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Patatearense lotion pictire before they can assest, their morhood before the world. If we peak of the valour of the Chinese, A'émile of amusement Bits across the face of our listeners. Perhaps the real reason of the lack of `worlike spirit in 'these people is the na- turo of their occupation. They are pre-eminently an agricultural people, whore hole attention and energies are

devine astynggle for existence in the purside of peaceful arts. But this is dgt að explanation of the cause of the Cuina baving en utterly abandoned the sword for, metaphorically speaking, the ploughshare. Why have they become so exclusively a nation of agriculturists and traders

THE SITUATION:

CHINA REFUSES TO PAY ANY INDEMNITY,

THE FRENCH INACTIVE

FOREIGN POWERS OFFER TO

MEDIATE

Special cablegram to China Mail. (Per E. E. A. &C. Telegraph: Co.'s Line)

← Smasoway Thursday, noon. Uhina has definitely refuted to pay pe cont indemnity.

The French remain inactive,

It is reported at Peking that Eng. land, Germany, and Amerin offer to mediate between France and China.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL PARED CANAL:-Stentor, July 15; Ante

Tue, July 25.

"As national dioforce is but the extra- sion of self-defence, natural to all of us, it is difficult to account for this seeming wont of backbone in this section of the Turanian family. Even the worm will turn. Other peoples sprang from the

It is understood that the negotiations same stock are get so submissive high between M. Patenotre and the Viceroy chivalrous courage, and intense patriot-Tang have resolved themselves into a ques- ism are characteristics of the Japaese;tion of gmount. The extension of respite the Mongols are brave to a fault, and has been refined by M. Barry, and the dis- the Turks are the bravest of people, pute is consequently being hurried to a cool in danger, heroic in disaster. None conclusion, which, it is hoped, will be but a servile race would have built that arrived at almost immediately.-N... D. great monument of folly, the Great Wall, News, Aug. 2nd. which for 1000 miles stretches along the Northern frontier, marely to keep back border forays by barbarians who they pretended to despise, and to fail after all. All down through their bis- tory this constitutional timidity app-The pears. This we think issue to a variety of canies, some of which we will now proceed to adduce The neighbours of China have always been less civilized or intelligent than China herself. Her superiority in numbers, too, helped to secure for her the hegemony of Eastern Asia. The military spirit usually died out during the great intervals of pance enjoyed between her civil and foreign ware, which seldom at any time occupied the entire resources or the nation. The great conquests, of Mongal aad Manchu never seriously disturbed the life of the mames of the people, overturning the hases of suciety by disposseseing them of their lands, by reducing the people to slavery and by placing bordes of

next AMERICAN MAIL, per the O. & steamer San Pablo, left Yokohama on Sunday, the 3rd instant of daylight, and inny be oxpected here on or about Saturday, the thunstant. The Text ENGLISH MAIL, by the P. & O. C's Boomer Mance, lett Singapore for this port on Wednesday, the 6th instant, atbp.m., and may be expect ed to arrive here on or about Monday, the 11th instant

THE CHINA MAIL.

mand of the de-fan. Mr Neo Chu-hong, who was formerly commander of one of the Foochow gunboata has been promoted to the post of assistant commander of the cor- vetto Yang Woo. Thess officers revived a therough education on foreign principles before entering the Chincus navy.

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ment would uw their best onlsavonte'as on

of the Emperors of Germany and Austria at Gastein on the oth proximo,&,

PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF STELLALAND, Capetown, July 16.--The Colonial Sea rotary has given notion of a motion provid. ing for the apperation of Stellaland

GENERAL GORDON BAYE AND”RYFULSING

ATTAOKS ON KHARTOUM."

Cairo, July 16.The. Morir of Kassis reports that Gonoral Gordon in nato. On April 27th General Gordon repulsed the rebel attacks on Khartoum on the eastward and westward,

which has called forth, strong critlejam. The attention of the Government has been directed to the outbreak of cholera at Toulon, especially since Professor Virchow, one of the most celebrated of living medical experts, har declared the epidemio to be the trus Aniatio cholera.. The greatest precautions, therefore, have book, takon at the French frontier, and the highly valuable pedition under Dr. Koch are already being pain unde

investigations of the so-called cholora ex-

is to be engaged. I will cost $15,000 In the House of Commons on July 1st Mr when completed.

