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27,200,000 £27,95,000 £28,750,000 £30,900,000

THE CHINA MAIL.

A RADICAL.

A The Tarinis” of Shores KAPROBIBLE TOTAL LOSS.

Nows hus Bébé Fécelved here that the Messagories Maritimes Company's Steamor

· Tanais, well known as French mail boat ruh 'ning bolween hero-and Yokohama, lus gone en shore on Vries Island, about 40 miles distant from Yokohama. One telom says. Secing this steadily increased expenditure the is in danger and another deasribes beren out for under the Liberal Government it is very dificult to see the reseus for the as boing badly, ashore and likely to become charge of serving the navy whom we are 6 tatal loss., The Tamxis was a roasch of sent apoud nearly 24,000,000 more than the Tarios. With reference to the winch vesel 1,750 tons.

question of the adequate fortification of our Colonies the article in the Daily Free con Racing.tradicte italf and contains its own refutia

fnt. so

де the responsibility for the alleged gloot rests with the present. government We are told that Lord Bea. consfield stated of the chain of resan for tresses pasand by England but which existed only in his own productive imagi ulion. But why did not the late govern ment make good the proud boast of their chief and pat the volenies in a state of defence. This could not have been done in a few short weeks or months but during the air and half years when Jingoism was rampant, the steps repsary for the con struction of proper fortifications were not baton. The present Ministry are not much given to Triggadocio, but according to the testimony Bir F. Wold they are at present giving the question their serious consideration.

new fordications were commencel Aden only six months after Captur Lowes completed his report This half year's interval is a terrible sin in. the eyes of the Daily Evers, who seams to ine that the question of ordering vast military works entailing great expenditure is matter requiring proportionally less. thought andmaideration than the purchase of aux of sigara or new cont. The pro sent Gorament is condemned for this short delay but no word of condemnation time Captain Colomb inado his Baggestions given to the late ministry, who, from the in 1873, to their summary ejection from ehe other large on which I should like to say a few words. We are told that the Go- 4,000 soldiers. vente. Consider this charge in its Vecumnout are neglectful of the interusia findici pect. Here is a table of the National Expenditure during the last six years which is somewhat instructive

struction as compared with the amount Party come into power everything is inhabitants of everything except wanting pent in the same way by the Disraeli changedWars are reduced to minimums appard. As I wired you yesterday, the | Ministry is found to be doubled. The; because there is less tall talk and more firml

amount must on our forces naval and mili-action, expenditure is reduced trade and natives are mounting some heavy guns on tary wash the financial gear, ste commores revive, industrien break into the hills; proausing braves' from other life again, the revenue exceeds expect ports, and are apparently in every vay tion, debts are paid off, taxes ne reduced,, the people get nuwe of the comforts of life possibls endeavouring to incite the French and white ros lot the world fairly alone to commenca hostilitice; whereas the natirea on your buttons put your of Foochow are only too anxious to lear house in order by reforming your own abuses. Ali No I believe in Gladstone that peace is definitely arranged. The o and the Liberal Party. That this is the citement in Foochow has, to some extent, opinion of the vast mass of the people the absided during the last few days, and the next goueral election the last will aburi dantly prove to overthrow the present Chinese authorities murt, for once; receive ministry to wish to see the Empire at the credit for having displayed a very vias mercy of the caprices of a Balisbury or the mediocrity of n Oppes or Nontests.. judgment in controlling the populace. For instance, the natives' chief article of diet I am, ota,

zose to a fabulous, and quite unnecessary price, this merchants combining and stating as a reason for the rise, the scarcity of this commodity. The authorities at once distri- buted from the Government depôt ten thousand piculs, upon the understanding that the price was not to be ruined, and

part of the aiunt stored and available in

banks we just failing yesterday when the case of emergency. Three more matise

ang authorities despatched a body of soldiers to protect the promises, knowing that the bankers are solvent, and that their dificulties are only occasioned through the panic and that eventually they will be in a position to pay in full.

After the scratch races which took place on the 4th instant, great discussion arose as to the respective rourits of Shrock and Major, and in spite of the two easy victories of the brown, there were not wanting those who were of opinion that Mr St. Vincent's grey was the better pony of the two. Ons of the remions signed for the easy suc pases of Shamrock was the magnificant rcing he had. However, very many were of opinion, that if the course had been dry the positions of Suttock and Major would have been reversed, as it is well known that Shamrock particular forts is mud, in which plement Major ja of no use whatever, and Major's particular forte is a dry course, on which Shaunzel is not of much account. so there was a deal of chin music, as there ever, is on these dcasions, interspersed with a lot of *ifs the everlasting 'ifs' of ncing and the outcome of it all was that a match, was arranged between Major and struck to come off on a dry centre. The was not altogether devoid of a certain

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THE SITUATION.

