No. 6454.--MARCH 31, 1584.] iters on the progmeng the Bellringers in. deed outdid their former pllarta. These worn the Blue Bells of Scotland and the Fast Base of Summer. The latter was indeed the last lay of the bells. The attendance was vory limited. The Lynch Family, whe left for Yokohama to-day, intend giving two more performances here on their return to the Colony in about six weeks' time.
a
THE CHINA MAIL.
No less than one hundred and forty-two of eat to speck to the identification of the our midshipmen in the Royal Navy a journed nail Wednesday morning at ton body, and the onquiry was therefore ad- decorated with medals for mar service-'clock. greater number than at any time since the Grímann and Chinese campaigns. The mas jority of these youngsters, of course, gained. their decorations for services in Egypt. Lift.
Police Intelligence.
· (Befur H. E. Wodelyns, Esq. J Monday, March 31,
THE BARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT. departure.--I have the honour to be, Sir, half-past two o'clock, but the rains con
The following annual report from the your innst obedient Servant,
tinued to burn brightly till four. Harbour Master is published for general· inforiastion in the Government, Gazette:-
Harbour Duparte crit, Hongkong, 26th February, 1854. Sm-I have to honour to forward the Annual Returns of this Department for the year ending the 31st December,
1885.
FRIFYING.
The total number of sessols arrived
YEAR 1882.
TONS. 1,805,390
1,851,230 45,849
Toss. 2,1143,867
1803..........+ 3,012 3,215,569*
FUT
271,702
We are glad to learn it is the intention of the Government to compose the proposed Medical Board of seven members, shstead of three, and to introduce a lag oloment into it. Only one uuofficial local practi tioner is likely to have a seat on it. This will remove any objection of projudice against the Board. As we pointed out in
CUTTING AND WOUNDING, - a recent article, Dr Fisher had an objection. As the result of the recent commission of
Lam Aon, a bantah, was charged with to his qualifications being investigated by inquiry field at the Chapter House of St. cutting and wounding a woman named fat in 1883 is 27,657, measuring 5, 301,607 tone, or a decrease of 1,031 vessels, int an increase Song time ago we reported that fight Board composed of three local medical men Paul's Cathedral, under the provisions of Shap I, on the 25th inst, at Aberdeon:
Complainant stated that sho lived in a of 526,484 tons on the arrivals in 1892, ing wax taking place between the Hak-only, who, ho assumed, would be prejudiced the Church Discipline Act, to investigate boat at Aberaten at 8 pm, or the 25k
-3-This difference is made up a follows;-- kas and other natives in the San Ning against him, although, as we stated at the certain shares of intamperance against the inst, a man came on board her bont and Rev. Honry Francis Limpus, M.A., vicarsked her to take him ever to Ap Li Chaa.
YEAR
JUNKS. 1882
20,231 district, to the West of Macao. A reliable anne time, the Board would not have the of Twickenham, the Bishop of London The defondant, who was her sweetheat,
.1883......... 24,256 correspondent, who has just returned from power of refusing to register any applicant, has contenced the accused to three years was on the wharf at the time and objected Increase...
all refusals rosting sulcly, with the Governor suspension. Mr Tampos has held tas living to the witness taking the tion over. He this district, writea
of Twickenham for ten years. A petition took up a chopper and cut the scull of
Decrease.. 973
SUKAMERA. *The Hakka sure in the Sun Ning dis in Council. All the Board is empowered from a section of Mr Limpas's parishionsra, witness boat, and, in fealing with hur hand
3,054 trict, reported some time ago, is now over to do by the Bill is to examine the applic praying that lonioney might be shown him, what damage had beis done, witness got
ngo, Sentenco has been curved on the and the flags which for some time were ant's evidence of qualification, and in cases prosented to the Bishop a few days out in the flying in front of every village are now they do not foot at liberty to grant him a accused by tits Bishop's representative. taken in. Rumour says that the cause of certificate, to report the fact and all atten- the scare was that a number of Hakkas from dant orcumstances to the Government, who St. John's Island, had been seen among may decido that a certificate shall be granted. It is intended, 'we understand, the French troops in Annuta."
that the Board shall be composed of the head of the Army Medical Departinent for the time being, the principal naval doctor, the Colonial Surgeon, ene local practitioner, and three non-medical mon, one or two of thou being un-oficial monitors of the Council. It will ho norsense for Dr Fisher to contend that he cannot get fair play from such Board as this, and if he gets fair treatment from this or from any Board in fact, he stands on exactly the same footing in regard to the Board as do the other medical men of the Colony, all of whom THB following letter appens in the N.-. have to show their qualifications are what. Neus respecting the late racing scandal they should be.
