch ap town through which the sun burst occn-its grouping, the robes of gold and silver addition to the many advantages I have the fire and putting the fire ont on board a that such an experienced and popular peared." The land seemed to be suitablo sionally with fares hent. Monday was the streaming in the line light, one lovely previously recorded. The Earl of Bhrows-vessel itself. The small number of cars genittoman as Mr Komint is to be ex- for suique, cofee, tobacco, and cocon plan. hottest day recorded for the last twenty-
where salvage clafuse have been awarded in
tutionu, and to that use the company in Live years; the thoromotor al die Olser boing after another rising slowly into bury has been formuost in the improvement the cases of servicas rendered to shine is bo- trusted with the representation of our intend putting it. They will hold it under vatory (which is a comparatively cool place, position. Homeward boundars, I urged of those vehicles, having started twenty of canes it unfortunatoly almost alwaystorests in that colony. Lotters from an agreement with the British North a itrocoives from its situation the benefi
Bernos Company, which provides, among tive that no more can be done iban save the
miamorini has boon forwarded to the Lisbon within 18 months of the completion of the His Lordship:--But this servies was ren-Goverment praying that the present Con-contract tasis right will be forfeited. Thin doret
red in port. M Francis end hardly suppose that, 31 Forreira, whe is very popular in riyors upon which Mr. Reece travolled wiro the Dawets, Tabarnak, Tagayan, John Bull and his Island" is a book by at the office in the morning on the chance the Loudon Docks is any less port than the North, bo confirmed in his acting ap of which has some ralation to the Kinabatangon, and Discovery, Frenchman upon England which is just of a driver being dismissed for send et Amoy. Another very grave rouson why pointment. It is to be regretted that the each of
even 28 a matter of Folicy & very broad dis- maurial, although gratifying to a well-terries he had in hand. The harbours tinetion aluid be made between ships and
generally he found to be very good. The houses. If a house catches fire in Houg deserving gentleman, cannot attain the end company, in accordance with their agros- kong, there is grant danger at all times of large number of Soures. At home the sor the way to take up his appointment. Bir G. Philipps, Chief Justice, the fate resulting in the destruction of a desired, as the new Conanl is already on meat, will take early steps to occupy and
vices of people on board ships wero not re- quired.
geom.
China does not onsue, it will only be by tatover air theca is) rose to 100' in the long ago that Kato Vaughan's dancing them on strict principles. His rules are happens that fire at sea is 80 vury destruc-Shanghai stato that a numerously signed ather things that unless they occupy it
excellent diplomacy that China will escape paying the hoary cost of the French open tions in Tonquin A significant sentence rospecting this utter occurs in a recent kologram of the Havas Agenes, despatched
from London: And it seems moreover
that China, by the aggressive attitude she has assumed, cannot. cscape the pecuniary cosponsibilities for the satisfaction of which Francs is now outitled to demand ́s material guarantee.
a
shade, while at some places in the country should not be missed upon arrival Go and a high as 114 was recorded. To atmos-000 it, coupled with the best pantomime to pliere was at Hing also, and to make matters be seen in the world. still worse the ice works broke down and cool drinks were out of the
question A heavy dust storm one up at night, and rondored Tuesday a little more bearable, but only a little, and the rest of the week has been a succession of sultry hot muggy days and close oppressive nights. Now and again min in threatening, but it passes away. all round there is a faurky appearance through which the sun is occasionally seen looking like a globe of blood. Thus we ought to be able to see the comet, but the haze all round prevents oven Mr Todd and Mr Tebbutt from doing this with their best instruments. People are cross and miser- is quite languid. Accidents and offenaca occur daily in shoals, and the coroner and such is life in the city-stantly at work.
strict, but so much are lis, cabe appreciated and apparently well paid for by the foros, that there is always a small knot of drivers
SUPREME COURT.
IN ADMIRALTY.
aminted by H. G. Thomsest, Esq., RN.,
nowy boir greatly road and will doubtless have a better aale hero than on the other side of the Channel. The author in the preface says: "Mr deur John Bull, you have (Before ofton reproached foreigners, the French especially, with writing books about you without knowing you. You did not com- plain without cause. Too often these critics.
SRLEMDRIA-$100,000.
ship.
His LonshipHere we are very glad
to get asistance.