From M.-C. D. News, July Hat

London, 10th July, An Imperial order instructs the Chinese troops to surrender to the French Langon, Laokai and Caobang within a month.

The Dacies referred to above we have already published.-Ed. mont of the indemnity, and meanwhile Negotiations are proceeding for the pay. Admiral Courbet is threatening Foochow

We have reason to believe that Tong Kuo-ch'uan, Viceroy of the Liang Kiang, is shortly expected in Shanghalle enter into negotiations with the French Minister. In consequence of the expected vieft of the Viceroy, it is understood that the in assigned for the expiry of the Ultimatum has boon prolonged for another week.

procure

and

and whorcas Yau Lok and others havo The

July 25. Instead of being able to write in a more

Bat.

to

amount of disadvantageousness to Khadarockoffice in 188), ignored his report. There is nounces that His Excellency was to atart have assumed, oven a et more scriode site of the uid Railway Station. Some of $AL for oach workmen, and 250 for each was here until the 6th inst Complaint

nore especially as it was arranged that ho was to carry a 107 jockey, whereas Major max to be piloted by a young gentina of the genteel and delints weight of 1.5. Time want on, and the match was put off; then it was put on again; then it began to rain The sport loving folk of Hongkong had mule a few small bets on the result of the rs, and a little iritorest was takon in the affair. It was announced for last Saturday afternoon, but as the course was not quite

(From N.-C. D. News, July 22nd.) The Ultimatum has been extended until the 1st August.

Tsing Kro-ch'tan has been Imperially M. Patenôtre, and has full post til appointed High Commissioner to test with the affair. 4tologram from Nanking un- yesterday ier Shanghai, with an escort of

have intimated that, unless the foreign It is understood that the Taung Yamon Legations consent to mediate between, France and China, foreigners se opet ports will hire to look to the French authorities For their protection.

The nows, of the Empress's Due ixon- cerning the evacuation of Tonquin has created a hopeful feeling in Paris,

(From N.-O. D. News, July "ed).

Tientsin, 21st July, evening.. the ugli Vaults have use other declaration to Vicomte de Senalls, Actual Ordinary Expenditure £221,700,000 French Chargé d'Affaires, to the cffect

that, having carried out all their tious, courding to the Convation of £259,000,000 Tientsin, they now expect France to do the same. They aver that the Langson affair was the result of mistakes on both 55,460,000

sides, refuse to listen to the demand for an indemnity, and reiterate their suggestion that M. Patetre should go to Poking.

Foochow.

Tory Administration 1877, 78, 79 & '80 National Expenditure. Total Expenditure £263,000,000 Delta Faid £7,987,000) Cost of Col

Tecting

23,807,000 Revenão

$1,794,000

Tissu in a reckless, manner, native the Government of Jamaica, would execute

» Demand,

Exchange.

30 days' nigh

4 months' sight,

SAL

General was landed. On account of some their part of the agreement. The Attorney defendant with h ing concerned the 2 th peculiarity of his ing he was apparently not General apprehended that the motion by inat, with third dendant, in parchang Chinese gunbuat and the batteries were not There was no statement of the grounds on tign recognised, so that the tahtes from the the defendant waale the nature of a demurrer, the complainant for the purposes of ernigra.. fired for Dine time. harbont, onohoring abreast of the inter and be apprehended that the real moaning the 20th May a man named Ko Lo Chun The next morning the which it was alleged that the plaintifs poti- Tom Aying stated that she was the wife French gunboat Purceral stented into the tion did no disclose the catio of action, of Li Be Kwai, who lived at Canton On battery, a abort distance off it. At once a of the motion was that this agreement brought her here and took her to a house commotion was visible in the battery. The was not binding on Mr Ryrie. He had some whore the first and second defendant lived. casements were opened, and the guns spong-little difficulty in knowing how to deal Ko Lo Chun, gave her 26 to come down ed out and loaded; on all sides fugles were with the case, for the eason, that if the and she came of her own free will. She of soldiers were seen hastening down from mont in writing, together with all the fnota until July 24. They would not let kor sounded, signals were flows, and hundreds motion was a demurrer, thon the agros stopped with the first and second defendants the different camps on the hill. The cum that were likely to rise of the petition, out of the house. On the 24th July go

