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years ago She described the attack on some place in Wing Lok street and gave the date correctly. One or two of my commit- too had questions answered. The committee did not write on a pad or book of any kind.

to show that the damages award-wife correctly gave the name of the P. & 0. ed even whore the services were very meslenmer Niphon and the particulare and data ritorious, were insignifiant compared with of hur sinking near Amoy, nearly seventeen Elie value of the property sared. In one instance quoted, £1,000 was awarded to value of £12,000; in another thevalue was £30,000, and the award 2015; in still an nther

the value was £100,000 the award £18,000. Having consulted with the naval It is utterly absurd to suppose that any assessor in the case, and having taken person or persons could come here and in Dvorything into consideration, he considered forty eight hours become a walking compon- $3,500 would ba a fair and adequate com.diam, ready to answar such a heterogeneous pensation to Messra Gerard & Co., Mesara mass of questions as a miscellaneous audi. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. and Mr Mcalle for enco might ask. The fact of our giving cor the services rendered by them in existing reet replies to the questions, even if handed to put out the fes, provided it was 13-up openly, would in itself be a perfect solved by them for their servicca whether refutation of your very ingenious yet untrus claimed in the petition or not, and upon the theory. understanding that they wore to satisfy the Your editorial is unfair in that it only various persona they employed. There dealt with part of the thought-roading being really no defense and no reasonable effects. On Monday evening, Mr Ford did tonder having been made to the promo not write but thought of a pain in the tips vasta, although they had rint succeeded in of his fingers. This thought I correctly di establishing their right to anything apvined, also the more thoughta of Mr Edwards proaching the amouns they claimed, his and Mr Hughes. Lordship thought they were entitled to their coats.

Mr Francia, who appeared for the promno vanta, asked his Lorship to apportion tha mums to the diffurent promovrats.

moma I

As to the private seances in my i say nothing of them, not because I cannot, but bocanes the public not having soon thom would not understand the mattor in ques- tion. Now sapposing for argumont's enke His Lordship said he thought Mooara Ge..that your theories were true, was it not ra rard were entitled to $1,000, Messrs Wilther uncourtoon to me, after paying your son, Nicholis & Co. 81,000 and Mr Moallo paper a large advertising bill, to publish 81,500,

such ne vitorial (which of necessity was

The Attorney General represented the im- pugnants

Police Intelligence. (Before II. B. Wodzhorne, Esq.) Friday, March 14.

Chon Arza, wife of Chan Utebai, wak charged by Wong Sz, married werun, with -stealing a jewellery box containing bank notes of the value of 8100, one diamond ring, one silver anklet and divars other articles of jewellery, value 8340, on the --> 12th inst

out

In answer to a further request by Mrbound to hurt my howca), before my Francia, his Lordship said the division of season was over, especially, se you ndinit the money awarded to Mesars Wilson, Nio that your theory was only a supposition. holls & Co. would have to be left to the The writer of the article, after injuring my kond of that firm.

business by his nonsensical fanfarronado, swootens the pill by giving a prolirainary dose of taffy in calling mo an ex tremely shrewd and observant man." would not object to the editorial if it dealt with the entire subject, but to isolated intances to prove on reasonabla | thoury, I think is unfair and unjust to mo in every sense. As to the Bguren on the board, the explanation is even moro ridi- enlow than the other. Gentlemen are in tho drans efroles every night where it touches the procenium and when the houso is so still, as it is nearly in the clairvoyancy, that the dropping of a pin could be hoard, the faintest whispor that Mrs Baldwin could hear audibly so as to determine its character, would be heard by gentlemen in the dress circle, the front seats downstairs as ever the greater part of the hours. I dofy you to atteropt the experiment, and make any one hear an audible whisper at a distance of six or eight feet on the City Hall stage without having it olearly and distinctly heard in the dress circle and the front of the house. The person at the greater distance may not be able to distin guish the words but would distinctly hear the sound of audible whispering. On Sia- turday night I will show by some new ex- periments how untenable your surmica are. Saturday night is my last night, and cocrything will be explained, and in explain- Thomas Owen Jones, unemployed, waring so much trickery I can assure you I charged with satting and wounding one would explain it all if there was trickery in Thomas Gavin, overseer at Taita. Water what you suggest. works on the 11th inat.

