No. 6430-MARCH 3, 1884.]
No one seems to know exactly the strength of the bona filo. Chineão sol-
opinion that they are not yet numeri
cally strong, but a correspondence bas
unquestionably been established within
LOCAR AND GENERAL.
Ajax and Sindh, Feb. 11; Sorpedon, Gordon Castle and Iphigenia, Bob. 19.
THE CHINA MAIL.
remained
Tas Owrland Chind Meil published for the self well in gnol, and showed he was less their own men, and in the xir, Genura E C.B., and the Taku Forts, at the en- just born, and allowed it to accumulato diers in Tonquin, We are ourselves of PASSED Canal:-Mer anethahne, Feb. 4 will be a full and cosìplote record of the power of the Governor to remit a portion of Baker Pasha and a small body of followers! the enemy (China medal); commanded the The suggestion was & magnificent one, English mail steamer leaving to-morrow evilly disposed, it was always within the Sartories and big Staff stood inside th trance of the Pelio River, in 1859, when until she reached the age of twenty-one, she square, on couraging their men, while the vowel and four gunboats were sunk by would, in dollars at least, be a millionairo. move of the past fortnight, and, as usual, his sonience. Prisoner, who is rather n
vuteide, and attempt with Grasshopper quabont es lieutenant on the worthy of gonius itself; and I should pro- will also contain seven or eight columus sollen tonking individual, was then removed. prodigious valour to cut through the enemy Chio Station, 1865-6, in serural success-imbly have taken it Ind not the manin and the last five months that did not exist The 0, S. 8. Co.'s ateamor Achilles loft of special commercial intelligence, which Mrs Fiachama appeared to bo still in a very useless, and the squaro was broken. Mr casion being engaged for six hours with all three of us alive at the present time,
as they advanced. Their efforts proved ful oporations against pirsica, on one o Singapore on the morning of the 28th does not appear in the daily issue of the delicate state of health.
preasing problem fur ma been how to keep ultimo for this port
The charge Cameron escaped by sheer luck and sends a with thes pirate lurchas (mounting be- To this I am forced to defer the prospect of paper.
There is also a special auramary of against the weinan who received the atolen Standard. Horria Bay, Ductor Leslie, and", by the blowing op of unu larcha and the oing fathor of a millionaire.
graphie account of the disaster to the twaen them 28 guns), Onishing the nation property and was concerned in the subse-Captains Walker, Carrol Smith, and captare of the other two, taking the pirato quent proceedings of the prisoner, was
Watkins ara miesing. The following chlot and twenty-five of his men prisoners,
Commercial. withdrawn. The Chinese pawnbreker with Burnaby, wills Moton Prior the artist, are tion of their crews, which vessels had been
officers, Hay, Sarvey, Giles, Bowley, and and liberating live cargo junks with
March, 3. whom a portion of the articles was pledged safe. No quarter was given to the Egyp- previously captured by the pirates. For tinued fairly active throughout the fort The market for Bangal opium has con- was alac cautioned.
tians, who were speared in a most merciless this service is roosived the special com-ight, Though the stocks for both kinds manner. An attack on Saakim is ex- pected.
mendation of the Lords Commissioners of are heavy enough, the biteness in the the Adminally, and the then Minister for arrival of the month's supply has favorably. Her Majesty's Ship Briton has been Foreign Affaire, Lord Clarendon; promot- intluonasd the ratos, and the improvements ordered to Aden from Bombay.
ed to commander.
The S. S. Glencoe loft Singapors for this
port on the 20th ultima
the nows of the fortnight. Among other The next two direct steamer with the In-mattera reported in extenso in this issue of
dian mail and opinn left Caloutta the Overland China Mail will be,-- on the morning of the 91st Fab. for this port.
The S. S. Benglee left Singapore on the
29th ultimo for this part.
The Yoteai Disaster.
- The Hongkong Races.
Canton Jottinga
The S. S., Naptre left Sydney for Hong-Cuttie's Noten.
kong, vin usual ports, on the 29th ult. The Netherlands India S. N. 0,' 9. S.
before between Liu Yang Foo and tho nu- thorities of Yuan, and Kwangsi. Arms and money have been supplied, and it is probable that volunteers in driblets con- tinue to go forwant every week. Even -after Bacuial is taken this state of affaire may go on, anlos, indeed, the French succeed in their reported plan of surrounding sad capturing the whole of the Black Flags in that citadel. It is hardly possible they will succeed in his to the extent of crushing the organin tion altogether. The probability in that the resista..ce will be continued from a cump, or campa, to Le found higher up and so the French will be drawn ou and on wearer the borders of China, where they may be certain they will ment Chinees troojis in strength,
hand, judging from the strong reinat 1.05 yesterday, forcements recently arrived or on the way, are dersracinest to carry their puint at all hazards. That Bucnint, if not already in their hands, will anou be, is, of course, beyond all doubt, as well as any ather, paint they may think it worth
Gouverneur Generdal # Jucob left Balo- vin for this port on the 1st instant. The 5. S. Wingrang left Singapore for this
port on the 1st instant.