pearance of things, beat to quarter, ran his simply a question as to the construction to dant's house, where she stayed for several mander of the Fareed, not liking the op- would have to be considered, but if it word second defendant took her to third defen guns aut and cleared for notion. The emp- he put on this contract, he would have to days. Third defendant was very kind an of the Chinese gasboat became greatly deal with the agreement alone,

hor. On July 26th the second defendant excited at this, tulling Captain Andrew that the preparations were not a menace to under the terms of the motion all they ho, accond defendant, was to take her to His Lordship said he thought that came and said Ki Lo Chum And come and the French, or precantione against thou, ould do was to consider the effect of the him. Ho took her to the Lascar Road and hat were simply the Chinese getting ready agreement, for the arrival of the Imperial Commissioner

she then cafused to go any further; bit The Attorney General said he would con went to her adoptel sister-in-law's house, for Fukien, who was expected that day. fine his remarks to the agreement itself and then went to the Station and made a as aot out in the petition. The agreement report. Her mother and two brothors minde Captain Andrew at an advised him to send on board the Parveval and to explain the position, which he immedia-You Lok and others on the one part and being sold; she know nothing about the the fort was made on the tad April, 1884, between her do so. She did not know anything about tely did. Aftor & for minutos waiting in the Hon. Phineas Ryrie, merchant, of document produced The third defendant Ben you the tap motion was ap. Victoris, as agent of the Government of told her that she paid 8130 to the first and parently sufficient to the French comman intimating that, this was only one tenth dor, who ran his guns in. All who Janaica, on the other part. The maid second defendants She saw the money

wore Phinesa Eyrie, aware of the state of the case wore in fear authorised

who had been fully paid. Third defendant said she was going engago to take her to Singapore but, she did not that, through some mistake on the part of Chinese workmen and workwomen to think it was for the purpose of prostitution, Parcoal, in which case the French would taking service at agricultural or such other paper produced before. Paper produced the Chinese, a shot might be red at the proceed to Jamaica for the purpose of but did not know. She never saw the have opened on the baitory, etc, when an work as the Government oficer known as stated that Tam Aying had been bought have been added to the present Franco- other and most serious complication would the Protector of Emigrants and authorise; by Hu Shi). Chinese trouble.-N.-C. D. News.

Inspector Rivers gave evidence to tho agreed to procure the said worknien, now effect that complainant's mother and brother Several large junka Elled with stones are it is hereby agreed by and between the caine to the Station and reported that cam- a tray at Wong, mid if that is destas partes as followed in the petition. The plainant was detained at 59 Weng Kat ed they are to be smk on the Woosung Attorney General read the petition In Lane. The third defendant, when brought the first six articles it stipulated that Yauto Station, admitted buying the girl for Throughout last night (July 18th) a large Lok and the other contracting partius 815 and produced the document in Court. number of Chinese soldiers were strolling should procure a certain number of workshu said she was getting two or three girls about the streets of the settlement in the cheerful strain regarding the Franco-Chi-Longs district. They carried rifles with proper: means to bring them to Hongkong,

nan and workwomen, without using in to send to Sin apere.

Choi Lai, the mother of complainant, aese difficulty so far as this Port is co-formed a guard for the Defender of Shang- by a qualified surgeon By

fixed bayonets. They wore the braves wlio to go to: Jamaica after being examined stated that on the 26th instant her

both at Pagoda Anchongs and Fouch the Gaddeos of Heaven, which stands on the said Chiness workinen, to pay the anau of Hongk ng and witness did not know she 8th article, dangher came home with her son and cernod. I regret to inform you that affaim hai, His Excelleay Chen Po-chan, who took the Hon. P. Ryrie bound himself in con- from what she said witness made a report at

his quarters lost night

the Temple of sideration of the other party procusing the Station. The complainant did not live in speck, and it is indeed difficult to tell the soldiers spat on a foreign sergeant of workwonna who should be shipped. The told her that they were going to take her to bravas are pouring in from all directions his superiors. The rides with fixed bayonets Hort. P. Ryrie, in his capacity of agent of to be hoard before both tangistrates, what a single day may bring forth. Native police on patral duty, who horn the insult 9th paragraph provided for the passages. Singaport.