Barlaan naked the noble lord the Undor This morning = smal party, at the indi, Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether, hey- tation of Mr Jameson, proceeded to Hanging regard to the commerçal interests of "Hem in the Koufoon to witness the launch. England in China, and to the fact that hos- ing of the new steamer. All being ready the tilities had been renewed betwean French signal was given to kucek away the block, and Chinese troops, Her Majesty's Govern- and as the vessel started down the way, interinadiary between the tre Powers to A CAR of trying to pass a forged five Ms Kirby gracefully christanod her the bring about an understanding, and theroby

The rumour has been not adeat, hers and dollar note of the Hongkong and Wanghai Namdan in the orthodox manner by to provent the bloodshed of muevent per sous which must inevitably occur, and the

abroad, that tlm Action Gesellschaft Eisen Bank, was partly heard at the Police Court breaking bottle of fizz' on her bom. international complications which might pre-

and Stallwork zu Canalrueck has obtained to-day. From the statement made by Owing to a slight hitch the Namdink stop bably follow should it be in contemplation, (London & China Express, July 4th.)

a contrast to inanufacture the material for Police Inspector Gauld it seems a Chinese ped when half way down the slip; and last, to subject a Chinese port to bombard. San Francisco May 30, Shanghai May 17, but this roport is incorrect. The company as was reported in the user of Randay Latest Mail Advices-Yokohama, via Chiness railway from Tientsin, to Paking, woman, named Wong Ang, was brought to when the party left for Hongkong it was ment in retaliation for the attack on the Foochow May 16, Hongkong May 22. The is in possession of the patent of a certain tho Station and charged with trying to understood she was to be put into the French envoy at Langson. (Hear.)

P. 40. mail, via Brindisi, with the advices kind of iron longitudinal sleeper, which Lord E. Fitzmauricu said: The French dated as above, from China and the Straits bears the name of their inventor, who is the A ·lítils later on, a Ja- | water to-morrow moming. change the pote

and Chinese Governments are aware that Sattlements, was delivered in London on director of the establishment, and therefore, panese woman, named Obama, residing at

our good offices would always be at their the 30th ult., one day in advance of its due is styled the Haarmanin looper. A Few No. 30, Stanley Street, called at the sta-

time when Her Majesty a Government had it San Francisco, on the 3rd inst. The obtained an order from the Chinese Covorn servico, but to offer mediation, unious at o date. The Jupan advices very received, months ago the Osnabruck Stahlwerk tion, said the note, belonged to herand that

some reason to suppose that it would be next inward moil, ex Mesagerie Mari-ment for about 15 km, railway plant to be

harm and not good.

24th, Hongkong 20th May, was despatched being in connection with a hoisting ap- Mr Asbmand-Bartlett asked whether any from Naples yesterday, The N.-C. D. New learns that Captain J.authentic information could he furnished as reach London on the 7th inst, its due dato, barbour. The said material was delivered and will probably paralus for terpedn-boats in me of the

The Wanderer, 4, raw, componite gun a few days, and the whole matter, is, there P. Roberts has been appointed Marise to what was going on at Ton-King.

Lord E. Fitzmaurico: No, Bir.

venel, 925 tons, 750-horse power, Com fore, at în and Superintendent to Mears, Russell & Cu's now steamship company

mander Oxford Churchill, which left Sheer. new on the 21st nlt for the China Station to relieve the Fly, completed her experi- mental croiss in the Chancel on the 20th, and put into Devonport on that day. A

The

AKATI cholera is still ging in Nowolwang and the death rate is daly increasing. Home hundreda. ---Shanghal Courier.

she had asked the Chinawoman to change/ deatha within the last fortnight number acceptable to both Ciproraments, would do itimes steamer Diemah, from Shanghai furnished with these steepers, the railway

it. Inspector Gauld took the mathes of the women, allowed them to go, but detained the note. Yesterday he went to the Bank, and he there learned that the nota was one of a number of unsigned notes which were stolen five or six years ago; that the signo tures were forged; that the Japanese woman

had taken the note to the bank and wanted a draft; and that the note was stumped as a forgery, and that she had been informed of this fact. She had nevertheless tried to change it. The case was remanded to ob- tait the attendance of one of the Bank officială,

Ti latest information rapecting the negoli allons for the release of the crow of the Hier is that Her Majesty's Government and the Government if the Netherlauls have agreed to joint proposals being made to the Rajah of Tenet In order to give affect to this arrangement, Mr Maxwell pr ceded yesterday (July 28th) to Pong, where he will join H.M.S. Pegasus, the commander of which is under orders to convey him to Olahleht,--Straits Timer,

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

(Before Bir G. Philippo, Chif Justice; end the Hon. J. Russell, Puise Judja. Į

Thursday, August 7.