The D. D. R. stenuer. Lydia loft Sings
pore for this purt on the 2nd instant.
The Alleged Assaults at the Races. Our Special Correspondence from
quizh Opening of Legislative Council Meeting of Hongkong Chamber of
merce.
Tua London and China Express soya Mr. Ton-Cecil C. Smith, C.M.G., who will leave
England in March next to return to the Com-Straits Settlements, will act na Administrator during the aleanca of Governce Wold on
Destruction of Polico Chop of companies during the fortnight,
And the reports of the various meetings
leave
The Petit fournal publishes a letter from M. Dupuis, the explorer, offering to place him
St.
sion rule,
por-
No warning has yet been given for send- in Indian trage to Egypt, nor of the
THE WRECK OF THE 'HWAI-YUEN." ouront of troops from Aden.
Petersburg, Feb. 8th-The Merv
The tug-boat uhle, which left Shanghai Turcomane have agreed to recognise Rason the 13th Fab. for the caiguen, re- Manchester, Fub, St-The striky among Wilson, the diver, went down to the wreck turned on the 20th Feb. On the 17th Mr the cotton oporativo still continues, as they and managed to find a narrow hatchway, delegitea.
He succeeded in Buding a number of honey he low by a quantity of silk, which he boxes, which contained the treasuro; this found, and which according to the evidence Fakle, had been stowed on the top of the of this compradores who went along in the treasure.
has been sincs maintained. The rate of the day for Patna is given at 8002) to $600, and that for Benores at
8092
to $595. Like last year, the supply of the month is not yet received. During the interval seme 500 chests have been taken by the erresponding period Inat year. This, with local consumers, against 700 chcem at the the exportations, loaves the available sup of 1,500 chests last year. Of this last trans, of which kind the prosent stock mentioned quantity, 550 cheats worn Be- comprises 500 cheets.
The French Government, on the other Tuz delivery of the English mail was begun VICE-ADMIRAL Sir W, M. Duwell, the new self at the head of a luxiy of 200 or 300 sve declined to accept this decision of the which he thought led to the treasure ruum. ply computed at 2,700 chosts, against that
Admiral on this station, arrived here yer-sharpshoctors, with the assistance of whom Clendon, Feb. Th-The Second Batta. he would undortake to drive away the muuman of the Eighteenth Rogent has been the Musulmans from the Chinese provinces Regiment to Malta. tain hands from the Tampin frontier, and ordered to Gibraltar, and the Thirty-fist of Yutan and Kwangsi.
Cairn, Feb. 9th-Sinkat and other be imploring help sa they me in the ast Jeagnored piness have sent out messages extremity hat their relief is quite pos-
MESSAS Siemsson & Co., inform me that the Gorman D. D. R. §.S. Lydia left Singa pore for this port yesterday,
terday in the F. & stanmor Ciede. In the course of the afternoon his flag was hoisted on board the Ciopatra and saluted by the English, Fronch and German men of-war in harbour. To-day his fing was transferred to the Pipilant. This after. noon Admiral Dowell made a formal lard
their while to aucupy. But the ques-MEssay Russell & Co. inform us that the tion is what next? If China thereupon S. S. Naples left Sydney M. S. W. on the declares war, as the Murquis song has 29th February for Hongkong tid osonlig at Marty Pier, where he was received told ng she will, we shall know, of course, where we are. It will have to be fought
out and the loser will pay. But the Marquis Tseng told us the same thing shout Sontni, and, with all due defer ence to him, we don't think she will.
ports.
MESSRS Jardins, Matheson & Co. inform than the S. S. Wingang, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on Saturday,
the 1st instant.
Tax Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) informs us that the Ben Line steamer Bexgive, from London, leit Singapore on the 29th ultimo for this port.
a
News has been received that 230- Chria- tains have been tagstored in China, and 103 Mission Houses destroyed.
:
Quotations.
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HONGKONG; March 3.
Ol
New Bourea, cash,... 6021/95
cas,..
+
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coal,...
Now Malwa, credit,... 545
00
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Allowance, Taale
Old Malwa, credit,... 5724.
Allowance, Tasis...