discretion, and reported it to The 10th article provided that tho Tho case was rounded until to-morrow and if numbers were any criterion of being strength, that is as regards the Chinese trosked out, and his one or two cases cured by Yat Lok and the others. The podestrians were in danger of getting their aud agreement with each of the coolios pro Fooshow might, at the present time, slight scratches were received by mon who Attorney Conceal theti argued that the Bank, Wire, considered as possessed of a must formidable had accidentally come in contact with the words in the contract as agent for were sriby. As it is, lovever, the tanjority of point of a bayonet. The soldiers did not to be taken merly as words of description, cause any further trouble so far as we are and not as words indicating the defendant's these soldiers have only just been enlisted, aware. They were on the streets till after capacity. He also contended that in the Credits, and are utterly unacquainted with the use two o'clock in the morning; they did not majority of cases decided, it bad boer Documentary 4 months' sight, -3,03 of srus, and entirely dercid of discipline; seem to be defending the place, but rather ruled that whare a person signed his own India, Wire,

that "

demand, whilst the few veterans in the 220 per wandering about as if they had no place to fans, when contracting for others.

go to, Captain Saperintendent McEuen

person W&A held liable unless there were Shanghai, demand,...

M 30 days' sight, private 73 torbe in an empoisted condition through but a foster to the bine comes an arid rate even words in das contract exprosely at 33 clays Gight,

soldiers this morning, Mr.

Where exempting him froza liability. being unable to procure the common neo; Huang maid he would communicate with contract was signed as agent for, ez

... 827.45 Sovereigns, saries of life, as their slender pay has to the Tootai. We do not wish to be protect-account or behalf of, or por procuration, a

i..8 5.40. Temperature. pass through so many hands that or ited in this fashion by Chinese soldiers, and person was unt liable. These words in the the Temple of the Goddess of Hearen not big enough for His Excellous Chen Ponsaticient, except in one case, that of

buty of a contract had been held to be (Taken at Messrs Fabianer di Uo.'s Premisco, chan's soldiers boing kept inside all night, Gadd a. Horton, where Lord Chief Justice

Queen's Road) Howokow, July 28.' he had better shift his quarters to some James and his associates on this bench de other place, also we my have another oided that the words on account of were Battle of Maddy Fiss some of these days. suficient to show that the intention of the

A battalion of foreign drilled troops has party contracting was to make his

principala boun stationed at the West Gate to prevent itante. With reference to the point as to the French from getting at the Arsenal hy the for.ign principal, the Attorney-General that way. A little to the auth-west there gued that it had always been held that are two more battalions to be stationed, as the agent was responsible until the principal in the event of actual hostilities. The river Government bad aot interfured. He quoted reserre to the battalion at the West Gate, bad interiered. In this case the Jamsica above the City has been obstructed by the namerous case in support of his conten- stationed on either side of the river to give Coating Cases, page 386; Norton u. Heron, 5 the requisite shock if a French gunboat Ryan and Moody's Reports, page 229

should endeavour to force a passage up to Kennedy. Gunvier, in Duwring and Ryan, the arsenal. Two batteries of Ariostrong page 50; Appleton v. Binks, 5 East, pags guns are also to be placed at the bond just 148; Wilson . Zalietto, 19th Law Journal, before reaching the Aranal, and these will Queen's Bench; Tat

Tanner c. Christian, 4 Ellis be served by the troops now lying in the and Blackburne, p. 59; Lens Robinson, vicinity.

5 Ellis and Blackburne, p. 125; Cook and Shan, the Tartar General of Kiang Yin, Wilson, 20 Law Journal, Common Fleas, who started yesterday afternoon (July 20th) page 58; Parker . Widow, 7 Ellis and for Tientsin by the strainer Paulah, was Blackburne, page 942; Deland . Gregory, ordered northward by a secret decres, to 29 Law Journal, Queen's Borch, page 53 take supreme command of the Lien Chin Pace. Walker, Law Reports, & Exchequer regiments at Poking. From these regiments Division, page 357 and Hongh. Men 3,000 men were to be detached, and 3,000 anos, Law Reports, 4 Exchequer Division, political loader than the one which on the past 25 years of British finance we get ful corvette ut Pagoda Anchorage The of Foochow into their army. It is sin. They were to start for Shan Hai Kaan on

more from the green battalions, Lu Chan page 104. Friday adorned the columns of your morn

During counsel's speech their Lordships stili mora instructive lesson. During news of the temporary arrangement, strange ceruly to be hoped that any of those on the 23rd and 24th of this moon (15th and made several remarks which seemed to ing contemporary. The whole, article is

the 9 yenra tinged with the Gladstone, hatrpil, which is strplase amounting altogether to say, did mt reach this port and almost watches, who

ol Tory domination them were

nie an eyesore to the 16th inst.)