The complainant is a concubine of a shopkeeper, and resides in Yin Ifing Lane. Doferlaat lives in the same house. Yes torday afternoon complainant went out for an hout, and on her return found her jewellery box had been tified of its con tents. Later on, she saw defendant with some of the jewellery in her possession. Sho mked defendant to return the pro porty, but was met with a refusal.

The case was remunded until the 21st March, bail being allowed.

(Before A. G. Wine, Esq.)

James Orango sold he was resident en gineer at Talam Water Works The do-

Youts respectfully,

S... BALDWIN.

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EXPLANATION:-1 Treasury; 2 Head-quartars; 3 Harrack; 4 Magazine; 5 Stora-house; & Guard house; 7 Magazine; 8 Storo-house; Guard-house; 10 Barracks; Guns.

CAPTURE OF BACNINH. is an "imperial rond" Bacainh. This Early this morning the French Admiral here received the following telegram from the Governor of Cochin-China at Saigon

Bacninh taken on the 18th March, Chinese flying in the direction of Thai

of the week. The complainant is fraison us to the methods by which lus on mat. There was a quarrel between them, deavours to bewilder the public. As in which Gavin was injured by broken well tight it be argued that the Nguyen, after having sustained acrious glass. He produced a letter, signed by audience sught not to surmise how loss. A battery of Krupp guns captured somplainant in his presence, stating that he wished to withdraw the charge and ke

and

thought the injuries wore the result of an spiritualism and thoughtning da

accident.

for defendant, who is to sail to-morrow,

Defendant was discharged.

French loss, seventy killed and wounded ?

de Faris here, has also received from Sai. M. Arranger, of the Compoir d'Escompte

on a shorter telegram to the same effast as the one given abora. It merely states: Bacnink taken 12th March; French loss,

the Professor obtained his accept

attended the performance as Witness had procured a pamage critics, and not merely to describe what took place. Madame Baldwin certainly reads unrecordel thoughts, and, apparently, the thoughts of parsome both inside and outaids of the theatre, because Doctor Young, who was credited with the thought shall I be married, and was informed that he would killed and wounded.' We have been

CORRESPONDENCE,

PROFESSOR BALDWIN'S ENTER-

KUNG TAINMENT.y

To the Editor of the 'Cunya Maru?

Hongkong, March 14th, 1884. Bt-In your paper of last evening is ar editorial article about my entertainment, Bnd

especially about my clairvoyant and thought reading experiments, that is colon- lated to do me inuolt harca, and the article is so manifestly untrue and unfair, that, in simple justico to me, you should publish

road is, however, a mere delusion. It is an ombankment about a yard wide, worn away by the floods in many places, and probably nowhere able to support the weight of field artillery.

Judging from the plan we publish, the sitadel has been ontirely surrounded by a

line of defence, on which a large number of

at the bottom is the one turning frura guns have been mounted. The road shown

Hanoi. We presume the plains marked as inundated would not be covered

with water at

learned that most of the sosts for Patti ch Friday had been selling at a big premium, eton as high us 820a piece, while the demand for seats to hear her (Gerster) aing was only fair. This thoroughly enraged the prima doma

and sho

sho complained that she was not fairly treated and would not sing. Colonel Maplein was sont for and argued with the enraged woman, but it was no go. She had made up her mind not to sing and she stood to it. There was a stormy scene at tho hotel, which ended in har packing up hor things and taking the first train back to Now York. Mme. Daly took her place in the opera to-night. Patti sings to-morrow

night

Londors, Fob. The steamer Fordday, hearing the now cable to Amerion, has returned disabled, her chain becoming on- tangled with her propeller.

Paris, Feb. 1-Prince Jerome Napo loon informed a Bonapartist depatation which waited upon him that the time hod arrived to commence legal, opon and natir ing agitation for the promotion of the Bona partist canso,

It has boon decided to hold a large ing on the 17th inst. to discess the neccarity for a revision of the Constitution,

Vienna, Feb. 1-The Lacrease of crimes, capecially rubberies, has almost caused a

reign of

of terror. A scavenger to-day receive cartridge from a stronger and handed it to a policeman. The cartridge exploded, probably fatally wounding the policeman. Most of the newspapers say that the mes aures of repression ordered by the Govern ment because of the recent acts of sosialiste were necessary.