It is not likely that the seerot societies will make an inuediats general more against the Chinese Government, but they many become troublesome. It is the policy, I know, of one society, to wait until Chian is engaged in war, and, when she is weaken ad for all the societies to unite and place the protendur on the throne. It is possible the riots in Canton were not commenced from an anti-foreign fealing, at rather from an impatient desire of the secret socis. tics.to bring on war'
Medical evidence was given to the effect that the wound inflicted on the complainant wag almost two inches long and half an inch deep. The arm was not disabled
Defendant mid he had no intention of wounding complaint, he was only cut ting the ruler.
Me Buckle, who has been appointed the row editor of the Times, is but a young raan, baing only about thirty years of age.
The prisoner was sentenced to be impri- There was, however, anadmirable procedentsored for six weeks with hard labour, and Mr Delane on succeeding to the past had to be bound over in two airetios of $10 not reached his twenty-fifth year. A return each for three months, in default to be of the age of editors would be extremely committed for a furilor period of six weeks. interesting reading. Take the great dalies.
Chain Alam, the seaman charged with Mr Mudford, of the Standard; Mr Hill, of the Daily News: Mr Edwin Amold, of the unlawfully bringing an Aunamite girl into the Colony, and the woman who bought Telegraph, are we believe in the tiltie, the garl for the purines of prostitution,
are bir Hutton, of the Spectator, and Mr Frederick Greenwood, of the St. James's.
wore to-day committed for trint at the next datte, and Mr Burrand, of Fuach. On Sessions of the Supreme Court, the other hand, Mr Pollock, of the Saturday Reece, is on the right side of thirty-five.
cre
On the 27th inst., Inspector Quincey made a raid upon a house, No. 49 Markot Street, in which he had rosson to boliove a quantity of stolen property was crated Is another colman wo publish what pur-get, shared I bolova by all ex-Shanghai men
ports to be a challenge issued by the lender The raid was made at night and fourteenf the Black Flags to the French at the mon were found asleep in the room on the time of the capture of Breninh. The M.-C. top foor. Tice ten were all arrested and
D. New translates it from a native paper a kearch was then runde for the stolen pro at Shanghai. We take it to be altogether perty. A box hidden in tho cookieft was
a bogus document, so far as the Chief of found to contain a number of articles of
the Black Flags having had anything to do jewellery, chicfy carvings and rings. Of theas one pair of earrings were identified by witli it is concerned, although we can quite
a Chinese woman who had recently re ported to the police having been robbed of the ornamenta by a man in the street.
understand the commander of the Chinese
who fled from Bueniat must be most
anxcus to explain why he was in such a
SI-Will you allow me to exprom a re-
Cow resident here, that Shanghai Face Club cannot see its way take notice of the behaviour of some of its members at the Late Hongkong Race Meeting? A report of the enquiry by the Stewards of the Race Fond aught surely be asked for, and their consideration for our friends in the North should not allow of the matter being drop. pod without an endeavour to atone in some me measure for the disgrace brought on the Shanghai Rass Club.
Your obediently,
LATE SHANGHAL. Hongkong, 19th March, 1984.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
Before the Hon. Bir G. Phillippo, Chief Justice.)
Monday, March 31.
YEAR 1882, 1883.
Incrosso.... Decrease.... 42
SAILING VESELS. Toxe.
383 226,075 234,859 7,883
387
#
Increase......... Decrense........ The above will show at a glance that the vessels arriving here in the year under view are of groter bomage than those which arrived in
in 1862. 4.There is an average daily arrival in this part of (leaving out decinale) 66 junte measuring 0,072 tons; 8 stanmshire measur in 800 tons; and 1 sailing slip mesur ing 04 tous; or a total of 75 vessels a day; exclusive of the trafte between Victoria, and to outstations of Yaunti, Shaukivan Stanley, and Abordat in small junks and atcam faunches.
The following statement shows the position which this colouy hell as regarde the principals ports in the United Kingdon in 1880.
VENBELS ENTERED IN 1880 AT THE FOLLOW"- ING PORTA.
Porta. Greenock Nowport
Belfast....
VASSOID Tous
7,197 1,467,094 9,800 1,581,980 | 9,700 1,850,203 7,038 2,973,857 8,365 2,377,900 18,331
3,940,370 20,801 4,185,845 17,187 6,967,042 10,763 7,246,227 ... 40,904 10,454,171
Luttin Cardiff Hongkong Tynn Porta Liverpool.......... London .....
1. & BELIGION V. A. N. JUDAN,--$3,851.51.
Dr. Elo Kai appeared for the phunti The plaintifs petition act forth that be- 6ween the 15th May, 1879, and the 25th August, 1831, he paid, ut the request defendant, who was then residing in the Colony, but why was now in Caietilta, va- ricus sums of money on his account and also advanced his ey. Do the 11th Nov., 1889, plaintif farnished defendant with's an account showing that there was a balance due to the former of $6.851.51, Defendant having failed to pay this atm or any part of it, plaintiff asked the Court to grant him a decree order. ing
the defendant to pay the amount. Chinese steamers.....
amount, Chiness junke.... with interest theroon from the 15th No Freach. vember at the rate of 8 per cent, por German
The whole tonnage, of the several ntionslities trading to this port, bears the following proportions:- British.......