show that they were of opinion that the a marked feature of all Jingoism, and is 22,864.00, but there were no less than the last moment, and although ern then community, may be charmed with a sopas tolographs sa follows: The new Frouch document were suficient to clear defendant The Tientsin correspondent of the Shen-words as agent for in the beginning of the apparently based on, nothing better then the writer's moral conviction. The product deficits over and above the sumpivier, quite unauthentic, it had the offct of si dier's life and feel inclined to requin in anexi horo has Ind. a conference with H. of all liability; though his Lordship the Manila.... tion is a fair specimon of the Eery tory's amounting to 50 485,000 so that the laying the fear of the natives, and filing a the service of their country. I learn, that Li Chung Tang. The former French Chief Justice remarked that his sympathies Hongkong 29.7683. IT W urant aquaintanpo with facts, and betrays fod to £7,09,000 or un average, yearly panic which was growing most alarmingly, the Imperial Commissioner and Tartat preparatory to taking his departure have the words as agent for were used to de|3banghai. 29.778158

excess of Deleita ovor surpluses adicunt-

Consul has put to auction his personal effects was with the Attorney General.

Amoy.... 29,6889.066 NE but the smallest amount of political know-deficit of £78,656. In striking contrit to The native banks, for instance, were failing General

The Mr Mackean replied. Ho contended that Boochow -- who have charge of the coast English employes in the Chinese

fleat Lodge and perspicacity, bo wierdthit are the aittoon yes of liberal finance, in large numbers, shops were being entirely defences, have given instructions to the resigned. H.E. Li Chung Tsang has to note the capacity in which Mr Ryrie acted, ski. 20.04) with the gal assumption, born and bred of political ignorance, that every one who During this time there were only to deficits ha eyes to see or ears to hear is convinced mounting £9.950.000, but thera were closed to business, whilst the inhabitantsaofdiers at the forts and the marines on event of the French government insisting chart was a sufficient description.

secret decrce ordering hire, in the and not as a description of him, Merlostnok 20.7959.6 that the sole object of the present ul. Leaving a trage yearly surplus ofere aying in all directions, utterly regard board the Chinese gunboats merely to act on an indemquity, to be prepared to fight. Judgment was reserved. ministration is to remain in office. The £1,761,250. Thus the total gain to the less of their property which ander such on the defensive, and as soon as this French

On the 18th July General An-yang, in public are parured that the Government is nation under liberal administration amounts circumstances AN

consequence of telegraph despatches 16- elite, being entirely neglectful of its dution/

confiscated by the comnience Bring to sink the forty stoop selved from Hangshow, says the Shen-gao, This is indeed but the natural onteome of tu no less than £3,388,906 yearly. Say Chines Governinent,

roughly £50,000,000 in the 16 years during

Yesterday (Wed- laden junks now ying in the Kumpai immediately gave orders to have all the the complete absence of patriotism and in

troops supplied with shot and ammunition, ordinate love of office and patronage which which they live held office, and it is to be headay, the 23rd instays), the ting duya Baga. This numour has, however, been consud then the general, having had a confer

Loted that this 250,000,DVD does not in-grace ceded by the French expired, and al tradited and I certainly do not myself give ence with Hsueh Taot'ai, started with has suddenly become the distinctive markclude the

of the national debt. of what is to Tory over the Liberal That is suffit svilence as a the sound-nust up to the given hour, the Chines up it orodence. The native shops are now

ruction Fog. Ang sader of a ladstone's rose-of-liberal finance The ministry now peared to be making set ve preparations for nearly all closed to business, and the Chi poble spooch on the afirmation bill can happily defnet during their six and a hostilities, and it was naturally thoughtness as well as foreigners appear to look hardly consistently pee him of a half years tower

desire of run dinine for office. Such desires single measure of legislativo import list the natives were fat once in carest upon war as inevitable. To sto

taken un

dry, the owner and jockey of Major - dined to allow that noble animal te perform. However the public were getting impatient and as there had been no raiu since Satur day the match was arranged to come off this afternoon, which it did. Mr Tripp kindly had the raile removed and officiate as starter and judge.

The result of the race was

Major

Sampson 1 ESSDE 2

Shamrock. After one falso stort the two ponies were despatched on oven terms and kept together

Liberal Administration.. 89690,1951, 1985; 60 Total Expenditure Debts Paid, £29,908,000. Cast of Cul

26,652,000

loction...