On the above the Soir comarks
We fancy that this despatela must be construed rathor as convoying the idea of our Government than of the Agency from ralts with the oppressivo heat, and businose aro non who corne and pass a moathin Sharp, Toilor and Johnson, appeared for the resistance from merchant vessels at a don and on their reken home set to work to write a book upon England. If several hundred sore throats and colds in the head
stand
able when accounts come to be achled."
ecoziomie owners and cautious and timid
one than in the case of the London Docks.
will be left to burn themselves out in fu-
The only change which was received with general approval is that of Japan, as it
removes the dead-leck in the relations of
cultivato their land.
Commercial.
of the abovo-stated quantity of 2,150 ohosle, (50 clicsts were Benares, of which kind the present stook comprises 800 cheats. Persiani-Sales of best drug at $15 to 8520. Tao stock is computed at about 600
a Nurtical 3807). Teesday, Feb. 19
February 18. WATER WILSON AND OTHERS STRAMMIP
For Bengal Opium the domand has com Mr Francia-I don't know if over in the the two kingdoms caused by the refusal of tinued fairly active, and the importers have been enabled to move off a good quantity Mr J. J. Francis, instructed by Messrs whole history of the Colony we have had the Japancen Foniga Office to roognise the of both hirxis. But the stucks are heavy, which it ostensibly sinanates. We under
promovants, and the Attorney Goural are. What we have got has been from the Portugucas merchant Donent. As you are notwithstanding. The ratos, so far, have it to cenroy a double, warning, first
the Hon, E. L O'Malley) instructed by men-of-war. Such a thing as getting assist aready awaro, Mr Loureiro will be our flastot been infenced by the ortent of opor to the Cabinet of St. James, which need
peserta defendanto
Wotton and Deacon, re- ce now-a-days from inerchant vessels with official representativo in the Kingdom of for Patna, and $3874 for BanLTER
tions, and stand to-day at 85924 to 8597) not trouble itself to take steps which would
presented
Without any further addition to the last assuredly be unsuccessful; secondly to the In the country it is even worse, for a caught in your fogs and cast winds, if ten To-day, courect summed up on behalf of masters is not likely to be heard of. I the Rising Sun. A more fitting person Marquis Tsong and the Court of Pekin, succession of terrible bush fires have added years spent in paying, like a man, your the impugnants and proterunts respect.submit, our ons is a sory stronger cannot be appointed for the past. Mr noted receipts, the available supply is com
misory of the weather.
puted at 3,700 chests, against that of 2,100 who many aspect something very disagree.to ted to the fres last week, but they have poor rates, parish rates, Queen's taxes and ively. The Attorney General, for the in- Hore it is, a castter of indiforenes to the Loureiro, besides his long experience in cheste at the corresponding date
dato last year. pugnants, fret dealt with the nature and been worso since I wrote. The whole of income tax, to say nothing of other small extent of the danger to which the ship was people shote whether a ship buss itself the Consular Service, was a resident in During the interval soms 1,000 chests havo been taken by the local consumers, against The people of Chins ato poor enough the Southern and South-western districts-lessings which endear your country to exposed by the fire, One danger was that out or not; if it burge itself ont it will not Japan for 13 years, and he is known by al 20 chests at the same perial ist gear.
have been on fire, and scarcely a place has
uf the bra spreading aft beyond the aft damage the people ashore, and if salvage escaped. Crops and grass fury buen des every noble heart; if these confer a right to bullheads, and than comra-nicating feelf awards cannot be obtained when a ship is the Japanese officials and speaks the native royed, homesteals burned, stock
killod losses have been emnelly heavy..
your indulgence and respect I claim both to the cargs in the after hold. This might in self a danger as that, I am afraid ships longunge Buently.
It is said that St. Joseph's College-as at the northward the clestruction has not been on the behalf of the following pages." I have happened in two ways.. One was byture. I cannot see any difference between
tho aft iren bulkhead, which extended from groat, but there have been fires there have never read a better criticism on Aleo.
the bottom of the ship to the top of the the steaner being on fire in Amoy harbour present constituted, the slabbest apology The loss of the pasture is bad Englishmen and manners. The glass is dock of the amidship's
bouse, enough, but with it a severe drought pro-
have been com- entrance to the port.