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after, the amall receipts confirming the PERSIAN. This drug has been sought A Nouicaries in the Government Gazette
of the boxes and then the diver, trying to to beat grade pincest at $500 to $550, With A sting was fastened round ono reported short crop for the year. Good announces that vacation leave from the 18th
make his way from below, found that to the receipt of some 200 chests by the mail, sible. February to the 12th April has been granted
Traders who have arrived hero state that could not get back, his diving auit having the stock is computed at some 100 chests, Harbour Master and Acting Superintendent and Aboomed. to Mr. J. P. McEuen, R. N., Assistant they ung General Gordon between Koroskositmation he remained for about half an
been caught hold of by something. la this against that of 1,700 cheats last year. hour, when suddenly the air-pin connect. by a guned of honour from the Baffe,' of Victoria Gaul, and Mr. Alexander Fal- London, Feb. 12-Mr. Bradlaugh aping the helmet gave way, tearing with it a The following o'heers on the staff of the the band of the regiment also being present.tendent of Victoria Gaol.
eoner has bosh painted Acting Superin-peared at the table of the House of Con part of the helinot, and by this fortunate mons last evening, and took the path.ecident ho shot up to the anrface, when Mr. Gladstone said that, if Mr. Bradlaugh he was quickly taken on board the Fuhlo, Admiral arrived also in tho Clyde-Flag The Shanghai Center gives an account of voted, the Government wild prosecute more dead that alive. There being no Captain, Hugo Lewis Pearson (who takes disturbance that took place in Hankow on him, in order to ascertain the ligality of other diving sit on board, the ing-hoat wha command of the Andacions); Flag Lient, the 19th February. A French searcher of the preceding Sit Stand Northcott's obliged to return to Shanghai, waking the motion, that Mr. Bradlangh should be passgo in 18 liore. The only thing wash- Arthur BI. Farquhar; and Secretary, Pay- the Chinese, Imperial Maritimo Customs excluded from the precincts of the Humo, ed on shore from the wreck are two coffins service was, it is said wrongfully, accused was adopted by a large majority, Mr. containing dead bodies, which wore shipped master W. C. Row. Admiral Willes goes of having illtreated an old woman by a Bradlaugh voting in the minority. home in the English mail to-morrow, with crowd of coolies, who stormed his bunso.
ill-fated steamer's deck. As an instance of from here for Canton, and were placed on the They did not sac.ced in getting hold of the
the piratical turn of mind of the lisherner the members of bls staff.
searcher, who had, however, to be locked
livo int the neighbourhood of the wreck Obituary. Mr. Thomson Chenery, up to appease the crowd. He was after-
Londas, 12th Foh-The Marquis of Badde wae obliged to discontinue diving Ele following may sorro: Whenever the RN, Inspector of Machinery, who was to doing duty, peading an enquiry.
Salisbury, in bringing forward his motor operations on account of high tids or bad Credits, have formed one of the Court, the onquiry Accorsivo to latest advices from Korea we that the disasiers in the Seuls were using buoy to mark the site of the sruck;
in the House of Lords to-day, declaring weather, the tug boat to leave a wooden Documentary 4 months' right, into the cause of the loss of the steaner hear that the Hermit Kingdom" seems to to the vaccillating policy of Las Governments tiare to Fuhle returned to the
k; every India, Wire, Yotsui had to be indefinitely postponed. Tho
these made a speech violently attacking the pulley buoys wars found to be taken away by the Shanghai, demand,...
demand, be not exactly hard up for cash" whon of Ministers in Lyp Bl Granville, in fishermen. To put a stop to their gand other members of the Court are Captain saging cash we mean the coin, of which reply, vindicated the Government's policy, the captain bit ou the hgotious idea of pro- Gold Leaf line...
30 days' sight, private 73 H. G. Thonest, R. N. (Harbour Master), shown a letter from which we learn that en Admiral Sir Willinia Howett End received the line, oorving thas us a buoy. The fislios
abour 800 go to a dollar in Korea.