POON CHEW CHON YING CHENG,-- ATTEAL

This was an application by the plaintiff to have a judgment delivered by Mr Justice Russell, in Original Jurisdiction on the 4th June, sot naide and for a re-hearing of

the case.

fow alight defects having been made good, the ship sailed for her destination on the 30th alt.

The Chinese ironclad corvette Ting Yrien will, tomorrow, loave Swinemuende for Kiel, commanded by the German naval Caploda Herr Subelin, At the dockyard Berr Schielan, at Elbing, diere, are six

torpedobold for the German Navy under construction. These boats are the largest of their kind, having 75 tons displacement. The Dolphin, 4 guns, Commander Bard. The first of then made her trial-kap on tho ley Wilmot, has failed from Sheerness for 26th all, and travelled 23 knots per hour, Saku, to strengthen the British feet in with 380 to 400 revolutione. Those boats the Rod Sor. The Dolphin, which was are 37 metres long and 4.8 metres broad. recently built for the Government at As sugarda shipping, the movements on Middlesborough, is one of the largest and the river, especially departures, heys been most powerful gun-versels afloat. She is enormous during the last three days, and The note resembles a good one in every Particular.

equipped with heavy breechloading gune on yesterday the list of arrivals and departures It is signed by R. Nebon per

The action was originally brought to Vavassour mountings, and is fitted with exceeded any numbers ever before known, Accountant, and Edward Cope por Chiefs Colony was, says the Straits Times, recover the sum of $5,000 cu a promissory cloutrie machinery for discharging torpo. But notwithstanding this, I am not able to

until lately, quite froe from hydrophobias, noto which plaintiff alleged he had reveived does,

repert asingle arrival from the Far East, Manager.

but owing, it is supposed, to a large in. from defendant for a certain consideration The officers and crews selected for the whither also the departures have been re- as far back as 1875. Flaintif alleged he Vigilant and Swift, on the China ata-stricted to the sating vessels, namely, the YESTERDAY evening another Chinawoman portation of doge from Europe and Chias agreed to withhold the mole until dofon: tion, embarked on the P. & 0. Company's | Zivingalowe, Steffens, for Hongkong, and & for months ago, that disease has of late dant had become prosperous. At the trial steamer Valetta on the 2nd inst. for convey. Parade, Burgdorf, for Manila; also the

it came out that plaintiff had endeavoured committed suicide by taking an overdose

became prevalent among overy description to recover a smaller amount from defendant tu Hongkong to join their rospective Lydiu, s. (Kingsin Lino), for her sisual of opiam, The woman was the wife of a of the canine species, and more especialy in 1882, at which time he said nothing жір

wker rosiding at No. 7. Gap Street. For

route. In vessels on the berth no material The American Buronu of Naval Ord-alteration has taken place, The German a few days past, so the husband avers, he among the native parish dogs, which, about the larger amount due; and it was nance has been experimenting with digan-Mercantile Navy has lost another

account of their foul feeding, seem padi- tated by Mr R. Cooky, Superintendent of

The steamships, viz, the Saju, belonging to bad boon confined to the house, sick, Yes- cularly liable to contrect it, and owingte Kowloon Docks, that he had known dafene against weak armour-platen,

charges were detonated in actual contact Mr Krupp, of Esmer, which collided near berday afternoon, he went lais wife out for their quarrelsome disposition specially fitted daut since 1673; and that he had been with the face of the plates. Charges of Bilbao (Spain) with the Clawdits, English

to spread it. The police authorities luva

frequently employed by the Dock Con- five pounds and ton pounde produced to 4.8. Both vessels foundered, but no lives medicine. She executed the message, but i done all that they can to check the evil, by any, and was always engaged on some effects. A twenty-pound charge produceusteanship Felist, Range, master, vesel recently reported that the causing all stray dogs vithout excuption to work and seemed. prosperons. This and an indentation about six inches in diameter which is well known in the Chinesa citat- - alien officers over them. There noter! The 8.8. Wing Sang went to Aberdeen chafy For this her husband scolded has caused the loss of any valuablé domy Mr Justice itussoli te.com to the conclu thirty-pound charge the indentation was ing trade, had been in collision in the Bal-

be killed, and although this revere treasure other testimony of a similar nature induced and me-tenth of an inch de. After a tio pets, pet much is the terror inspired sion that it was highly improbable that any three-quarters of an inch deep over an area tie with the Northern Star, English 8.6., objected to the indiscriminate slaughter. while a man was in a position to pay broken and the outer plate

The S. 8. fear loft Sydny for this

Fort on the 3rd inst. The S. & Dioned left Singapore for thie

port on the 4th inst The S. 8. Ajur left Singapore on the 4th

instant for this port,

The S, S. Critic Moxared left Singapore for

this port on the 6th inst.