be the spar
Mr Francis then went on with his suma reorganised. A competent personnel will be municated to the stringer planks of dificult to be obtained. Unless rain comes it would if their eyei were opened by zone very soon the season will prove, I fear, a mistakes, and, further, his life hare has the fire getting through the side hatales claimants were standing on their striot
The author makes dock and thus to the cargo. Another sam by ming up, bis Lordship remarking that the sent out from home. evidently been spent with people scarcely into the coal bankers, and thus latter righta of the boat station, but his book nevertheless through the
communichested bulkhead. The is a clever racy picture of the Englishman danger of the first thing happening was and his peculiarities. The latter are dealt very stually The water appliances brought to bear on part of the ship though
on that The twelfth ordinary general meeting of with unsparingly. Bat this author is just not of an extensive character word quito before it the Chinese Government is said to have the shareholders in the Hongkong and He marks our charities, our data of dumb sufficient to cheque the drs long
the aft bulkhead. Witli regard to renched China Bakery Company, Limitad, was held animals is noticed, our schools and schon the second danger, as a matter of fact the Is cuau of iuumediate war, Germany could at the General Managora, Messrs Lane, toys highly raised. Football is described fire never got to the coals through the after ouseholder of No. 18,, Lyndhurst Terrace, unito in asserting that this year's produce | Bank, Whe,
all conscience, but directly or indirectly they will most likely have to pay for the Froach conquest of Tonquin, Fonsibly if the warlike party at Puking were called up on to stamp up a road willion of dollars from their private purees, their bellicono
The
To
stated to be short by one half.
ardour would receive as sudden a check as vaite, and water is fast becoming scarce and hold up to na, and wo sas a very excellent oated that fire night, becoming en aud steamer being on the rooks at the for a collage-will shortly be thoroughly chests; the crop for the year is confidently
superhuman meane to the feeblerreas of the very disastrous and ruincus eze.
Chinese military system, and the attor inability of the aunies and navy of the Empire to cope with those of France..
Ore of the Marquis Tsong's despatches to
cost $25,000,
put in the field 39,000 officers, 1,450,000 suldiers, 27,000 physicians and officials, and 300,000 horace,
An extraordinary fest against time, por formed in the Gold, was recently accomplish- ed by a South Australian market gardener named Androw Fry, who undertook to mi-
MERTING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN
THE HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY COMPANY, 'LIMITED,
vision of ourselves.
the fire to the cargo
Judgment was reserved.
Tai-wan Fo.
Fub. 3rd.
Two or three transports hava arrived, and' altogether, it is said, there are now 3,000 or 1,000 troops gathered in the city.
Reports from the angar districts are un- usually good; the mills are all working night and day, and yet they say they cannot overtake the avont of caos available. All
will much exceed the best of the past, but prices so far do not appear to have fallen to the extent the circumstances would seem
Quotations. Hoxogana, Fåruary M. OPIUM-New Patus, cash,$692971
Old
engh,i.. New Benares, cash,... 5874
}
casa...
New Malwa, credit,... 520 Allowance, Tacks..... 00.
OH Malwa, credit,... 655 Allowance, Tsels..... 8
Demand,
Exchange.
$7
30 days' sight,
4 months' night, to warrant Possibly later on, when the Credits, pressure of stock becomes more obvions, Documentary 4 months' right, Eisere will be considerable reduction on India,"
Wire sont rates. This redundancy of sugar-
demand,
Tho, notice calling the meeting having rolling over one another at the risk of fure that could have oconrrad,titero three days inprisonment, for obstructing caño, or rather the inability of the mills Shanghai, demand, my
men,
of
cane
210
$27.55
earth no less than thres tons of potatues in that we may congratulats ourselves on the clothes torn, their shouidera lavorated, ward iron bulkhord scoring overheated, stealing a jacket which was hanging out to cut of the cuormously long however, (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premise, a day for a wager of £5. The scene of tho very successful result of the past year's thoir hair on end, their faces covered ith or from spack, the crocs bunker catch- | value to cents, tho property of one Wong } thanka in great part to the Fly and
trial was a field at Athelstone, and it was necessary that every potato should have two apita to overy stale. Fry, who is a man of To moan strength, completed the task in
fow minutes under twelve hours.
a
Some of the inspectors and newly arrived policemen at Shanghai turned out fur ride drill at the Folies Compound on the 12th Fob. The roon appear to have come to the conclusion that they will attend the drills, as certain promises have been made to one It is also stated that the four men who wore fined $10 each are to have the money returned to them, under advice, on the 1st of April, conditional on their good conduct in the meantime.-N.-C. D. News.
Tuz following paragraph is takon from the Commercial Intelligincs published in the N. C. Herald of the 13th instant :- Atter-
werking.