47.01 per cent,
3.24
34.92 4.05
4.50
..... 2.37
"
T
H.G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbour Master, &c. The Honourable W. 1. Murali, Q.M.G., Colonial Sceretary, &c,, &c., &c. -
CHALLENGE BY THE CULEF OF THE BLACK FLAGS TO THE FRENCH. The Shanghai Shim Pro publishes the following as a challenge addressed by the Chief of the Black Flags to the Franch, about the time when. Bacnini was cap.
tured:-
THE CAT.
The ent in an animal remarkable for Wouting' sealskin jacket at all times the thermomotor be 100 in the shade or 36* below zero, it takes no diference to the at it never changes its garment. The ent is very fond of mico; but the notes are not faid of the cat, It its atrong case of unrequited Love. The cat can ent mise va nature for every most every day of the week, and, with a milk cocktail in the morning, trevor complains of the diet. In this resprot the cat is a noble example of contentment I, Liu, Generaliashuo and Baron of the to unhappy individuals who clamour for Righteous and Gead Order, do soul to
variety in their food. Thote are two kinds the Commander of the French Forces a of cat, the Tom cat and the female gat. Tho formal challenge, inviting him to a pitched Tom cat is renowned for his aanly baritona battle. It is reported that Franco, is the and basso profundo voice, which is always strongest nation beyond the seas. Ton in fine condition at right, the later the hour years ago I, the Generalissimo, fought with the bettor. It is odd that no operatic im your Generd An Nei and slow him in a prorio has utilised this striking pociliarity singlo engagement as I would a dog or of the Tom cat fer regular evening porfor. a chickou. Iaughed in my sleva to think inances, although it would be nowhere in that the warriors of a powerful nation were matines. The phrasing of the Ton est is only of such type. Rovidre was known to te always perfect, and boot-jacks, hairbrushes, the bravest of the brava atuong your sokliers,, ale fion thrown at the animal saa but notwithstanding the fact, I also laid him tribute to its musical abilities. These things jow in Das battle. Inaumerable other
are better than boughots, and last longer. officers have perished in battling «gainst ine. From the 4th moon of the Inst year, your when this gentleman is faithful; but en The femalu cat is the wife of the Tout cat, armies sustained a defeat at the Cho Chiso, morality, we are scary to say, is at an ox out at Tan Fong. a second reverse at Hui Toh nad a turd tremely low ebb, and many very worthy The world ridiculed female cats are frequently foft ganse widows your country for not having a man' (who through the omatic proclivities of the was able to stand against ue). Still husbands, and bring up large families in an oblices commanded by benovalent lead. admirable mentor ont:cly withone share ore luve no sollieh intercat in help. law ought to be altered to With a single army I have destroyed the compol Tom eats, to afford support to their ronewn which your country has borne anmerous families; and do away with the for a thousand years. In the 11th moon practice of kittericide by drowning, which wa he 12th and 18th the French land fores extent which is positively appalling As inst, your army marched against Shansi; una sorry to say is rife in foline cireins to un aad rondbed Tan Fung and crossed Hoh some portons my possibly have deurd Kiang; and the gunboats had steamed up before, the families of cats are called to Jih-chou Sn. loan to each other indeed kittens. They are generally born blind,
us wider, to oppose you. On the lott, the battle by a beautiful provision of nature commenced under the very walls of Bac. are enabled to ne i the dark a grout desi mh.] Loaning over the parapet I saw the farther than leiman beings, is are suppos dond bodics of your soldiery cover the of to put in an appearines on this plaust Cats play differ fisins, a sight unpleasant to the eye and with t-eir eyes wide
fruta-hewan being to TOAT revolting to the heart. I addressed Farriors tins France is the most
whiskers a powerful nation over the seas, and if en other dufent in sustained what will be their shanie? Let us sield to them this city, so
munistache, You canuot tell. the sex of cuts by looking at their white, which is awkward; but
i ramedy for this pàquomona has yet, born discorrivit.
as to give them a slight advantage and for-There is no instane on record of a cat is n
bear to exterminate so many poor devils." razor, which conclusively proves that
feline civilistin is still in its infancy. datoricon Paper,
s
It is in acting thus, that a benevolent, vir-
ous suous ruan shown his feelings (towards the conquered). Ensemilingly tear
treated with all my force to Ben Hus, pundaring in my mind that your commander, impelled by a sense of gratitude, would conceive no further grudge gast mo. But lately your army has advanced to Sze-toh Kiung, Besitating to cross and rendering then selves ridioulons in a thousand ways, some thing at engo laughable and to be pitied.