Actual Ordinary Expenditure £208,540,000 We thus lare a balance in favour of Li- boral Finnes of £18,166,000. In these four yes the posent government have also paid off £25,200,000 of the National Debt a that the balance is £43,386,000 for that time. Taking another view of the ease let us

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Fuochow, July 24th. "(From our Corre.pondast.) Your readers would probably be relieved look at the herenss of National Expondi- from all anxiety regarding the Franco-Chi- tace during the last 20 years. The total until the Black Rock, where Major camineuse queunts to £24.913,000; of this nose dithecity by the receipt of the telegram away with the greatest case and on hard the years Tory Administration have to from the North announcing the tiding over held by three lengths. The difference in Buyer for $14,233,000, or £1,500,000

reaches the recipient, it has grown smail by degrees, though not to the warrior? way of thinking, beautifully less. No less than fiftcon thousand of these so-called braves are Dow atationod between kers. and Mingan, and it woither meful nor ornamental, many of their number not being provided with arms, and in a shonen and dirty condition, still, their very presence amongst the villagem gives a kind of assur

preventing those panics which are s often brought about by unscrupulous per song with the ulterior object of acquiring other persons' property, Since I last write you, the Chinese authorities have taken another very wise precaution for the protection of Foreigners' property in the event of way riot which might arise suppress,

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weights was about one stone in Majorer, leaving the 16 years of Liberal Ad of the dificulty for the prezent, and would auce of safety, and curtainly is the means laying of electric torpedoes, and batteries tiun8, Thomson . Davenport, Sarith's!

favor. Shamrock went very short in his preliminary canter and made altogether such a bad show that we inclined to think there was a sure loose with the old geny.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the Outns-Man.”

Hongkong, July 26.

DEAR SIR-It has seldom been my lot to read a more accid and invertebrate

are doubtless the outcome of his legitimate

tan make any policy at once politie, rise, rightsoas, and enduring. But to deal with

ministration to recount for £10,679,000, or that I were in a position to confirm £789,000 a year. The latter ineroso has what is evidently generally regarded as been mainly incurred by additional ax. penditure on the military and naval forces

au amicable solution of the question. Such of the United Kingdom, wheresa the four- however is impossible, as affaira, so far as tegnand a quater millions of the Tory nd Foochow is concerned, are again aming ministration was, for the most part, Inalienly

a most serious aspcot, and under the exist aquandered is a series of annecessary Wars, as in Zululand, in that political crime and ing circumstations it is pleasing to and that blunder the slentine frontier cruze, with its your telegram regarding the jeopardy of enusequent avasion of Afghanistan, in the theatrical panding of an Indian contingent foreigners resident in Foochow has had the and be beyond their power

at Malta and Cypres and in the so-called effect of securing us the series of a namely, draughting the whole of the Daral demonstration.at Bealka Bay.

British gunboat in Fuochow, and power beggars and other description of vagrants But by malying little more slosoly

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were pleased to call a spirited foreign polio settled at Pagoda Anchurage, and you st and although their leader had promized

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AT 10 AM JULY 28. farther reinforsentont of men.

All these Central and stealing property to the valueHongkong 20.6385.875 F troops will be stationed at that place in the of 30 on the night of the ath, or the suur- Amoy 29.62 85,070 NE event of wordluanghai Courtër.

ning of the 26th inst. Our Chinking correspondent, writing Complainant, Le Tek Shu, gave evidence Shanghai. 29, 82 81.1946. bollef in himself and in his callaques, thus

under date the 20th, says: Great activity to the effect that he was a trader living at Nagasaki..03 SE 19 belief that the present administration is the electors d the kingdom a period of rest at be surprised to learn of a rapture at

prevails among the Military Officials at this Prays Central, on the conducted, as far as practiubis, according

The Russian man-of-war Nayednik camo Fort for several days past. Large bodies of night of the 95th When too. On the Wostock 29.67 68.6SE

went to bed bé to those eternal laws of fight which alone and quise, he caly oned Peacy, Peace any time. The natives are still on the qui up to the Settlement at Shenglisi yesterday troops have been landed to garrison the tock off his pursa, containing a watch, two

W., DOBRACK, where there was 110 peace. Raah enter

different forts around Chinking. These 21 notes, some ten cest pieces and broke

Gownment Astronomer. is, secret roderstandings and bombastics and may take any unfair admatage (Jaly 20th)

General Wu Ta-cheng is said to have re- troops are principally from Nanking and silver, and put it on the top of a box beside

Bon kong Observatory, July 28. the other accusations of your contemporary order of the day. Under the liberal ed on Sunday last, the 20th is, at

fulminations against Russia were the that offers.