On the proposal of Captain Beuning, se conded by Mr. Woodin, the report was unanimously adoptod and the acounts passed
Me. Vanches proposed and Mr. Clarks seconded, the re-floction of Mease Benning, Woodin, J. D. Hutchison, B. B. D. Sayle and, . Crawford as a consulting committe
On the notion of Mr Crawford, suconded by Mr. Hatchicon, Mr. C. G. Banker was clector anditor.
Mr. Woodin proposed a vote of thinks to the General Managers for their successful confluct of the company's business during lu paat year, and the necting dispersed.
through a
hours.
asw
The following ships are in port --
Comet, German ship, for America. Iferowave,bury, Du.
German schr.,
burg » Do.
Haida Maria,
Chefox.
Do
Both the Comet and Hieronymus expect
to leave shortly, the former calling at Ta how to complate loading.N.-C. D. Nets.
Nagasaki,
On the evening of the 5th Feb. a brutal attack was made upon Capt. Mackie, of the British ship Ben Nevis, on board his ship, by the second mate, who was at the time under influence of drink, From what we
HoXoZONG. Fuary
10.
IA.M....
30,274
Do.
Do,
TIM 16. .Do. Do.
THERMOMETER-94....
1.P.... 4 T.....
1 X.M....
30.104:
30.120
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63
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(Wot bulb) A.M.
10%
Dio. 1 PM 0
Do. 4P.M Maximum
50
Do. Minimum over night $1
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station.
REGISTER.
AT 4 ..-18TH FEBRUARY.
and 32° Eht.
Wind
Manila... 30.03 65.958 E Hongkong 90.1460-197
Amoy 30.1801,088 SE T Foochow 90.22.56.087 NE Shanghai. 30 24 46.577 SE 9 Nagasaki, 30.32- Wostock 20 0412.4
3
N
Westber
NNE 2b Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 10, 1881.
Police Intelligence, (Before A.-G. Wiso, Ego)
Tuesday, Feb. 19. - Alexander McConachie, agent for the appeared before the Court this mocing, as follows:—“It is a wild game it for side hatches of the bunkers. There was and charged with neglecting to report
From also this to bo takau into account Crawford & Co., this afternoon. Those present were:-Me J. S. Cox (Chairman), savages Picture to yourself £fteen great the bunkor hatches to the aft bulkhead, as in tenancy of the first floor of the horse, Mr McCanuchie admitted the Captain T. T. Banning, and Mesers E. L.
follows on either side of a great ballihat there was a space of 2 feet. There would
Ohman-Ismail was dined one dollar or Woodin, J. 12. Hutchison, H. Crawford has to be kioked through the two goals of thus be 22 feet of coil to burn through her, and was tired 85, which was paid. I. S. Symes and W. E. Clarke. (Consulting Committee), A E. Vaucher, the other side, pushing and hurtling, for it tuld bent the aft hulkhoad, und
bare becu ample time to remove the the pathway outside of No. 16, Gaga Street to overtake the supply, acts somewhat 30 days' sight, private been read, the Chairman said-Centle getting ribe or jawbonos broken, braatharge from danger and, take other precau- The obstruction had listed four hours.
tions. The dangers forward wera these
disastrously on sport. A party up country Gold Leaf 00 fine..... the report is in
lately, for five or six days' shooting, found
found Sovereigns, Jands, and I your
less, their eyes bluckeneri perhaps, their the spar deck catching fire from the for- Lohing Ayu, a coole
... $5.40 think there is nothing for me to say excopt
olo, was charged with
almost impossible to get the pheasants
Temperature. and there was also the dandry natsile house No. 75, Aborteen Street,
patches. They report a mout enjoyable of the coals in
Queen's Road.) und and blood, but glowing with excitong fire. The coals might catch fire in two wa boy. Prisoner has six previous con- kindness of a well-known Chinese gentle-
They might catch fire ment, for all that is nothing to count triangular space of the desk inside the venit found guilty, and was the man, who, being a Protestant convert, BAROMETER
again guilty, and was sentenced to with a defeat. Baglish wonen, we are toll, amidship's house which was copemd with six months' imprisonment with hard labour, toruga e din lum spuntena u to foreigners, is a sportsmun, und, are remarkable for their fresh complexions, wund betago lay the bulkhead boing, ever bust and last fourteen days to be spent in in spite of his somewhat adraneed years, their decided and fearless gait, and the be sat on fire by ever solitary confinement.