Yu kan generally konvikt a man in luff the timo yu kan konvinco him.
Tue French papers publish's curious statistical table, one of the test striking items of which seems to me the gains of the astmen. Your lucky dastman makes from £100 to £180 a year, which is pretty well,
This woman also at ones identified tho tirat urry to leave that place. But that he Tus Master of the Rolls kes most properly annum, and costs al suit Defendant is United States of America... 2.22 of the men arrested in the house as the noted from kindly foalinge to the French; severely consured Geheral' Booth for his possessed of Inland iet No. 341, remaining th
That he did not wish to be too hard on conduct in regard to the Eaglo: Tavernd loi No. 342, aud sections And the trade in vessela propelled by steam Your hearts show no repentance, and you considering that hie vlucation for his speci-
man who stole her earrings, and as he was an old offender with saveral previous con- victions against him, he was sentenced by the two Magistrates to be imprisoned, with hard labour, for two years. The other mer caught in, the house wore today bound
over in two suroties each to be of good be haviour, in default to be committed, as dangerous to the peace and welfare of the the Colony. The community are to be congratulated, on the breaking up of what
Another
was evidently a thieves' den. case of earring shatching was before the Court to-day, in which the culprit was sen- tenced to one year's imprisonment.
:
them, after leaning over the parapot of the fortifications and seeing the French slain spread around, and therefore evenated Bacaiah, is a story a little too fantastic for Europeans to swallow.
Either to keep the people from begining troublesome, or to save native self-glorifica lion, an attempt is being made by the Chinese officials to misrepresent recent events in Tonquin. The following extra ordinary telegram, from native sources, appears in the N... Daily News
The General' purchased a lease of a house with a covenant to keep it up as a public one, and then sat to work to destroy the Hin value of the house as a public-house defence seems to have been that his motives were good. This bighter law view of the 'General's rights over property did not reccomend itself to the Master of the Rolle, and the 'General' finds himself out of pocket by several thonmud ponds. This loss will, of course, have to be borne by treasury of the Salvation Army, or in other words, the General' having by his folly to use a mild torm-incurred a loss of a large sum of money, will decree that his followers are to pay it. Surely this will convince all Salvationists of common sense!
the
is absorbed by the several dags as follows: Austrian
and D of Island lo No. 302. These are held in trust for him by Mr Nissim N. Joseph Esra; and plaintiff caked for a writ of execution against this property. British. Proof having been lo, judgment was given Chinese. for plaintin with costs and interest. The Parish said would have beea eommenced sooner if it had not boon supposed that defcudant would return to the Colony.
Formosa
Tamsui, 18h Marely, 1884. The Chinese seems to apprehend an attempt by the French to take Forms and are the old batteries on the mouth of the river. repulse an attack by arming preparing Haiphong, 29th Mar h, 4 p.m.
At Keelung sovor new batteries have On the 12th in the Frouch comhat their fuude ought to be in the hands of been lately Enilt and a good deal of gun menced thoir attack de Bacpinh, where truatoes, and not in those of the 'General," upon Liu Jung-fu, the Black Flag Chief, whe claims to spend them as he plenus,ctice is carried on, as of the batteries are mounted by rather unvy Krupp guas:
Duter..... Freach German Japaneso..
Russian
Spanish....
United States of America.. Others.........
0.73 per cent. 77,37 5.34
ו,
JI
0.22
0.32
6.43
6.49
1.12
0.44
21
1.19
0.04
"
the
Me
a trade is of an inexpensive kluk, and that ho is not obligad to keep up an appearance- the daytime, at least. Even the carriage he drives is not at his own expense. These gains aro partly accounted for by the annual sales of refuse articlus font in the gatters The -Bad bins. The sale of these off scourings of
social and domestic use realises the pra digious aurual figure of £1,840,000. This is divided amongst the scavenger.Truth.
are too desperate to listen to reaBON, Chinks the repeated attempts to load ine ori to an engagement is nothing more than of gaining a decisive victory and hepe maatering Poli Ki. The notions of man true e the noble instincts of nature should be straightforward and determined. alost powerful nation beyond the seas, like France, and a commander with thousands soldiers hiding by the river lanka and ring their ziles and gana, is sight so grotesque and cowardly that it is not worth the while to lang at. Why do
you not cross the river and fight like a mau? If The principal increase in to trade in ron are victorious, I shall withdraw with asian colonies, British North Borneo, Cosat the only one you fear. British vosseia bat been with the Austral my army and give you Poh Ki
I am of China and Formosa, Cochin China, Con-one will oppose you.
When I depart, no tinent of Europe, Ladin and Sugape, schend brought about by a single battle The anecoss (of n is certainly convenient and advantageous. Japan, and Philippine Islands, and it Foreign vessaly increase has been with If you should be defeated it is to be con- of America, Hainan and Touquin.
to exist in the world an you cannot sels has been with Great Britain and the caso it will save me the trouble of giving 8The principal decrease in British vas. fold up your ranks and return, in which
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Statim.