This war fully illustrat turned to Tientsin to defend the New City. Yangebow, and every available craft have the bod. The box contained clothing. which are

Thros Chinese gunboats inchored off the bear requisitioned to convey them here. When he woke up at six o'clock in the mor METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER: That the Navy is starved..

administration we have had much useful midnight, when the Dugung Trofin eles: Woosing fate yesterday (July 20th), and catiuate that ab lasst 5,000 men have been aing be found the box and puras gone. He

which the Irish and Iegislation, That the Colonies are not properly in the greatet example.

there are sung

Landed. They are provided with tents, de, dutified the box and twelve pieces of ve Chinese gunboats aand's Aboul wetric light allowed her officers to discover corvettes st *Fortified, and that ng steps wig being hare settled the Trabayaal question in that the Chineso gunboak Yang Wo waS

a large number are to encamp below clothing and the watch in court, as the leben, la part digm ante a proper state the only way compatible with the honour quietly getting up anchor, it was thought the man way in the bouts, From the time weather has been very changeable, and busi

night last work, one of the mon-of. Silver Island. We are fortunata in hav property he lost. He found two chisels on war in part tried the experiment of clinging B.B.M. gun-vessel Fly in port. The the and honesty of great nation. Afghanistan

top of the r

root. Fortunately the charge of neglecting the has been torsel from an enemy into a friend with the view dropping down river and the order was given till the men ware some mess outiques dull

Sergeant Batlin

gave evidence as to navy was utado agtitel the Gladstons Bi- ly state by the policy of heavy subsidies, sinking the junks ladou with stones distanco from the ship was five minutes and

examining the soute of the roobary, He nistry by the Marysis of Salisbury it bis and while the question of Egypt is in proving in the Kimpai Pres.

Great preparations are being made to pro- found the box and alething on the roof of a last wild spose at Devonport. I say cess of metileg itself we have established

tect the Aracual. There are to be about neighbouring human, The lock of the box The French some seconds,

of the H 10,000 soldiers in the vicinity. It is to be was braken and this doors of the house The Tientsin Correspondent of fortunately because the charge gave Loudspertnancat footing on the Red Sea Lit torpedo best was immediately sent along. Po anys that after Tex Tanntang had fortified with the guns onsde at the Arsenal, appeared to have been tampered with. Northbrook in his capacity of tirat land of oral and hers just added to our Fangire sidu with a message to the effect that if inspected the Peking Field Force he picked and torpedoes are belog got ready to her t Inspector Quincey, from information re the Admiralty the opportapisy of officially fertile tropical island as large as Fiance he moved she would be blown up with out several thousand able-bodied soldiery down; but there are none teid down at caived, arrested tho. Erst defendst stating the facts of the case. In his crush- As a consequince of these things this be

body reply Lord Northbruck stated ing

and crdered them

whom he found the watch, which was iden thst during the late Disraeli

iiidiinistration pro-fied with the simimistration and aliough that the Commander of the China veseel Wang To kaet have already been beheaded

of thoughtful jongle are on the whole salis forpedoes. It is almost needless to add Peking, no dous to be encamped offsidere, hanga Merestry.

purposes of defence. The two Captain Tang Ming-hatur und parations were made for adding to the ravy they would like Egypt annexudat by construction or purchase of some tenison Heyremozubartoo vividly the inischlague considered it edvisable to remain embored. sipin, whilst ja that same since of time nasuite of the sites; diplomacy, and undar France added fourteen runojads to her band froatien ly which 1

I may here my that almost the whole of losing Bacaink, The Tintain people are with Honour taken the rains of diffee they have made and worse that fruitless foreigu poloy, the torted, and sampan mer and even woulies Taku. fer. But since the Liberal Party have was abtained, the costly, spirited, bombastic the crews of the Chinese gunboats hare de asion for the inilding of two ironcladis etter stagnation of useful legislation, the have been employed in their stead. The S. N. Co. Beamers recently in port re- for very euch vessel fall down or purriolations of the Constitution, and the daily abours themselves would radoubtedly like esivedes good zumy orders about their chased by the French Government Tas surprises that past all Dumercial

ander

TAU LOK AND OZUBES K. BYLIE. Government regretted that the later ady taki

Ad takings and threw th ministration bad allowed the cistin of na urost. I remember a cute Yankee one of a dilemis, ont of the former rather maigated than it was squrtarmanded by plaintiffs to show cause why their petition of stealing a pair of shoes, worth fifty cents, and hundred time