and tramps-all readily shoulders is submitted that on the evidenos heated, le
day. The tendency, length of their fest, which reminds me that there never
however, to join a WIN Any obranco of the Hirausjce Kastonjes, clerk to Mesars shooting party, when general amongst the twelve inches go to the foot in England. Ifrat taking place, for the trimgular space Tats & Co., whic were charged with causing natives, as seems to be the case in this part possible to make a fox one with such bases evidence to show however, that the plates placing a number of bales of cotton garis ositively dangerous. The party of fore never was burned through. There was an obstruction in Hollywood Road by of the country, becomes oppressive, if not as these. They cannot use their centre became overlicated and selfire to the wooden in the roadway, appeared for that firm.
igners to whom I alludo state that they of gravity. Whom they are pratty English-balkhead, and then amunicated itself Mr Wottom appearod for the defence.
were favoured with the company of several women have no equals on earth; they are show that the coals were on fire, and the On Feb, 15th, at 10 am, I saw about 30 that-locks, others with gingals, and one even tu the cargo. There was no evidence to Tong Yah, P.C. 176, declared, stated Celestial sports, some and with rusty nagels of bounty; but the author goes on fire in the cargo was so insignificant and or 13 balss of cotton yarn in front of house with a bow and arrow with good reason to speak with mach disoccurred at such a time that there was Noe odolies not to obstruct the street. 33, Hollywood Road, in the street. I nerer the slightest danger to the ship. He told NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS. favour of those who are not thus endowed. then argued that the fire had done its They said it would only last a few minutes, (From our Correspondent. } It is ovidont he has bad little experience worst before any of the claimant's help ar but the obstruction lasted until 2 p.m. rived. (Concluded.)
of our women in the country. With sar-essent the value of their service, and heatxt 11 2. The obstruction fasted four
This, lo said, should materially
Inspector Clerihew saw the obstruction London, Jan. 11th,
casin the author suggests that, if you would quoted a passage from Jones on Salvage It was only a few weeks back that I spoke keep an impression of London that nothing to support his contention. Speaking of the Cross-examined by Mr WottonThe of Mr. Augustus Harris, our dramatic would efface from your memory, come and charge of desertion, he said a mora racking Inspector complained to me of the obstrue tion has been chiefly engaged with the settlo Whitely, as the stamp of theatrical mace it on a Sunday and if possible lot it be been made. In connection with this, he reason for not taking out the summons and improper charge could hardly have tio. I reported it on the 15th, I have no ment due on the 9th, as a spaculators eager we require for the turning out of a Sunday when there is a good east wind said it was a curious fact that with the ex before for a rise in Bank shares were able to thoroughly good pantomime. On Boxing blowing. Like all foreigners and some ants were dependent on members of the the bates were obstructing the path,
cuption of one, My Wilson, all the promoý. G. Clerihew, aworu, stated:-I consider clear their engagements with brokers, who night last I was at Drury Lane and I think Englishmen ho fats to approoisto London crew to work their hose. Ho next sunn-them there for two bours have thus had largo contracts thrown on
A line of $1 orthree days' imprisonment their hands. Some brokers, with their faray safely say that never in my long ex-on Sunday. A list is given of a hundred mod up, the crvards dealt rith ench
themselves, and afterwards
each was inflictol. The fine was paid. logal advisers, from Hongkong have been perience have I witnessed anything so mag- and oighty odd religious sects of England, of the promovant's chains in detail, dir here for the last week or so, eindeavouring nificent as Cinderella, The house itself was and many of them we have never even Wilson was the only one who had perform
CORRESPONDENCE.
E 14 o 10.04 to effect arrangements, and we understand a sight worth seeing, orammed from stalis heard of. The uathor ends by stating: od any substantial salvage services, and his
NE 1.r. 0.20 they have been successful This condition to gallery with a gay and well pleased au-cold. I have choson my birthplace, I out. He concluded by asking his Lordship were much less horoic than the petition set
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL. previous occasions, he went on shore Foochow - of affairs, with large speculativo accounts
without leavs ar reasonable excuse, return-agamaki 30.39
Shanghai.30,23 43.083 | E unclosed, and the persons for whom the dience. The gods were in bigh good temper should have preferred England." This is to bear in mind that the preposterons and
Hongkong, Feb. 1915. brokers operated unable to meet their and the velleyingchoruses, to ovary catching high praise from a Freuela.