REGISTER.
AT 4 P.M.20TH HAIDH..
WW
Tirection.
Tax body cf the man who was fɔand fient carrying with hon all his Black and to furnish no accounts which are intel-ous of the artery ficers received a sourt the above ngined countries, United Statesjectured that you will have no more face Manila...20.89 B.440, ENE 2
and Chinese soldiers, evacuated the placu figible of his exponditora —Truth.
and fled to Chou-nan Kuan. The Fronch
rosols
but
5
fachow 30.1055.074 NE 1 Hongkong 30.02 0.075 E Amoy...29.0061071 NE 3
that of Ie Bas, à French seamen who has a considerable distance front: the Oitadel/aoyle, and look forward with inalicious horities, has been posted in the city, United States of America. And in Foreign you chase. The success or failure of two Shanghat.30.09,38.067 SSE 31
letters in court. What the verdict of the en-of-war, or supply then with provisions the decresHD has boch with British Governments dopends ipon this single Nagasaki, 30.14 -
caused by the face striking a sharp stone or rock. The wound on the right check has been caused by contusion. Not one of them, in the opinion of Dr Marques, was sufficient to have produced death;
which tho leader of the French was killed." Our Shanghai contemporary thus, co- ments on this tulegram The telegram. we published yesterday from ouices appears to have been received with a gravity in uning quarters which should
Chinese
Bay
Jostered.
of absence; his successor, Mr Hummo,
during the Inst month, freale N.E. gaica from Anoy on the 25th ult.
The weather has been very nukuttled with heavy rain, Blowing frequently Shanghai Mercury
a
to
JUNK TRADE,
EKIGUATION.
-
Foochow -
Negasaki, 10.11 Wl'ostock 30.17 18.8-
and tried to swim off; and that in diving composition Toquin campaign. Inanitor, there is no reason why she should fighters fur the Kai-ping Mines on the working the Tin Mines Malay Status for wars; there is no need of over-fearing the Shanghai.20.98 48.0 93
or leaping into the shallow water at the the first place, we gave it as a bord fide be thrown over by a jilter. Praya or Pier he had stated himself. No specimen of the telegrams constantly trace or clue as to where his clothes aro has received by the military and civil manda been found, and nothing has been learned rina of Shanghai, and, doubtless, of other
planes."
of his movements after he left the ahip.. The report of an inquest held on the body will be found in another column.
INQUEST.
steamers to Taku.
17.--Nineteen vessels were regiateral,
E
Wexler.
or - 0.50
Barometer and the Hamid'ty has increased. There has been a general fall in the The Temperature is stationary. Gradienta indicato very light winds,
W. DOBERCA, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Observatory, March 31, 1884.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER
Precious On date! On date
daw .of
at at 4 p.m.10.4 p.m..
timo a special decoration for having listinguished himself in target fixing. ing in the water off the Comorissariat Fard on Paturday evening has been identified as Commander, suspecting that there might SL, they talk, saya Truth, of Lord Gar-
A proclamation, issued by the Chinese be a trap and for his troops, kept them.
Cat
pleasure to the reading of his Lordship's
prohibiting Chinese to pilot-in Fromels been missed from his ship, Lee Galianonière, and sent a few scouts on ubead to recon-
America, Great Britain, and Sinni. since the 24th March.
uction. Why should more lives bo sacri- The medical ex- 01
These men, on their retur, 19- noitre. ported that there were large supplies of jury will be is, of course, still in the womb and steres, in the event of war being
9.--The trade between this and British ficeil, thus effunding the bonevolent love Wostock 21.8419.2-ENE 35 amiation has proved that the wounds on
of the future. Lord Garmoyle has, 1 ba
North Borneo is 9,789 tons, an increase on of nature for mankind f Now do I make arms and provisions, whereupon the Com-
Hongkong Observatory, Murva 30, 1884. the forehead and scalp, which had the mander appointed a party to go into the e, per annos of he half of dissioner of Customs at this port, auri will rule confined to one atean vessel a monitoral; when your sobliers nee crossing the Manila 29.9982.6.63 W
Mr Farage has been appointed Commit- the previous year of 8,717 tons, and is as an appointment with you, the French Gen-
AT 10 AM-30TH MARU he gets off with the loss of one-half of this, arrive here about the fat May; Mr Fisher, appearance of being bullet wounds, wore city and bring them out.
On the 18th, at 9 3.1., Liu Jung-fee will have to esteem himself fortunate distant in charge, has been transferred
xiver I will not harass you... I shall wait Hongkong 30 03042,81 not caused by bullets. An incised wound attacked the French on two lanks, when
The fumicat stories are current about
10.--A larger class of janka has been in until every man This Fortescue's behaviour in the bo-
Otto Krakiang,
in battle array Poochow 40.56 66.0197 on the chock might have been caused each Black Flag soldier proved himself the
of the Caire household.