and in the course of his reumarks stated that curing two coffins; these wore fastened to Sovereign, The delays of the last six months have, heio yesterday in the P. & 0. stemper and Mr J. R. Twentyman, Superintendent the first of this mouth the Custom House orders to raliero Tokar, if possible. The men, be it out of respect for a collin or out |
Engineer of Mouars Milburn's line of Officere in one of the Korean ports were coasting steamers, the Peking, Ningru, etc. paid their salaries all in copper cash, thors cach employé had to hire mules, which he both present to give evidence. Both gen loaded with about 89,000 casit, in order to flamon have recovered sufficiently to move tako his monthly pay to his residenco about, but they still feel the effects of the
Shanghai Merevry. shaking they received. Captain Hoyland
. But she will continue her hostile attí- tude on the frontier and she will foster a guerilla wor in Tonquin all along the French lines. The French will this be obliged to inaka sono move. As lang as China romanine hostile they cantor withdraw or substantially reduce that army of occupation, fur to do an would be the signal for the Chinese to ad- Tue, departure of the home-guing mail Owise to she illness of Mr H. Williams, wards released. He is enspended from vance. Nor do we suppose that France will be inclined to go to the expense of keeping a permanent army of cerpa tion of sotno. 15,000 men in Tonquin, Clearly, therefore, she must either force or persuade the Chinese to become friends.
tuner Gorges has been postponed until Wednesday morning at daylight. All pas- Aangers should embark on Tuesday evening
The Hon. F. R. Plunkett, H. B. M's new. Is appointed minister to Jagan, arrived
Clyde on his way to Yokohama, to which place he will proceed in the same company's
Wo were
rolief of Sinkat, His Lordship said, was,
who
wreck.
steamer Kashgar. He is accompanied by Mr J. S. Brewer and Captain Hoyland wording we bullion available. Consequently Time British Govt he said, had no futed steaner:-Shanghai Mercury.
as we said, so for aroused the anti-foreign party in Ulina that we believe it will how be very difficult to offer any terme that would to acceptable to China and not humiliating to France. A writer Mrs Plunkett and two daughters,
in a recent number of the Times, speak-YESTERDAY's provasion of the Cross at ing, as it would appear, in the name of Macno was as grand and imposing a spectacin the Chinese Legation of London, de- clared that the Red River on a boundary as over. Neither money nor care seemed was the ne plus ultra of Chinese conces to have been spared to make the display ne sion, Chinu taking the Northern and brilliantas possible, and theappearence of the France the Southern shore, it being gorgeous train as it moved slowly from point also a further condition that Bacnin to point was magnificent, its beauty was must not be niranked. We confess we du not sea how France, which rejected much admired by the largo ommaren of the Bourée propositions, could possibly people who witnessed it. Beautiful weather consent to these without a manifest cen- was enjoyed. fession of wrong doing. Besides, such a scheme has little to recommend it on. Tas morning, on the godown kospors om its own merits. A navigable strent ployed at the P. and O. Company's godowns can hardly be called a scientific frontier at the Prayc making their tonal daily ex-
was discharged from Hospital yesterday.
Mr Wotton, of Meassa Brereton, Wotton and Doncon, was present to watch the case on behalf of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company,
THE WOES OF A FATHER. Paterfamilias write to the Pall Mall Gratte as follows
"
38
**
30 days' night,
4 months' aight,
9 diMer
72,
... $27.50
$5.30
Temperature. after the defest of Bakar Pasha, isapossible. af feat, did not attempt to touch them, and (Taken at Mera Falconer & Co.'s Premises, a cuffia marks at presint tho site of the ill- intention to annex
Queen's Road.) word remain there only antil a stable aud our troops
Honarono, March 3, It wa Government had been accured. impossible, his Lardship aid to govern Egypt from London; but it had been decid- SPEAKING of postal matters, I heard arno ed to appoint a first rate man to represent te. British Government in Cairo, who aurious items of official gossip which may would recommend efficient mon for Civil interest those-and there are many such-al Military Berrics in Egypt. who cars for statistical facts. Everyone must have noticed the dall brick-coloured bottlo-wax need in sexling mail hage, but it will probably surprise most people to hoar that as much as £37 worth of this wax je,
SOMEWHAT sensational information has on att average, used every weak in the post
uffices of the kingdom. String, too, ia, reached us from native sources regarding use, & most important item of cfficial certain disturbances which are taking places; but who would think that nearly £950 worth of string is consumed weekly in the at Kxei Sin in the protect of Hui Chau, wrking of our postal aye Figaro. about four days journey from Canton in an It is emphatically armed by our informants, who are in a
even between peoples both of whom ramination, they found a Chinose, coolie Easterly direction.
desirous of keeping the peace. Who is
SUPREME CURT
IN CR MINAL SESSIONS.
Iratge.)
Monday, March 3rd.
to control the navigable river and whure accreted in a godown besides a clicet of does the one jurisdiction begin and the opinm, which he had apparently opened pesition to possess thoroughly reliable data (Before the Hon. Jumes Russell, P'ninas, other end? In this case we believe it during the night and extracted from it 23 that for some timo past a large band of would quickly luy the seeds of a fresh balls, value $100. Ho true charged with the robbers, estimated by some to number be- quarrel, if it were accepted which we do theft at the Police Court this morning, twcon 7,000 and 8,000, hare toen plunder- not suppose for a mottont it will be.