The Attorney General (the Hon. B. L the world into a state of to follow suit, but are placed upon the horns destination, one order being no sooner pro O'Malloy) now Appeared on behalf of the Fong Alum, harker, admitted a charge bait, and to the level of the vea in inches, tanthe 1. BAROMETER, redmood is 89 degrees Falmazze val superiority to be so colidembly dini marking to varm adherent of Diseas nished and determined by increased Wall I tell you be the matter stands justly obertad pesterday, when he said vessels ware shifted from one wharf to was instructed by Mr Dennys Mr E. the 7th inst. Fire previous convictions and tenths, Fahrenheit

another, the consequence being that the should not be dismissed with costs. He belonging to Loung Alam, & school boy, en Tiger and additional expenditure untquly don' care straw about Gladatze

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degrees, *If we go at shope the Chines will another, and cage, after being taken on Macken, instructed by Messrs Brereton, were proved against the defendant, and he #perarity on which pyr NETTE gi: Iisraeli but it is kistorical face that ender i tout our houds-off, and we run on board, was discharged only to be loaded Wolton and Beason, appeared for the de- was sentenced to six months hard labour; / hamidity of air saiarsted with moisture boing 8. ECHIDITY, is percentage of caturation, the may the torias you plays have disturbances i tard, wo shall be shot by the French agaiti. Yesterday morning (July 20th), fendant, who last week abiained role the first and last fourteen days to be spent 309 rest The mousures taken lave post over the work doractating and unjust wate been made public but two or three interest abroad, an impoverished exchequer trade site we mist any how die, and to have pare for sea, in consequence of which ther

ordsrs · rere

were given to the Captaine to recalling on plaintifs to show case us

as above in solitary confinement.

4. Djanction or Wray, to two pajutau ing fasta zeus in which may be roughly unsettled, lustry alaskened, healthy

Attarapy cuoral said the petition

FORCE OF Win, mording to Beaufort summarised. Tus Darieli Ministry allowed enterprise at a standstill, your only to consider which is the easier death. soon had steam, 15 fres had been fanged was filed by Yau Lok and others, why des PURCHASING A GIRL

Scals, France to add 3 shit to her havy for every doesn't come up to the scratch and the the native soldiers have, within the last Ranglegere the last to leave and she got business in Hongkong; and the defendant a shopman, and Hai Amvi, wife of Tached clouds, d ariseling zain, ƒ fog, 3 gloatny

during the pips પર

તeaben theselves widers, harrying on La Ashun, married woman, Hung Achung,

6. Szar or WZATKIL, & blue sky, do, 2 added by Great Britain, whereas the people are not only worried and find their few days, driven westly all the pedon's away at 4.83 p.in. Giadalonadraintration have ander burdens heavier to bear but the spruty is

was the Hon. Phineas Rytie. The petition Shing, were charged, the first, with anlaw aqadir, rais, a: snow, 1 lbinder, * visibilty, bail, Nghtning, o oraret, passing showers, The Hasca, Captain Andrew, left Bhang-set out that in or about the month of fally detaining Tam 3ying, a married lottara froudads to the navy for every 1 added by saldied with dhts that the ministry of Mami from their homes, ordering thom at saioane spent en angest-plated on torcu tout, that to moon as the Taberal

destination being Keelung where the links, and alleges that plaintida varied cat, purchase of the said Tum Ayings the second. Based on and bandrydiks, og Under the prgaon causation day won five And it in thequally hit

Mingebaan, and saute from Label, La March or April, 1884, defendant entered women of 28 years of age, against her will eden (web). The letters are reposted to indie

Tiantain, its into an agreement in writing with the plains also with deriving a profit from the sale or signification.

to restore but to increage that

touce

legs of auch unfortunate and intimidated ilaced, and at the same time louting the pre-

in front of the army for their cowardice in

quiet enough but strangers from the south

aro leaving, and so are the inhabitants of

The Captains and offers of the U. M.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, (Before Sir Geo. Phillippe, Chief Justice, and the Hon. J. Russell, Puise Judys.) Monday, July 28.

sided by complainant aa the one steden On Barometer.. 29.68 29.63 theway tothe Station first defendant pointed Temperature. out the Recund defendant as the man who Humidity....... gave him the watch and be was then arrested. Di'tion of wind;

First defendant, against whom a previous Force conviction was proved, was sentenced to six Weather." montas hard labour, the first and last four: Rain. teen days be spent in solitary confine ment. The second defendant was discharged.

AN OLD GIFENDHI.

INE FOR EMIGRATION,

W. DOSERCX, Government Astronomer.

Hunghing Observatory, July 28,