DOUR MOVEMENTH-

on her zetum she unfortunately broke a

Duck to-day.

The 9.8. Avuliste left Aberdeen Dock her, and this sens to Кате бесп

to-day.

were test.T

The 5.6. Anton will leave Ocaziopolitan, the only provestion shu receiped from by this dire disease that none have seriouly one would lie out of their money so long, two feet in diameter, and two belts werɑ | Hore, master, in consequence of which the About nine o'clock in the even- Notwithstanding these efforts to stamp cut defendant had been proved to be; and of The structure, after Aomewhat bent, latter vessel faundered. The case has been

Dock to-morrow.

has been a conquest in China like the invasion of Early Britain by the Anglo- Saxon, when every foot of land was fought for inch by inch, and the Britone, dispomessed: driven to the moun-k tofas of the West and North Nor like the defeit of the Saxons ten refusing to pay any indemnity China has Irmeliately afterwards she became insen, shall always have it with us.

on, when William and his Normans seized the soil, imposed the foldal system, and reduced the people to sorf dom. When war confines itself simply

Tus news from the North is very warlike

taken up a bold position, and France will either have to fight or climb down' in any- thing but a dignified manner. We should

him.

return, she drank ing she went out again, and, on

some angar water.

her

sible and shortly afterwarde diet, despito the remedies applied by the husband and his friends. The husband alleged that he

the disease, there is too much reason to fear that now that it has been imported, we

THERE is one very important stateinst made in connection with the Memoranda

tang on the 18th May, which ear Corns presented by Captain Journier to li Ching-

pondent *Fas' entirely ignores. It is that Viceroy distinctly told Captain. Founder that he would not and could not engage that the Chinese troops should be withtrian by the dates specifiel, and that Caghu

to a change of martere, it is woodeful not be surprised to learn at any incmont had never bad any quarrels with his better what a quick recriperative power a coun that France had resorted to the force of half. He could assign no reason for her try inhabited by an industrious popila-: tion possesses, and this has been the arms Admiral Courbet may be waiting taking opium, but he firmly believed sho case with China The Manchus tokantal troops are brought up from Tomyuin. had done so. He stated that he had been the government and left the institutions The Frenula, we are told, remain inactive told that when washing her son, six years undistorted, and the people in the use of that is to say, the negotiations are suspend of age, yesterday evening, she had said therlands, and in a few years, at most, the ed, and there is an ominous stitness on the to him that this would be the leat country flourished with malhorry, mizo ...and rice as if nothing had occurred. The part of the representatives of France in time he would be washed by hor.

warlike spirit again ried out from wat Chias. Either final instructions are being Marques, who made a pest meisten ex-appending bis initial to the correction. of fuel to feed on "The Manchu gar-awaited from Europe, or the arrival of amination of the body, stated at an in. ***risons have led Bros apart, and Lave sufficient troops from Tonquin to form, with

seldom intermeddled with the country the available men are board the of war, opruion that death was the result of poison

quest held this afternoon that he was of falke and have been a further elementa landing force of decent proportions. The of sentity for the people's, enjoying

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any one saing for a small sum while larger still remained duc. On other si dence his Lordship was convinced that the promissory note produced by the plaintiff "was not genuine.

This morning the Attomey General

argued for a new trial. Their Lordships

reserved judgmont,

O'Malley), was

The Attorney-General (the Hon. EL instructed by Messrs Dennys and Mossop; and Mr. Mac kean, instructed by Messrs-Brereton, Wot ton and Deacon, was present to watch the proceedings on behalf of the defendant.

Police Intelligence.

(Before A. G. Wise, Ban.)

Thursday, August 7.