The Harbour Master, Bir Brennan, will troduced into this trade, and talking thie shore and by us army has reached Anx. 30.03 60.0 92 by a knife, but it might wing have been slanguter of the invaders was the result, ir-Lord Chancellor 2 chappie; with his wife arrivað bera por e, s. Failongus: 9711, as they show an increase this year of ¦ furth I shall wait three days for you;
equal of ten Frenchmen, and a heavy that she would insist on addressing sad cave by first steamer for England, on leave tona-vasols cuter fargely into competition before I take an attack. An honourable Shanghai. 30.06.50.080 LSE 43
with junke, the latter are able to hold their man never breaks his word. From this day Nagasaki.10.21] — — SW
if you
you Wstock 29.5520.0 x 13: that she ope
with surprise opened her eyes
45,810 tons.
| do not crues in thạt time, 1
Hanglan Observatory, March 30, 1884. give you live Bible, as though she were a heathen; that whon Lady Cairas presented her with a
1.The junk trade with Macas shewn daya and evon ten days. But if you fail to
AT 4 PM-30TH MALOR. a slight increase.
meet are in ten day, I shall disclose to the Manila 86 87.800 W she broke forth into the wards of a music
whole world (your cowardice) and the aine Hongkong 29.85 66.090 E hali song when a curato was playing a hyon tons on the piano; that the came down to
continenta and foar zens will rise as one amoy...... 20.9361.082 85 -Principally consequent on the lawaman and laugh at yun. Alas! how can the Foochow 30.07 55.07 NW 18- and, from the fact that the mouth
adopted by the Australian Colonies and the Frenzelt be then ranked among mankind? Shanghai, 80.0.10.582 ESE breakfast with her hair down and in a
United States of America restricting Chi- was firmly closed and the tongue probe highly flattering to the senders of it. Ofbaffed the serious family into which pinafore; and that she generally opera
a fow thousand inen! poescas only Shanghai.
none immigration in those countries, 21,426 have strong ships, I have none; you have Wustock 59.07 0.1 N
You Nagsanki.39.12 truded, Dr Marques believes death was
fewer Chinese have left Hongkong during powerfal guns, I have none. My weapons course it is understood that the message she was introduced. All theso tulos are Tomorrow (March 27th) from Blasers the year.
Hongkong Obrotory, March 31, 1884 the result of drowning. The theory ad reached as in Chinese, and was translated probably inventions reither vero nor ben Farnham & Co.'s yard, there will be 1-Emigration hense to Bangkok has hinders you from keeping the appointment? Manila...(20.04 82.017 W
of war are inferior to yours.
Wisat then vanced by the Police is that deceased bad in this office. The original was, if possibles had been engaged to an acccountant before Chius Merchants: Company. The dirt ceased, the labour for Siam being procured I think you, the fieneral, can never bee
Ar 10 A.M.9157 MARETL trovato. I believe
it is admitted that she launched two steam-tugs, to order of
dimen- direct from Amoy and Swatow. stayed on shore too late to got off to his even more truculent than the rendering
published, and apart from the penulis she accepted Lord Garmoyle, but I hardly ions of the boata are: length over all, 63 ship in a boat, and had taken off his olothes rity of its style, we caraider the whole see how this is any palliation if the conduct feet; beam, 12 feet; depth amidships, 6 grants to the Straits Settlements due to victory or defeat is nothing unusual in patient and humiliating as to be circunaspect
Hougkong29,0004.700 E 14.-There is an increase of 6,800 cal and not venturing to come (to battle) But my 29.09 60.063 $13 a very valuable contribution to of the Intter. Because a girl gives up a feat inches. They will be used for towing requirements of the the history of
Feitang River. Two tugs of somowlat
consequences. If you do not come, then 16.There is a decrease of 6,451 Cathe disgrace and shamo will be far worse analler dimensions were launched from the
nese to Victoria, Vancouver's Talant same yard about a fortnight ago, and the 16.-The Hawaiian Government agra Inped you, the General, will thoroughly than thoas caused by actual reverse. It is four vessels, after being oagined, will be to receive 600 Chinese per quarter from ponder over this, and I anxiously await the An inquest-on the body of the European towed by one of the China Merehausts' Hongkong, but these emigrants are at appearance of your battle flage. Do not found floating in the water of the Commis- Ir is stated from Peking, says the N.-C. D. aarist Yard on Saturday last, was opened leaves here for Hongkong are shipped forty ly of an unusual character.