Forty socialists have been expelled and two nowspapers suppressed..

Berlin, Fab. The Admiralty is dia- cussing the proposal to ask the Reichstag for a vote of 7,000,000 marks to maintain ironolads, construct torpedoes and ingrense the number of sailors.

London, Fob, 3--Waddington, Frensh Ambassador, presiding at a dirmer in aid of a French hospital, welcomed the sentiment of the Lord Mayor of London that the cor diality between France and England should ever be preserved. He spake strongly in favor of a closur knitting between the co tries of the bones of penza and gold-will, which are so important in

in their interests:

and the interests of the world. The rupturo of relations between them, he said, would

o a calamity beyond conception. All their recent quarrels were transient. It was their duty to civilization and homarily to do their best to maintain goud feeling. He knew that was the sentiment of the leading statesmen of England and France,

The Branch journals are already tearing Queen Oncen Victoria's book to pieces. An auda

cious writer, remarking on the prominencó given to John Brown, declares that. Her Majesty takes her second widowhood to heart as much as hor first. The book ban been subjected to careful revision, but it dunla with Lord. Bonconsfield's career and raise much controversy. character in a way that mot nacomarily

seriously indisposed at Castlemilk, his seat in Scotland.

The Marynis of Queensberry has sent a The stormer Cardiganshire, from Ham- Cairo, Feb. 23-Gonorals Graham, He burg for Singapore, &c., arrived at Mid-purphlet to the Lords and Commons advo

cating a reform of the merrige service to wett and Bukar have gone to Trinitat. Adlesbrough on Jan. 28 with cargo on fire. meet the views of the accalaricts. He has portion of the Egyptian troops haru laft The fire was found to be in the main batch,

the assistance of fire engines and a number together let no man put apnder" subati- and a great quantity of cargo hurt. With proposed, in order to meet divorce cases, to leave out the words "whom God has ind of hands to discharge cargo, the fire was tuting therefor whom the Goverdapat of

charged. completely got ander in about four hours, nature may put sa der let no man at- and all the burnt and burning cargo dis

tempt to keep fogether.

Khartou.

Cairo, Feb. 2.-It is reported that the British army of occupation in Egypt will be

increased to ten thousand.

a

has heart electot member for Cork city by

London, Bob, 24.--Mr Deany, Nationalist, majority of 997.

Russian notina in Central Asia.

Lonton, Feb. 26th The Secretary of

Houses, said that within

the

counties of England have presed resolutions The Chambers of Agricultura of several

ton of arging Farliament to restrict the importa

of cattlu, ili of cattle diqdanes

in order to

to prevent the spread

is giving oxhibitions of his skill in Croat Captain Austin, an American markewan, Britain, At Lalesster he shut a pobitu

marry a widow with four children; has not expecting to receive a telegram from our wall hills are marked, and it is possibla State for War, replying to a question hereter Sir John Pupa Hennessy has and he was placed under atrent yet attcuded one of the Professor's entor-Special Correspondent in Tenguin in the which earlier telegraphic advices in-full discretionary powers in connection hope left ng pension is the only; the theatre on the night in question.En. course of the day, but it is probable the formed us had been captured by the to secure the safety of Suskim. The exforgetting that Hong Kong was a British concert tour, through England snil, Sopl

The Whitehall Ferice says:The present bach replaces General Tuterasief as Go relief than when it got Sir John Pope Petersburg, Feb. 23.-General Rosen- Government never experienced a sweater vernor-General of Turkistan. This ap- Hennessy away from the post of Governor pointeront is considered as a concession to of Hong Kong. The present Government Brisiah susceptibilities in connection with never made a more egregious blunder than this time of the

when, to follow his diamatrous reign at Hong Kong, it rent ha to Mauritius. year. To the right of the place a fow

Troubles have lagun there, just as they the end of his daughter, but at the that on thees wore placed the two forta certain limite

third attempt the ball plowed her swalp Graham possassed been sent. A

r getting Favong

Three Landun theaters have been placed Bir John out of active

at the disposal of Mary Anderson at the expedition, his chief object being miscaief-making. Hong Kong for the

Chinese

termination of her ongegotent "was at one time his cry, quite pedition will not advance for a few daya