claims of the promovants had
ing intoxicated and bringing liquor exaggerated
Sta-In your issue of leat evening I see heard for the sailors. In consequence of Wlostock 30 1212.3 engagementa, has kept the market for Banks
not been supported by the evidence, in the announcement of a scheme for the es- this, the Captain ordered him to his room, The Harometer has risen a little in Mani- weak, and creates considerable uncertainty air, from on high were irresistible. Qus. Patti is actually speaking of making a scissing the amount and also in awarding tablishment of a new licspital here," to be and he retired for a short time, but eatas la and fallen a little along the Const as to the future. Sales of Baak shares Harris has scoured in Miss Kato Vaughan farewell tour of five years. She will give the pusts.
called the Flongkong Paths Hospital, out again, and in parsing Capt. Mackie, Gradients italicate sodonats NT winds, were made at 171 premium and exchange a Cinderella who will add not a little to the one year to England, one to Russia, and one behelf of the protovants. He was quite nese, and your article concludes with these on the head with something of a heavy atmosphere is dry in Manila; damp along Mr Francis then addressed the Court on and intended for pour Europeans and Chi- who was 'anding on deck, he struck hin The Temperature has risen slightly. The 73 carly in the week and later at 168 popularity of his Christus bill of fare, each to Germany, America and France, willing to admit that so far as the conatuo words: at will, of course, be necessary to prom.*
mature, which inflicted a severe wound, the Coast, where overest rainy weather Already has Mr. Hollingshead found cause But we can console ourselves. When I tion of the Selambrid was concerned she was appeal to the public for funds."
but, fortunately, not a very serious one, prevails, Basa Brooke, writing to an English jour- to regret the severance of her connection came home, five years ago, Mr Sims that the owners and masters had done every-sary conclusiut, is rather startling to those arrested, and was sentenced by H.B.M.
a strong and safe ship bat ho would submit
Buch an announcement, with its neces- The second mate was shortly afterwards
W. DOBAROR, Government Astronomer. Exl, draws a very bright picture of the with the Gaiety Theatre and I hear that Reeves was making a forewell tour in the thing they could to render the builder's pre-who are aware of the fact that the public Consul to two months' imprisonment.~ Hongkong Obervatory, Feb. 19, 1884. territory over which he rules, Sarawak beary inducements have been held out to provinces. He is singing still,
cautions useless. The fittings of the house of Hongkong have already subscribed for, Nagasaki Eques had been rands of the most inflammable and are now supporting a
Hongkong
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, He also speaks highly of the Chinese as her to return without avail. Her dancing. I hear that the inermoed revenue last material, powder, oils, pitch and resin nad Public Hospital," which receives all the
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 19, coloniste, but deprecates most strongly is more perfectly graceful than ayer, and sha year at Christmas from the extra postage other ship's stores had been stored in rooms sick who present themselves at its gatos, AUSTRALIAN BORNEO COMPANY.
Previous On date On date their sccrut soulettes. The following is far more lavish of her charming move- was no less than £57,000. This your the in the auidship's house which were not rich and poor, Christian and heathen, black Some months ago, says the Melbourne
Station. day "at at ments than in the old Gaiety days, when she parcel post returna will doubtless well this strengthened by iron bulkheads, and axes, white and yellow. This establishment is Astralasian of the 20th December, a
4 pm. at & p.o. 10 a. m, company was formed in Melbourne for the hose and everything which would have called the Government Civil Hospital. Basslactory condition. The settlement has allowance she accurded to us. The scotia parsel post is working well, and except firs had been locked away, me sa, apparent publio uro endlod upon to build any should charter fruin the British Guverament to Temperat
The revenue of Sarawak is in a very half dumppointed us in the very moderate largo sum to greator proportions. The enabled the oraw to speedily extinguish a Under thego circumstances, before the parase of taking up large tracts of land
in North Borneo recently called main no public debt, and the revenue more than. meets the expenditure, leaving a balance opens in the Courtyard of the Baron from a fow grumblers I have heard no He submitted that on the evidence, there be informed:
the North Borneo Company. They available for public utility. Our importa Tilletoville's House. The two elder sisters complaints whatever.