By the P. & O. steamer Clyds, which prisent only permitted to proceed by car fail to full my appointment,
tuin vessels, thereby establishing a monopo Neves, that the Marquis Taeng has impeacha the Government Civil Hospital this Cantunt. We were told that these men are Chibase toldiers, who are on their way to ed his colleague at Berlin, Li Feng pao, afternoon before the Coroner, Mr B. Ender is command of an old Black Flag and six vessels withdrawn from the 10-tidings at the extreme west end of Can-
BEGISTRY OF MRIFFING. or purchasing badly built gunboats at Stet-Wodehoués, and a jury. The jurors were: captain, and that they are all "picked" men; tin with a view to economy. The Marquie attempt was made by the Royal Engineers says that the vessels intely made under the-F. J. Barros, F. P. Collaco and F. F. to us they locked more like rag-pickers than gistry of this port during the year: to blow up the old Fotice Chop Notice direction of Li are unentisfactory, and like- Marquez.
soldiers, to judge by their dirty uniform. MARINE. MAGISTRATE'S COURT. They were of rather low stature, and with has been given on two diffrent occasionsly to prove deficient in sca-going qualities
18.-Thirty-seven cason only wars tried Dr Marques said the body of deceased their rusty rides, que abort swords adorned during the of the tins fixed for the operation, bat on that Li Fang-pao is to be recalled, and re
year; refusal of duty and the last postponement no date was fixed, placed by Hsu, an official who was appoint instant. It was that of a European about formidable body; but then, they may order and discipline of the ships visiting was brought to the Hospital on the 29th had not the appearance of being a very offence. This speaks well for the good with a thick bunch of coloured ribbons they nasalt on board ship being the chief
and; as far as we have heard, no notice was to undertake the post owing to his having 20 years of age. It was fax advanced in i púnzess couruge, this rare attribute of the colony.
ed to Tokio some years ago, but was unable on this occasion given to the Harbour De Jost a paront. New his period of mourning decomposition; the face was livid. A por will mare his detachment to the Yunnan Celestial Bravo. The captain, probably, partment. We understand that the original over, and he is said to have been notion of the skin of the nose and forehead frontist, in order to keep at bay the invading
minated to Germany. plan was to explode ton charges of gun cot.
19. The following list will show the houses were blazing, casting a glaro over Rain.. was peeled off There was an incised army of the French.--Shanghai Mercury.. ton under the bulk simultaneously, four A TELEGRAM was received by the Agents of wound, about an inch long and about
number of candidates who passed, and of the whole neighbourhood, and producing a thon who failed in obtaining certificates of mamificent spectacle.
Hongkong Observatory, March 30. At the time of our at each side and one at either end. We the CMS.M. Co at Shanghai late. on quarter of an inch in depth, on the left
Bangkok.
competency.Masters, 10 passed; 3 failed, going to pross the fire was still raging, but
Barometer... 08 29.00 ther this was the plan carried out to-day Saturday night (Meli. 22nd) from Arny to on the right cheek. The mouth was firmly
first mates, 1e passed; 1 failed; only mates the burning blocks being separated by open The great orent of the week, says the 1 passed : 1 failed; second rates b passed; spaces from the surronding buildings there Te operatur. 56.0 $4,7 was have not yet heard, but only a spar or the eficct that the second officer of the closed and the tongue protruded between Sian Advertiser of March 22nd, has been first-clast engineers, 23 passed; second-class was no danger of its spreading further. Dition of wind
Humidity two were thrown up by the explesion, arrived at that port conveying the intel such as might have been caused by the Company's premises.
Fuyou, commanded by Capt. Barfoot, had the teeth The wounds were all superficial, A destructive fire at the Bangkok Dock engineers, 35|
We believe the property belonged to the passed. The alarm of dire which was felt very sensibly on the ligence that his steamer had gone ashore to heal striking against alarp stones or rocks given by the watchman about 8 o'clock complain that Hongkong certificates are not
20. Officers in the mercantile marine compradore of the late Mr. E. M. Smith
The fire originated in the kitchen of the Weather....
The damage done is The superialondoat hastened in the recognised in the Australian colonies. This house next to 675. by several Lunches near the spot.
assistance. The vessel remained of the ly wound that might have been caused by rocks after she struck and no liven were a knife was the one on the left cheek. The menced inmediately in the rear of the great baan rectified before now by Hongkong ba number of fish fell victims to the shock lost The Agent at Amoy requested the Colonial Bargeon also viewed the body machine shop, where they have no habiting brought within the provisions of 32 and
Hongkong Observatory, March 31, 1884. and were picked up by the boats around, native authorities to send two gunboate to None of the wounds would have caused of having fires, which makes them suspicious 33 Vict. Chap, 63, Sec. 10.