We stated some months age our be- but the case was remanded until the 8thing, in a wholesale manner, all the villages in the district. Their depredations were lief that the question of an fudernity instant, no evidence being takon.
brought to tite notice of the prefect and was bound to come to the front before a
News received, since yesterday, canoern-
ing the masecre in Chius, states that the mussacres took place in Touquin.
Cai, Feb. 124-Sinkat has fallen. The Governor, after blowing up the forti Seations and spiking all the guns, and a sortio yesterday morong with the whol, of the garrison, amounting tas 600 mon, all of whom were assered by the enemy.
Lord Wolasley is telegraphed to One- ral Stephenson & sand Gainua und a por tion of the Garrisna at Cales to relieve Tukar
The troops on hard the transport Jucu will go to Suakin.
The three pinners who were found guilty the Criminal Sessions on Wednesday at Rute of a Chinese brethe who was in- of having been concerned in robbing pa Nowa from the Cape status that it is believe the King Ceteways has been weigled into an empty house, gagged and poisoned, and that a postmortem examine
tion has been ordered. sentenced by Air Justice Rossell to various The first prisoner, late servant to Ie Ust, who gave the man a good the Rev. Mr C character, was sentenced to eighteen caleE-
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trust (for I was responsible for it)
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station.
REGISTER.
AX 4 T..-1ST MARCH.
to sea level
Wind:
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Weather.
Rain dess
previous 24 fr
0.05
incest cumarkt Laburnum Villa, the wife of Me So-and-av, of a daughter." without offence express the forront hope I am So-and-So, and this was the first (ruay- that it will be the last ), intimation of the aid that I had ever nude. It did note occur to me that these few mild, even twid words would entso the commaation which Mr. Gladwone, in reply to Sir Stafford they appear to have done. By the absenc Northcots's motion the House of Compust of that day letters and book-packets mons, made a similar statement to that of commenced to live addressed to myself or Earl Granville in the House of Lords, to my wife, and thes: letters and packets. adding that four thousand men had been au still arriving. Clavulsts were fist in jurdered in proced to Surin
the held with night-light ingenions con trivanes for boiling water without bro I Manila 29.96 86.360 NW cnot be responsible fee strict accuracy in Hongkong 30.09 04.978 E the end of descripsius), nerated waters, drugs, de. These were closely followed, Fooohow 30.2158.094 SW
Amy30.0004.078) SE Love pritely, by the arder. Shanghai.30. 1750.586 ESD-3 Two of these gautleien left their Nagasaki.30.25 - cards in puram in my letter-box. Per-Wostock 30.41 12.7 N ambulators of all sizes, nubes, and
pricce
Hongkong Observatory, March 2, 1884. ran a cemetery company very class. Scoreg uf makes of infants to declared that it
at 10 a. M.-2ND MARCH. was equivalent to stence of death on tho Manila 30.03/78.876j W 121 (London and China Express, Jan. 25th.)
little atrager to refuse to use their respec Hongkong 10.1159.808 ESE 9 tive productions. A gentleman in Bremen Amoy30.02'61.088) SSE The latest mail advices received home rowed that no Englishman could taste his Foochow dar months' imprisonment with hard labour; were chew December 11th, Yukuha tuua, & ample of which he kindly sent me, Shanghai. 30.09 17.596 31 and second prisoner, who had a larger aluure, cid San Franciscs, 13th, Shanghai, Lith, without incontinently landoning the native Nagasaki. 31 21 NE in the robbery than the first, was sentenced agg 18h, Sigm lat, Singapur articly-Es war," he aid, "rein in Wostock 30.20,00.6 ~~ N who was the must active of the whole three, the advices dated as above, from Chins and ring, because he could not got the samples to two years hard bour, and the third.th. The French tail, eid Naples, with mogel For weeks the pestiuan bad to Hon hong Observatory, March 2, 1854
the Straits Settlements, was delivered in of scap sent by various kind gentlemenito Manila... 29.88 87.661 E8 3 wax Buntenced to three years hard labour.