Patti has been offered £1,000 night for a eial despatches and the longihy contauaica covers the total loss of the French during peorage with the title of Viscount Hamp pire. Now he wants Maurities to be hand Sir Henry Brand has been raised to the colons, and not a part of the Chinese Eri tions of the special correspondents of the the whole of tho operations against Bac

kad has also boon granted a

a ponsion, od over to inhabitanta-quite forgetful

Ottawa, February 6-A petition from Au explosion, English and Frouch newspapers, to unable ninh, the capture of the place has caused by dynamite, took place at one breeding, and that the island is a British ag for restriction of the importation of supposed to have been that theso 410 half French by birth and the Legitisturs of British Columbia pray o'clock this morning, in the cloak-room of culony. In it

tainments, and was half a mile away from

C, M,]

To the Editor of the China Mail.'

wires from Hanoi have been too busily oc cupied, since the fighting, with French offi

Franuli.

Hongkong, March 15th, 1884.

SIK, With reference to my challengo

to

to Hongkong.

If the return of 70 killed and wounded

with big

dess

Jaid.

this letter in reply. Had the statements beg to state that I think the Professor has our representative to get through a mong been achieved at a much cheaper rate the Victoria Station, Seven people were ins was und, we poidan Who Chinese Inbourers, sets forth the evil offent

ith Professor Baldwin of the luti înstant,. I in the article been made in the ordinary acted in a very ungentlemanly manner in report of my entertainment, or

had the

It is, however, clear from the tole I would answering tuy letter through, your article-been a communicated one,

columns. I understand ho

referred to my have paid no attention to it, but an editorial challenge at his last entertainment, but I am sent to the French Admiral that article is supposed to carry weight with it,

and no statements so injurious to my busias not present. Common politeness de-Bacniah is now in the hands of GeneralBora than three days, and with the fall of orders sout from hero, Ayoub Khan has tarned to England? It will be difficult for are now thore, most of them destituto.

new should have been published on mare suppositions, which I can easily show to be. false. Had you waited until my enter tainmenta were all over; it would have been in far better taste, especially as you only publishja maro thoory (which is a falsc ono). Now to demolish will state a few facts, whic fairy story. I ke you have so

carefully watched my

must certainly admit.tertainments, you

I

of

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

the case in Hong of an intox of that undesirable clues and than was anticipated Tho fighting dous injured, and the station and adjacent pro some of the officials in Mauritius have asks that a tax of $100 per annum be in- not appear to have extended. over party severely damaged.

refused to servo under Sir Julm Pope Bon Ford on every Chinami entering the Theron, Feb. 26,-In pursuance of the messy, have thrown up their posts, and ro Province, Eighteen thousand Chinamen mauded a reply to my challenge in the Millot's troops, and that the bulk of the the citadel, the capture of Bacuinți most

the two forts, which probably commanded heen detained at Meshed,

the Colonial Öffes to say Nay to this. same way as was given, and freal, the defonders of the place have retreated to ikely became olely utter of getting Bombay, the conveyance of mails via Suez Singapore, &c, and the steamer Hindo-

Feb. 26. In consequence of the Professor's netion I can only draw an un-

A telegram from Port Said, Feb. 1, sintes favourable impression of in, both as u

abolition of quarantine on arrivals from that the steamer Glenne, from Tonion for rope-tier and a gentlainan.

Thai Nguyen, another Chinese stronghold few guns into position to fire upon the and Alexandria will be resumed.

stan had been in collision in the Suez rs truly,

Cairo, Feb. 26-- thousand British Roads. Both vessels ara damaged. Dan. Ngayen is on the river which runs in the Pacs. The fact of a battery of Krupp guns troops have occupied a fort four miles from ages in both sacs probably above the RODHET VILSON.

Temperance Hall.

neighbourhood of Barninh, and the two having been captured must be pretty con- Trinkitat. The onemy fed. A decisive water-line, places are also connected by a road. Judge

clusiva evidenes that the Chinese Govern

THE LYNCH FAMILY OF BELLRINGERS.

about 50 miles North of Barninh, Thai

a

ing from the map, tho river and road. Went had a hand in the defence of the been made to fire the fourth division of the if the season is taken into consideration.

stronghubl

after running about thirty miles fro

NEWS BY THE ENGLISH

MAIL

The P. &, steamer Thames arrived here

At may first entertainment, un last Satur day orening, said: Ladies and gentle.