Her sistance, one for the purpose of taking death. Witness was of opinion, from the of incendiariz
At the fire yesterday morning, hino Chi-
1. BIOMETI, reduced to 38 degrees Fahre but the old hulk still held together. When the fuyer's passengers, thirteen hindred appearance of the body. that death was under the circumstances, but there were co
nese hongs and ten shops, representing heit, and to the last of the sin inthes, tenths All was done possible
MARINE COURTS, UNDER SECTION 13 OF Aty-three houses, were destroyed. There and hundradekt. the explosion was first heard on shore the soldiers from Hankow, to Taiwan Fu, and by drowning
ORDINANCE OF 1879. fire engines, or suficient common appliances
were insured in the North British and the other to convey pamping gear in. news ran like wild fire among the Chinese it should be required.-N.-C. D. Newoo
3-Tsir, in the shade in degress, Alfred Mann said he was & Lance Cor. for ex cnt away, and the flames were namely, in the burning and 'seattling of the fenco Creek was tearly dry at the time, humidity of air saturated with mosiery boing extinguishing Ares. Ready hands pulled during the year Four are enumerated, being estimated at Ts. 6,000. The Du
21.-The following courts have been held Mercantile Insurance Company, the damage and tenths, Fahrenheit. pura! the Bus He was in charge of that & French steam launch had blown up.
the Commissary boats. About five o'clock eventually stayed, but not till the great Carisbrooke, the loss of the Minard Castle, Disar.om to the French, are very readily Mr. Wilson, the diver who has been emer. Saturday evening, while he was on duty machine shop was dastroyed, two naw the less of the Spark, and the grounding and and the fremón had to dig holes in this hed 100. credited by those to whom the intelligence ployed at the wreak of the Eurasyon, body of demersed floating in the water. He tryed, noveral thousand of corabustible about of the G. C. Trifunt. ]
at the Commissariat Wharf, he saw the buildings unroofed, the machinery des
to get a little water. The foreigners. 4. Destos or WED, to two potati. dering the early stage of the fire do not turned to Shanghal by the Tunon on Sun went off, in a small boat, and towed the stores, consumed, and much destruction ef
appear to have been aware of the position. Another explosion occurred a Bule after day (March 3rd) baring succeeded in re body to the wharf by means of a paintar valuable property, in the hands of tho 22-0,223 seamen of all nationalities of the bycrants. After a time, hoze were Bo'lock, but we have been unable to learn at 810,000. This makes $35,000 altogether on the forehead and one on the back part less is estimated, at nearly thirty thousand in the year 1885. The excess of men dis latter being in Heihow Road near the covering two more boxes of treasure valued placed under its arms. He noticed a wound workmen, yet to be complets. The entire were shipped, and 10,081 were discharged connected to three hydrants, one of the that have been recovered by him. The of the bead. Thane looked like ballet dollars. To restore all to the original ex-charged over men shipped is used by some Pelytechnit, mother abreast of the Police tugboat Filler which resisted him at the wounds. He also saw two wounds on the collence, will certainly, it is said, cost 20 of the former being sent to England and Scotton Heuse, and the third in Quango wreck has gone to Niugpo-N-C. Daze, apparently caused by stabs of a knife. thotsand-not to reuson the ices of work Australia as distressed seamen, and others Road, where plaatiful supply of water New
By an oversight, there was no one prein the mean time,
leaving the colony without notifying their was obtained. The danger was over by
SHORTLY aftar 3 o'clock this afternoon on
when put to the test. The Chinese say
cheek bone. There was a contused wound
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EXAMINATIONS FOR THE NISTS OF MASTERS,
MATER, AND ENGINEERÀ.
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Station.
FIRE AT SHANGHAI, (March 24th) a fire broke out in shock of Just before twelve o'clock last night
ton Road, The re-sell hagan to ring. almost exactly at midnight, and Mih-ho- leongs, with their truck, the
Deluge, Victoria" and "Forrent" arrived in
strong southerly wind, however, soon car- ffumidity... their positions ou the Defence Creek. A Temperature. 10.0 quick zuccosion, the engines taking up Barometer..... 30.02 30.03 20.85
ried the flames across a couple of large Dition of wind blocks, and before any water could be Forse brought to bear
the fire some fifty Weather..
MA
Agamemnon lying olcas to the wreck and i the north of the Pescadores and required There were no signs of bullet wounds. The direction of the firo, and found it ecn-is a grievance which I hoped would have cet.mated at between Tis. 5,000 and Tle.
would be vebome.
up to the time of going to press whether this second operation was inccessful in breaking up the wreck.
case
down
SEAMEN.
6,000 and is covered by insurance,
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8. HUMIDITY, in percentage of situations, tis
6. FOBOS OF Wing, coording a Besstort. SCE,
6. STATE OF WEARERE, aky,p đo- squally, reus, y paratug showers, teched clonde, frizalag rain, ƒ fog. 7 gloomy, quali, & a thunder, visibility- cats any intro oror the average of their idow (web).The letto ai rezonand-tà Indi, signification.
7. Bas, in inches, truths and hundredths,
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