THE ROW AT BASIL MEMON YOUNE,

pounds of dyna brought before the Maritime Court of In- mite had been exploded against it, wes quity at Hamburg, and the Commissionary practically uninjured. A modern six-inch of the Government, after hearing the case, break-loading rifle would liave pierced has advocated a suspension of the German this target through and through at 1,000 master's certificate for life. The verdict. yards.

will be given by the Court on the 10th inst.

OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

AT 4 г. MAUGUST Ü.

The Senate of the United States has passed by 43 to 12 votes the anti-Chinese Bill it pursuance of the "exclusion' clause of the treaty.

Li Fung Pao, the Chinese Minister at Burlin, and interim Minister to France, left Berlin for Faria on the 3rd inst, accus panied by his interpreter. It is presume that his Excellency's visit is connected with the late collision between French and Chi- nese troops.

Balion

REGISTER

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The P. & D. Company notify that, in Haiphong, 20,7086.155 SE 5 consouones of the provalence of cholera

Weather.

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in Marseilles, they intend to discontine Hongkang 20.37 90.203 WNW 1 their outward London and Bombay service Amoy..... 20 55 80.070 8 rid Marseille until further notice. The Manils20.7082.982 wsw

protestantiam to heathenien until the wing from Italy will be placed in quarantine,

The chinsman who perecated his wife homeward steamers will call as usual. In Shanghai..0284.077 ENE because she would nut turu again for tint Egypt has noticed that vessels arriv-W1bstock 20.8064.2-

connection with quarantine we may notice Nagasaki 29.67 NE S

Hongkong (servatory, August AT 10 AM-VGUST 7. endeavoured to dispose of his children, was

Haiphong, 20.70 83.331 NNW 1; b dyes having cortified that the man was of this morning discharged by Mr Wise, Dr

Hongkong 29.87 85,277 W weak intellect.

Amoy.... 20.01 85,079 W Manila.... Shanghai 20.67 81.585. ENE 36 Nagamki.20.73) ----

the fruits of their labour. Another on- dignity of France will almost compel her to/ing by an overdose of opium. Astarhearing pant &,"whom te belabours severe man called in the aid of Er Lechler, and which will affect the catward band nails.

Fournier thereupon esssed the clauze pro- Dr viding for the evacuation on those datos, Why Fas takes no nitice of this assertion we do not pretend to guess. In fact, we who is over zealous, and not our Cones an scarcely help thinking that it is he

It is an open seret that the Frendi the whale at the evidence the jury rabave for some time dropped all contentions sex in addition to the one just urged, is insist upon an indemnity, and the only hope turned a verdist of fete de so. The jurynte hased upon the Memorandum of 18th May; the secondary place assigned to solders of a peaceful retilainent appose to lie in wars Messrs, F. A. C. Hahn, J. M. G. that they have bees auing simply son the word immediatonent' in the Prelim- itary Treaty; and at they no longer claim the character of a Convention or Agreement for the informal document of which our Correspondant makes so much. The arguments of our Correspondent, who also wrote entely from a French standpoint, strike us sa being of greater over my paper yesterday I was surprised to- waight Fas' willread that letter unco sim that Mrs Philip Bernard was to appear more, he will see that what we have sid at the Crystal Palace in the comedy She about the French having dropped all con- tention founded upon the Memorandum of Stops to Conquer. The performance of the 18th May is borne out to the very letter- comedy was, in fact, advertised to take place | N.-C. D. News. under the direction of Mrs Bernard, Ihurried

of fortune. The poor scholar of formine the offer to mediate by the forego PowerPereira, and P. A. Rozario.

born in some secluded balet, pushing

his way to power by dint of native in telleet alone, is the national hero. To

A TERRACEAN'' letter will appear to

such as these, the highest honours are morrow. accorded. The isolated geographical

An old Hongkong resident not in London (not the proprietor of this paper) writes to

position of the Empire, surrounded by Tus delivery of the French mad was begun us under date of July 4th: Or looking

the oocan, deserts and hage mnarinin at 1.20 this moming.

chains adds another element of security

and has also helped to determine the sational chorącteristics. The inflace of environtient in species needs no special clucidation. bere, beyond re-

The P. & O. steamer Thames, with the next English mail, loft Singapore for Hongkong on Wednesday, the 6th inst., alā p.m.

War's Alarms.

A French man-of-war anthored off Woo- sung at 2 pm, yesterday (Aug. 1st.)

The German frigate Friss Aduibert, 14 guns, anchored at Woosungyesterday (Aug.