I wish men,

you to think any question The Theatre Royal will be occupied or Basinh in a northerly direction, pass of any kind. I prefer that you write the Tuesday next by the Bellringers, who will in between two mountain ranges, and question, as it is more easily identified and give the first of three concerts on that even it is between these two ranges, about can be road aloud to the audience for ing. As the art of campanology," as it is verification. I further said: The writ called, is somewhat new to this part of the 20 miles further on, that Thai Nguyen ing is not at all a necessary condition; world we may remark it consists of melody and is situated. It appears to be a place dif- this afternoon bringing London rails up to

Cuential that you write, but it

easier harmony, pounced un bells, and to do this feu of appreich by a hostile force, and February 8th to verify the exact wording of your thought correctly a large amount of practice is when written; but in order to test this ecssary, as well as considerable musical abi- possibly of great natural strength. Thu matter carefully I wait a member of gentle.lity. In this art Messrs Lynch have gained retreat is in fact from the delts to the abandoned his intention to disband the men merely to think intently ofỀ.

question at all, many years have stood at the top of the lad

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TELEGRAMS.. London, Feb. 20.-The Khedive has

question and no! to write tiny seen or for themselves a great renon and for mountainova district, not in the direction; Kyyptian army.

Manchester, Feb,

Jan-

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN

MAIL... The 0, & 0. 8. 2. Company's steamer Arabic arrived here last night bringing San Francisco uils up to the 10th February.

Station.

REGISTER.

AT 4 P.M.-13TH KABOR.

Werber.

0.02

Hongkong Observatory, March 14, 1881,

AT 10A.M.14TH NAKEH. : Manila...130.07.78.574. W Hongkong 90.1062,585 E Anov. 30.08.67.087 SE Fuochow Shanghai.30.0147.685 SV Nagasaki.80.14 SE WV'ostock 29.88 10,4-

The Barometer has fallen, The Tem perature and Humidity have increased, Gradients indicate sight Northerly winds.

W. DOBLECE

•Government Astronomer.

Hon kang Observatory, March 14, 1884.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

"Previous | On duke | On dais.

day

battle is expected on Tuesday at El Teb. Hamburg, Feb. 5th:-The trade on tho Maulman, Feb. 20-Two attempts have river-side may be regarded as satisfactory town: culprits andiscovered. The police Tho total of arrivals and departures to and enquiry to trace the cause of the fire at from Hang during the month of Aga Syad Abdool Houssin & Co.'s Mill is aary again shows an increase of about Manila 29.07:78.5 42. EST stil going on. It is believed that the fire 23,000 registered tons over last year, and Hongkong 30.1057.0×3 BN was not accidental.

by far surpasses any preceding year. Of Anoy 30.1360.065 NW Obituary The Right Houorable The arrivals from the Far East none are re-Foochow 50.2034.008 NË mes Milner Gibson.

gistered. The departures have been the Shanghai 30.0848.671 583 3 London, Feb, 28th--The second batta. Iphigenia, R., Ahrens, which left on Jan. Nagasaki, 30.10 S lion, of the 18th. Rogiment and the 31st 31 with a fall cargo of general merchandise WPostook 20.9509.5)— Reghaent left Portsmouth yesterday for for her usual ronts to Shanghai, via Sing- Gibraltar and Malta respectively, and the apore, to, and the Fuse, Mortenson, for 50th Regiment left for Alexandria.

Manila Madras, Feb. 28th-A telegram from London states that there are symptoms of and, furthermore, in writing questions, dor, the press and the public being unani of the Chines borders but parallel with while. I will inrnish paper and pencils so meus in their praise of the extremely slever them. If the French intend following up Lords, said that the Government, fons will occupy Knudshar if Herat pauses Earl Granville, replying to a question Russia preparing to annex Balkh It is put by Lord Strathairn in the House of expected that the British Government such as are not provided, yet 1 would performanson of the campanologians. rather you would use your own paper imagine that the entertainments given by enemy, period of mountainous and political and wilitary reasons, hal decided from the Aracer.