London on the 21st inst., its due date. The the letter-box. House agenta offered wo advices from Japan were received, við San
San excellent housce rents that could hardly Hongkong 2.98 67.186 WNW 1] & Francisco, un the 19th just. The n
v next in- be called oven nomius, eine of them Amoy 20.0465.084 SE 1 ward mail ex P. and 9. steame: Keisari remarlding that three
Foodhow.. people required more Hind, from Shanghai 20th, Ho gkong 2
Sith
Louse
room than two. From various parts Shanghai. 20.0048.603 N December, Singapore 2nd Jummary, was des of country enmo photographs of the Nagasaki. 30.00
colunu of the Temescontainingthe announce patched from Suez, per steamier Lombardy,
Wostock 30.00 20.0 E on the 23rd inst., and may be expected to ment which brought all this trouble on Hongkong Observatory, March 3, 1884-
AT 10 AM-3RD MARCH, makers of invalid chairs, Manila...29.99 80.280 WNW 2. were largely represented. Amoy.... 29.92 64.083 NW 1 The chiet nuisances wire the distressed Foochow Devonshire, and leewhere, who insisted on Nagasaki 29.73 SW gentlewomen fra Cheshire, Wales, Shanghai 30.0838.580 NW sending babies' shoes, jackets, pincushions, Wostook 30.06 18.9 NNE slippets, &c., with a request for posti! Ta Barometer has fallen. Gradienta order by return of post. This request was indicate very light winds. The Temper generally acompanied by a statement of ture is rising and the Humidity great
W. DOTERCE,
• Government Astronomer. Hongkong Observatory, March 3, 1884
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
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fool settlement was arrived at. It will Me Charles Bunker, who, has for some his assistants, and the Colonul of the in-build and then robbed, were this morging not be denied that the aution of Chiun lus years occupied the office of Honorary perial garrison at Heni Chau was deters, given France some plausible pronods for making a claim of this nature and we Treasurer to the Temperance Hall Commit.spatched with a force of several hundred espect to hear more of it soon, The leo, has resigned his duties in consequence on to subda and disperse the band. threatened seizure of lainan or Fer- of pressure of his other duties. Mr Bunkor The Imperial fores on mosting with the moen as a cantorial guarantee, would, we has taken great interest in the working of desperadoes, found itself vastly outnum believe, bo the tent objectionable me the institution and his resignation, has beenbered, and, after an engagement with the thod of bringing China round to terms that has yet been suggested. It could regretfully accepted by the other members too, had to retreat with the loss of be done without loss of life or injury of the Committee, who lose his valuable three officers and ten men killed, nad a to the inhabitants and at the same time services. Mr Beechami koe taken over the much larger number wounded. Assistance bo s powerful lover to bring negotin- ofice. Mr Buiker still remains a member has now been applied fox from the Can.
We believe the of the Committo. tions to an issue. French will have to make a move of some kind soon to relieve the diplomatic
parts on the mainland would be to run the risk of complications with other Powers and a move on Peking involves
tonese authorities, who have despatched the guabwat Ching-an, the revenub steamer
The following gentlemen were the jury :. A E. M. da Silva, J. A. Ablan, E H Heard, F. F. do Ruzario, E. F. de Souza, J. I. McGregor und T. W. L. Holine. The Attorney General prosecuted. The men natoed Un Awang, who fell and severely injured himself in trying to escape when detected committing a
bur-
date.
AT 4 P.MYND MAROL.
Ogd
·40
dead-lock, To lechade any of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Fai-wan and a number of war-junks, with why on the premises of Mesara Thomas reach London on the 30th inat, ita duo me with
Company's vessel, the Clyde, which brought a force of 2,000 soldiers, to quell t e dis-Howard & Co. lutoly, was found guilty of
dozen, went that I would order! out the last English mail, sade ons vi turhause. The result of thin expedition having in his possession a fair af spetta and Tonquin are ordered to saul again very luld use als
It is reported that the transports Bienhoa of clothing, of various articles of home Hongkon 30.05 67.184 W 1. the amartcat runs from Singapore to has not yet come to hand. Hwai Chau incles which had been atolen from the desk of
Air H. Otto, a a much larger army than they yet have this port that have ever been made. She quite cloac to the court.
a clerk in the employ of shortly for Tonquin, Nene of these objectious apply to the left Singapore.st 3 o'clock on the afternoon Tere case of the brutal assault on Msuffice.
Mosca Patau & Co., the evening provius of six new gnuboats for service in Tongin. Ordurs have been given for the building
seizure of Formosa or flainan, and we
to the robbery from Musara Howard & Co.'s
Evidence was only heard against The various parts of the vessels will be for should not be suprised to see the pro- of Tuesday last, the 26th ultiuso, not 2p.. Fincham wna tried at the Supreme Court the prisoner on one charge, although he ward to Taquiu and put together on jeet soon put into execution. But we on the 27th as was stuted before she arrived,
was known to be intimately connected with teaching their desti..ation. fear we are a long way from the end of and came alongside the wharf here st 12,15/this morning before Mr Justice Russell and several different robbories from European gun veasel, un the Chin, Station, will the heartrending condition of the writer,
The Eceirei, +, double more composite p.m. yesterday, thus making the passage in jury. The Attorney General appeared firms. He was sentenced to three years return home, having been replaced by the From Paris a lady representing herself, an a
the dispute yet.