Ist)

FRANCE AND TONG-KING. A Cabinet Council was held on the 3rd July, when M. Jules Ferry, the Premier, commuricated to his colleagues come des patches received from China, which stated that the Taung-Li Yaren did not dievow the action of the Chinese regular troops at Langson, and admitted that the Chinese aring obeyed its orders in

retaining posses

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BE W. DOEZECK Queerinent Astronomer. Hongkong Observatory, drapst 7.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

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4pm.

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Station.

sion of that place. Contrary to the terma The Natal got off the Bar either on of Article 2 of the Franco-Chinese Treaty, Thursday night or yesterday morning (Aug. which provided for the immediate with 1st) and is now anchored new the Red Buoy drawal of the Chinese garrisons, the Tanng- H.E. Tsing Kuo ob'tan has issued a Li Yamon centend that the evacuation of proclamation to the effect that the Chinese the frontier towns was conditional upoo soldiers would be beheaded if any of them the signature of the definitivo treaty be- Barometer... -N-C. D. Neus.

ticing the fact that the people never Mens Runwell & Co. inform us that the down to see our. Hongkong prína déana Í ATTENTION has been drested to the man, robbed the people or created disturbance twoen Franco and Chiun for determining the Temperature..

Union Line Steamer Chic Mynurch left Singapore for this port yesterday, and may be expected to priva on the 13th instant.

have had any serious cause to defend their possession of the fertile land it has been heir fortune to have and to held. Anstlier cause of the submissive ness of the Chinese is the systais of Gorerament, combining all the faults of à BEGULAR lodge mesting of the United ai Arkocracy and an oligarchy. White securing Tor the people, we must acuit, Service Lodge of Freemasons is called for

once more on the stage, and the least I can say of her was that her acting was fully up to that of the past. I think, indeed, she exhibited improvement in her acting. She of course took the part of Mies fiarduustie,

I enjoyed the performance very much; her

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·Hongkong Observatory, August 7.

1. Bizomeres, reduced to 59 degrees Fahren half, and to the level of the sea in facies, fenthus end handredths.

2. TEXTURE, in the shade in degrees, and tenths, Fahrenheit

frontier. The Chiness Foreign Board also Humidity ....... General La Ming Chua Coromander declinet to recognise the stipulations Di'tionof wind WNW strous wickedness or folly, or both, da mother who, finding her children suffering in chief of the defences of Formus, has spread upon between Ll Hungchang and Force

tolagraphed to the Tsung Li Yand that the Fournier providing for the evacuation Weather..... good scal' after sarlatina, took than forts built in Formosa wen too low, and of Langan, Chatke, Caobang and Laokai Rain.. te a West End hairdress r's and let them hence under the circumstance it was impor between June 6 and 20. . Patenôtre have a good brush with the machine. It sible to make any decided and should the bas received instructions to proceed immed

French feet bonbard then would be difficult to imagine any bakter

Bumboatmen are not allowed on heard intely to Peling in order to maintain the

rights of France. a goodly measure of the fruits of their to-morrow night for 7.30 for 3. p.m. pre-acting is so natural and she identifies her- modo of doing mischief on a large acle. the French men-of-war lying at Wussung.

The

sustained by the French industry and thus confleming' them incisely,

self with her character so thoroughly. Of course, under much conditions, the in- Yesterday (Aug. 1st) an important telegrain troops in the Langson affair was, according arrived at Woosung curdering three batta to Government despatches, 29 killed and their peaceful tendencies, it has arrested the enterprise, the free spontaneous aTas prospectus of the Hongkong and garria, who left Hongkong half a year or there is good reason to believe that not The Frye, Chinese cervette, started at offect that the Govenment will demand,

noticed one of the officure from Hongkong tection of scarlet fove may--and sons stationed at Chung Ming island to be 58 wounded.

be spread all directionis. We think immediately conveyed to theWoosung Ports. tion of the people. Even in their ite- China Tramways Comping, Limited, will more ago and who is now stationed at valy scarlet fever but other maladies, of two o'clock for Chotou, hiring a board from China su indemnity of 1.500,000,000 rature, the Government has left a blight; bo found in purazdvertising columns this Canterbury, amongst the audience, but which many have "scwfiness of the scalp lango quantities of branch-leading guns and for the violation of the Treaty of Tientsin esprit, the result of an ingenións intellect is sacrificed to form, acquired

I saw no other China faces. On the 6th the hairdressers. There is not enough ore

It is not anticipated that operations 5. Foron or WIRD, cording to Beanfort A Tientsin correspondent states that a by plodding labour, and mechanical

vious to October.