was an instant pavic, among the officers L In what respects and to what extent structed Mr. Willian Rocca, who has had Di'tion of wind
Forse and exports anoint to about 1,000,000% of Cinderell are acted by Mr. Herbert No one plays greater treka with Old and men as soon as the alarm was given. It does the present establishment fail to meet considerable experience as a tiger planter Weather..... per-aunom, and they aro steadily inureus-
in Fiji and ing. We have both coal and other wine Campbell and Mr. Harry Nicholls, but Father Tis than Linley Sambours in there had not, he cantando that, the chief the requirements of the colony !.
have had
time to get the
he has just returned to Melbourne rain but our chief reliance is upon the although in, woman's clothing there is no Punch. Last year he turned him into a powder magazine and the keys of the are insufficient, why are they not made after having fulfilled their commission. productions of our fields and our forests, tree of that vulgarity which has brought handsome cabman, and now the old gautla store your out of his room. He sufficient 7 We world our Grupa of popper and gambir are their basumption of feminine attire in dis- man is a masher of the first water. His whole of the crew rushed eft that there publia from a rival establishmont which Hey, No Andakty
grow enough sagn almost to feed the
Als submitted from fact that the ..
3. What advantages will serve to the kau
1. Bausartan, reduced to 32 degrees Fahren. steadily increasing bu cur agricultural repute. I may mention moreover that the scythe is cleverly turned into a walking was a panic and he also naked His would not be gained, at a smaller cost, by teway with a
and hundredila. development is capable of great expansiour invis hail clemonts have been left in the sane, his hour glasser into a pair of Lordship to infer from the aviance given increasing the staff and accommodation
and 3,000 Malaya, 2: TEMPERATURS, in the shade in degrees, We expect to be able to grow quialus, and cold this season, to the satisfaction of every orgnettes. The gay old chappie has a stopped on their way alt and launched the
by all the witnesses that some of the crew the Hospital now in existence t
He stayed a for days thoro, and then and tenths, Fahrouhot. um experimenting, not without groat
The brunes of the provisional committee started southwards, in which direction he 3. Hur, in perscilage of saturation, the hopes of success, in- growing Liberian body. It was always entirely out of place jovial face, no end of a master collar, re-boats, with or without orders, within five are a sufletit guarantee that the scheme intended selecting the tortury. Most of hamidity of air pazarated with moisture being coffee; we are also trying tea plantations, in pantomimo. Children are the gainers splendent solitaire, and all the adjuvets strongly that if there had beck no assintaise thuir existence and establish a claim to the rivera were numerous and large he found
minties after the alarm. He contended will be well outsidered, hut if they justify his Journeying was by water, and 24 the 100. DIRECTION OF Wixo, to two piata.. Our great want, however, that of popula tion, in being supplied by a steadily grow by an innovation very much mug to the in the shape of while waistcoat, hage rendered from shore the fire would inevit contributions of the charitable, they will at no difficulty in speedily obtaining a cura- ing ignaigration from China and other purposo. This is the introduction of the bunch of seats, kus breaches and pape would have been very questionable if the fire supineness and inattention to the people's velled in a house Loss prith a small party
ably harp taken hold of the coals, and it the same time cavict the Government of prohensive idea of the country. countries. The Chinaman is the basis of prosession of Fairy and Nursery Suries, the dear to the Gaiety division. The cigarette would have been overenige before the ship wants Nay further; if they procved to and in his trips up the rivets and into the erect and andey a new hospital, their interior br when necessary, he found Hia Lordship said it seemed to him building will be a-standing demonstration the natives very friendly. They are par to dew (wethe hiters sro ropaased to indi that a hip seemed fair game for salvage of want of confidence in the Executive. ticularly cordial in the relations with cats any stress over the average of this Another improvement has been brought clatins. There seemed to be no ring ple
Your obedient servant,
Baghshion, and Hr Rocco was surprised signification. to find how quickly they tall to what 3. Ram, ja kokea, tenths and hundredtkać
extract from his latter :-
all the prosperity in Borneo, well as the Etraits Bettlement; without the Chinaman, uskance of a hundred pantomimes. A is not forgotten and he is surrounded by a was entirely destroyed. we can do nothing. He brings capital, match of the story is given of Humpty sea of champagne of the best braids. labour, and revenue. Every Chinsiaan,
on an average, is worth a dollar a month to Dumpty, of little Miss Muffet and a torzi-
the exchequer, chiefly owing to his son big spider; of the Frog who would a woving out in white ties for evening dress, and a 1 of mutuality between these on skora
AT 10A.M.-19TH FEBRUARY,
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