Many And pencil, for often I don't got my pencila the Company consist purely of bellringing interminable warfare will apparently be to employ no fudian troops in the Soudan. back. You can write upon cards, pro- such, however, is not the case, as the Fa-inaugurated.

Calentia, Fab. 21st. The ship duvora,

(London and China Bepress, Fab. 8.) grammes or shirt cuffs, or out write at all wily and the various artistes connected with

with 28,000 cases of kerosine oil on board, if you think intently of the question you

Elsewhere we publish a plan of the fortifi- Messrs Lynch take part in instrumental

Latest Mail Advices:-Yokobus, Dec. was burns and suak yesterday at Garden

New York, January 24-Arthur Vianno answered.

combinations se well as vocal afforis. Mr cations at Bacuish, which was recently for Rausch Quy trilling damage was done 22, Shanghai. Dec. 27, Foochow, Dec. 20, and Frank Buent, the young Brazilians ar Now, Mr Editor, a reference to your J. S. Farr, o comedian, Paufessor Stawarded to us by our Spacial Correspondent on the river bank fura foating oil. The Hongkong, Jan. 1. The French mail, via rested yesterday for taking preparations to truth of the statement 1 wako above. Now measure to the success of the performance in Tonquiu.. It shows that when the plan getting among the shippinge strike of its due date. There sta no later advices had a sleepless night in their cells own reporter's account will confirm the thum, and others contributing in a large

purt authorities prevented the fire from Naples, with the advices dated as above, fight a duet in Canada, were taken to the was delivered in London on the 4th inst Jefferson Market yesterday morning. They no to the intermission. Thirsty gentlemen Madras paper says: The opening per was executed, the defences of Bacrinh hud cotton operatives at Darwin bas termi- from Japan, via San Francisco. The next and looked feverish and nervous. When wore getting up and patrenizing the bar, formance given by the Lynch Family Troupe been greatly increased beyond what they ated and after ninety minutes of hard work, at the College Hall was certainly one of the

inward tail, ox P. and O. teamor in, arraigned before the Justice their counsel Mrs. Baldwin and I needed ten minutes most uniquely admirable entertainments, it were some years ago. A writer in lead Londay, Feb. 22-Bank Shares:- from Shanghai Sed, Hongkong 8th Jan., asked for an examination, The Jantico

has been the good fortune of the local pub-ing London journal, describing Bastinh

was despatched from Suez, per steamer said he would hold the prismer in 21000 Now as to the questions answered by my lie to witness; and we were truly

Oriental Bank

£12 glad to

Gucatior, on the 5th inst., and may be bail fut examination this afternoon. Chartered Bank

823 108 SE

While wife while in the tranos slate. Out of about me that the talent exhibited was very well aly for months ago, suid- fourteen to twenty questions answered by appreciated by the large house assembled.

Chartered Mercantile Bank... £17 expected to reach London on the 13th inst., they were waiting with four friends for As a position Bacniah is not a place

its due date. her, at least four of the questions were merely. The performance opened with a most artist which gives the Chinaman much cliando

'kong & Shanghai Bank ... £52

their bondsmen a rosy-checked Brazilian Barometer A steel screw steamer, named the Zafiro, entertained than with a speech. He Temperature.. has been launched by Mestre Hall, Russell, attacked the law prohibiting duelling and Hamidity..... Lought (not proin) question on me the pisno by Professor A. Statham, who is

Aberdeen. She has been built remarked. My friends Enero and Vaino, Dition of wind private business matter in reference to an accomplished pianist Then came the with bastions, and, like all the others in cited the former's protectorate. some firm paying their debts, and received comlo song I don't know you," which was Tonquin, is of the Vaubah typo.

Londra, Feb.

Feb. 23.

3-Sir Charles Dilku, re-ship Company (Limited), Hongkong, and its honor, but it will lock When piying to Mr. Edward Stanhope's motion is intended for trading between Amoy, attempt to fight for your own. At noon the Raiz ospitally giren by one of the Messrs yach,

you up if you Weather.. who on beisz encored kindly responded at a Baropen was there the few guns qui action with respect to Mary, mid it vessed to be entirely constructed di steal at to make up the quarrel. Inene advanced to the attention of the flotae to the Hongkong, and Maila be in the first red-cheeked young man persuaded Bueno he received a correct reply. Several others, with another funny ditty. The third item mounted, were honeycombed with age.