TELEGRAMS
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, March 1. Further details regarding the Franchire
form rate throughout the three kingdome.
THE THANEYAAL AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, March 1.
The Transvaal Convention has bean sue. The Buzerainty of England La been abolished, but she reserves to herself the right to reto treaties with Foreign
Powers.
ZHA WAS IN BOUDAN,
LONDON, March 2
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four days and a little over twenty-one hours. for the prosecution; prisoner was not de- She is one of the newest vemale the Com-
fended by councel. There were four counts pany Lins
THE Lynch Family, bull-ringers and vom lists, who are now engaged on a tour round
Sho
penal servitude.
Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Wodehouor, Esq.) Monday, March 3.
A PLUNDERING RICKSHA COOLIE.
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Mh; the Kestrel has served two odnenis-distressed countrywota wrote: in the prot. sions in China, having beon recommissioned twat passible manner, referring gracefully in the indictment against prisoner, the first
at Hongkong on June 15th, 188 »,
to the recent incident (namely, Mrs. The death is abroaned of Captain So-and-so, of a daughter") as one which charging him with having wounded and at-
Geurge Brook Swain, R.N., late mastersofters the hearts of men immersed in the attendians of the Hongkong Duckyard. of the world," and earnestly request- tempted to murder Mrs Fincham, the
Captain Swain, who ento ed the Navy in ing a small trifle towards maintaining and with having wounded her with in-
1936, had seen considerable activo service herself and an aged father among tale that the New Bill provides for a niche world, were passengers yesterday by tent to mairo and disublo, and the third with i
A jinriosaka coolte, naped Lam Ashing. nat. He was later on with the late Sir strangers. She carefully indicated the Barometer... 90.08- the P. & Q. ateamer Glyde from Penane having tightly clutched her throat to choke, sonment with. Ir labour for having Glerupsake, serving with the luster in the Eou could he sent t Paris,
was sentenced to endure six months' im. Janes Hope as mustur in the Majestic and various methods by which money to any Temperature. 64.0 Owing to the ill-health of several members suffocate and strangle her with the object of mered the sum of 33 irons the person of loot Cline, war, and at the capture of the ed a preference for English statepeers, Busuidity.... orders, Di'tion of wind of the Company, the Family are booked omitting a theft, and the fourth with Herbert Sellers, a man couging to Pribo Forts. He had received the Uri- which, she said, she could get a friend to Poin
H.M.S. Caputra. The annexation was moan meal, with Subastopol clasp, the cash for her. Why, too, did ise lady in Weather... through to Japan and will proceed on to Yo-having ommitted an assault and robbery. committed while the bar was suffering from Baltie and Turkish moduls, and the China Croydon send a small box containing a Rain........... kokama by the Kashgar on Thursday. Mr J. The facts of the case have already been an intemperate use of spirits.
medal with
garment for the new arrival, and forgot to S. Farron, the comedian, is still at Penang, fally published. Prisoner said in defence
The transport Paitu; which recently left send any acompanying letter antil a fort
Hongkong Observatory, March 2. but will arrive here by the next mail that he did not strike Mrs Fincham.
Tool, has on board a complete military night afterwards, when the garment had For assaulting Inspector Bretuner by hit balios equipment, hich was despatched bead under the impresion that it had Barcuter..... 29.98 steamer and rejoin the Company at Shang gave him the jewellery to take down to her ting his in the eye and ubaving himself from the araund at Meudon, and filled niz been sent as a suitable prosent by some Temperature.. liai on their return from Japan. The Com-usband; he did not like to take it, and in a disorderly far in the Star Hulel railway wegges. The cars consists of kiur friend? And why, oh why, waa IsoHumidity......
yesterday evening, Patrick Weavor, n sea-100 men, including a colonel and two eap. idiotic as to rend two guiness on the peremp. Di'tion of wind WNW pany will commence their season here went to fold up an aetiolo
of her man belonging to the U.S.S. Menseney, tains, and is intent d to act spacially in tory demand of the lady in question, when Force about the middle of next month,
attire when she took up a pair of sensors was fined $5.