Russian whose names I samout now remeraber, on the programme was quite a piece de re Possibly there is something more formida of the Government as they were in conse

w impossible stato at present the views Aberdeen. She is about 1,100 tons gross, ward Vianne Each realized the intention merely thought of questions. Of the write stance, being a "Grand larch" and s tan qucatione, two at least were written on "Scoton Melady" by the Bellringers.ble there now; but in any case it does not

tended their hands. sent them up, and were written in parts of by which to describe the performance in

man patted then on the back-Thon nominal the cylinders being 84 in. and 67

1. Banowaren, reduced to 35 degrees Fahrać” the house where my assistans did not question. So skilfully, swiftly, and corby some low hills from a quarter to half a former assumacas given to the Amser of in: in diameter, with stroke of 3 ft. 6 in. Bueno reciprocated. Shortly afterward the sad hundredis, with his paper and pencil and cash air quality are the memorous bolfs manipulated, milo distant. Thomo eminences are par. Afghanistan, diners to anche algo. She has two sugest el boil or boxers coppen wall fer thers. every case the writer of the question was that the first impression one gets is, that footly devoid of vegetation, and offer, istan strong and independent as an advanced inch, and the speed of the vessel is specified asking

it was policy of large beiters, which work went before Justice Ford, who ao

While the olerk was aked on his honor a gentleman to du the melody in prodiod from come other clare if there was spy confederach Let source than the balls taken up, thaken, and therefore, no difficulties in getting the post of the British Empire. Abdel Rahns to be 124 knote,

out the japers, Bueno Warmly tis look at the replies themselves Mr put down by the performers. Perhaps the gens into position. It is, however, in cessor, and had always been friendly to the despach to Tong King of stores and anna they indulged in a few reconciliations of

man, lo

ho said, was stronger than his preder

sbook Vianno's hand. They left the court Orders have been sent to Toulon for the room together and entered a saloon, where Humphreys was surrectly informed (ut general effect might best be described asking their way to these hills that the British Government. The delimitation of ments for six gunboats. similar order another sort answer to his mere thought) as to the height that likely to bo produced by a musical boxrench vill find the trouble. Valike the of the Peak, I do not believe that the on a very large scale. The olaracteristic members of your staff, or even yourself, impersonation" by Mr. J. 8. Farron fairly majority of Eastern towns, Bacninh does vernment The Government of India lave of twenty guns will be forwarded by the is trouble in Mapleson's Graud Italian & hail, lightning, o overcast, gaining showere,

the frontier of Northern Afghanistan is se- has been given at Rochefort for the Gaboon. riorly occupying the attention of the Go All the material required for the routing timore specia of January 24th says There

Chicage, January 28.The Frikrue's i with your thorough knowledge of Hung brought the house down, as did all the kung matters, could give off hand the 25 other paris in which he appeared. The not stund on a river. It is about two miles formally assated the administration of firat opportunity from Toulon for the ana Opera Company, which rozebed hero today. Equally, win, era thunder, italy cante raply to a question of that kind anth programme will be advertised in our Mon from the Thaibinh arm of the Sung-ki delta, Querta, and the position on the North-West meat of the forts af Thouauan, at the mouth Whem the company arrived the Colonel, dow (wet)he lecters are repented to ind les my wife and I who, as entire stren day's issue, From Hongkong the Bell and four from Do-lio, a small village on the frontier was very satisfactory.id he Woregret to licar that Mr. Hober: Jar St. Tamee, and Gerster, with her husband, ¦ signification, t

of the Hus river.

with Patti, Nicolini eud others, went to the cafe any increase over the averags of their gares were not at all likely to be fully zingera will proceed to Yokoham, Suug-chi Canal, From this latter place there lieved that the exchange of communica dino, M.F. for Dumfr, in what went to Barnum'e Hotel, There Gerster senversant in such statistical matters. My visit of pleasure as much as for business,

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the visiting cards, of the gentlemen who Bell-ringing is really too nudignified a term Į much matter, for, the place is commandert eller on the subject. Sir Charles said that with compound ergines of 200-horsepoweranno kiszed Bucho on the chook, and helt, and to the level of the usa in inches, tentlass

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