ambaacades, and is attached to the artillery. I could have purchased the same article at Weather.. and was going to hit him with them. He
The balloons are mufacture of the finest the necrest shop for 5s For weeks and Rain. Five Gandan men-of-wars pen were fined wilk, that the rebels have been completely de- from Macao. Shortly after nine o'clock and hurt herself. The Jury, after consult alternatives of imprisonment, or being stored to ach car, waith can turn out Stock Exchange, who dwal fovingly on the A complete photographie apparatus is before my ores by kind gentlemen of the feated by Gordon Pasha The British loss yesterday (Sunday) morning, it was disco ing together for a minute or two, found Foils in the 'Star Hotel
drunk and disorderly and resulting the 100 impressions a second and printed sweet security I tie bargains. Time and vorad that Mr Clodolpho A. dos Santos prisoner guilty on the third and fourth
The fiues were instantaneously; priuatic compasses, we space fail me to speak of the companies Oliveira, second clerk in the official ravenue counts. His Lordship, in sentencing the
paid.
pids, thermometers, and other scientifin aing fortures with their ships, but who inetraments of recent invention, including wanted me to join them in making still office, had put an end to bia existence in prisoner; said it was useless for him to say
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH the now electric magnet balancing has which larg
larger fortunes Tas Chins Merchants' 9. N. Co.'s steamer bis own compound, by suspending himself anything to man who had acted as pri
by. building more ship of prevence a balloons from pyraling, and, it is the railway shore paying good dividenda Pouchi, Captain Lancaster, has had the by the neck with a short piece of rope tied aaner had done. Such ari assault as this on
expectert, will be the means of eventually (in South America) which the waora disposing with ballast
wanterl honour this season of opening the intento a beam. When found deceased was al- a mistress had not before taken place in
divide with me of the reduced TELEORAMS.
Capt. George D. Morant, of Her Man Ladies (their name as legion) who wanted to trade. She only got na far as Taku, but most in a kneeling position, his toes the Colony, so lar as he was aware, and it the Times of India gives the particulars of the sords of the Admiralty for the post of and to narse the stranger. Bet I would Cacute, Feb. 8.A special telegram to jesty's ship achilles, kas buon solected by be cuspanions for the interesting invalid abe was received with deconstrations of Lanching the ground, to that before ho was necessary to deal severely with the Beker Paala's defeat, and shows that the Commnudote-in-Charge at tiongkong, in the not be doing justice to my own feelings did delight by the Chinese, who had crackere could have accomplished his object, he must prisoner. He sentenced bini to fourteen were unable to complete the square into Captain Borant served in the Barmeas cgaged in some agricultural enterprises in unde, deizing rain, flog, goons, and exhibited illiinations in her hanogr.
Egyptian troops becamo punic-stricken, and roma of Captain William Gaming, I cot specially mention the gentlongs There was plenty of solid too opposite the have kept his feet off the ground long years' penal certitude, and during the first which the Comoder tried to for them Takn Custom Hause, three miles above the enough to strangle himself. He is said to six months of that terra hu was to be Then the enemy entered and the wildest War. As second livituunt of the Cormo- auum for 2500, which he suggested I
campaign of 1852-3, also in the Crimean Manitoba who offered me 50 per
Der cont per
Tientsin the Paiko was free of ice,~~~N~0.
confusion ensued. Some teen discarded want in the ongagement between the should lend him for the privilege of partner-
to dew (wo).The letters are reposted to indi D. New
thirty blows. If prisoner conducted him and implored their maroy; others fired on command of Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope, out that if I settled this som qu the infant 7. Bars, in isches, leathe and hundredthe
signíflation.
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Latest intelligence from Stakim states Á DELERMO case of suicide is roparted polled himself away and thou she fell down in soms varying from 10 to 92, with the, and wil. be into with vitri acid inonths I have tiad colossal fortunes dangded
in killed and wounded is catinated at fifty, and the enemy's at'a thonandi
W. DOBRECK, Government Astroupmer,
Hongkong Observatory, March 3.
1. BAROMETER reduced to 32 degrass Fahren. and bandrelthe, heit, and to the level of the sea in intires, trať).s
and Leuths, Fahrenheit.
2. TEMPERATUES, is the shade in degrees, 3. Huvir, in pertentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moistues being
4. DIENCTION OF Wiks, to two poluse,
100,
6. Force War, according to Beonfest
G. STATA OF WEITUEL, à bisa sky, ho
Beale
util lightning, overcast, p pang showers,
squally, rein, s snow, thusdur; v visibility.
pot where the Poochi was unchared. At have been sorely troubled about his Enan whipped three times, each time to receive their arms, gruvelled before the enemy, British Squadron in Guina, under the ship. To enforce his arguments be pointed/cate any increase over the average of their:
vial affairs,
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