8. STATE OF WEATERS. b b skye da. rules. Even the style is deadened Time-bdl in front of the new Police (to-morrow) A Scrap of Paper is to be per- taken in respect to this matter of hair- certain German firm in Bharghai has offered against Langson can be undertaken pre-Scale

brashing and hair-brushes at hairdresser, a large loan to H. E. Li Chung Tang, BÈ Lyservile imitation, and the subject station at Kowloon is approaching comple-formed at the same place under the direc-whether they are the machine or the band six per cent, per annum, to be used, in miced upon pursuing a vigorous tourse of a hail, lightning, a overcast, p parting showers, It appears that the Government has deter-trofied clouds, d drizzling rain, f. fog, d. gloomy, is licited and narrowed by an ortion, and is likely to be in working order tion of Mrs Bernard. On Thursday, the brash, at schools, and ovon at clubs. More the construction of Railways in China, action in view of the new position of affairs equally rain, a snow, it thander, u vinibilit thodor sphere of thought, originsity by the 1st October.

than деге 19th instant, the kat performanes of the The ball will be

Of Inte the stores on the Yang king pang rented by the attack upon the French dowe

7. Ham, in inchos, tenths and handraithe being fatal to success in life.

But above all, in their fetal effects are dropped by a clock in the Observatory i series is to take place for the benchit of Mr. Way. Wo do not spak of parasites, but creek.tm the French side has been driving troops. The Minister of Marine has given

evening,

the principles of surveillance and mutual wating through an electric wire. responsibility. These like the malaria

on the Campages, have sickened and Tas Governant Astronomer reportą :--- energied the whole body politic. Weak The baronister has risen. The late typhoon,

to him, by mutual distrust and mutual about the fatitude of Northern Formosa. responsibility. There can be no itde-

ZE & Cons Aence, are sattered broadcast by

ammunition

The Paris publishes a statement to the

humidity of air saturated will moletare being

BIDITY, in percentage of asturation, the

100.

4. Basesor or Wote, to two points

Quotations Horezone, August 7..

dirt!

tis communicable in this

of diseness which case sweating of the most thriving business in the sale of

orders for two transports to be fitted pat Bernard, the pious selected being The scalp and dandriff

daggers and pistols. The patole have been afresh at Toulon, so as to be available in Rivale,

bought mostly by Cantonese and Tintin case of emergency; and M. Ferry has, The following short poen was written by rodies, while the more cowardly shanghai accenting to the Temps, cent instructions OPIUM-Now Foot

men invest simcat entirely in daggers W to

to M. Patenotre to order Admiral Courbet's The Hongkong and Whampoa les Com-Longfellow, when, as the story goes, he was are inclined to think that there is a certain

ures if the Chinese Government does not

A list of the killed and

when fired than behind them. Some of

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

The M. steamer Yangist arrived here ciparatively short time he came and this morning, bringing Landon malls up kunded in his slate in the master, having to July 4th -- writton thereon the verses on

marching to occupy Langon and the Chinese garrison of that place has been received by the Minister of Marine, but the message is not clear and it is still incertain whether the number of killed is 17 or 22.

hases and corruption faster together. The (No. 6 of 1884) which the last few days may have just all but completed the at school, and only nine years old. A cuadegren of pridence displayed by the Shang. quadron to adopt stary retaliatory meas

chule of Chinese society is bound, înto

hai rowdies in this, as it would be saler to immediately offer red wounded in the netwerk, each individual in his own mesiz, was rapidly filling up, appears to have construction of one of the largest and most position exorcize had been given out to his stand before the Yang-king-pang pistola «but bound to his neighbours as they are recurved and returned to the Pacific in powerful steam launches ever built in class, and, wewhat strange, Löngfelow the pistols date from the Spanish Armada Sgagement between the French troops

Hongkong. The launch has been built to was the only one who pleaded inability.Shanghai Courier, the order of Mr J. W. Jameson, the wall Thereupon the teacher ordered him to go pendence of action, no freedom beraud Tais morning a fireman, named J. McCar. known and popular superintending engineer to the back of the shoulhouse, and look the most restricted limits, no healthy

to Means Roque and Co., of Haiphong, write about. He did as he was told his aroud him till he saw something he could expression of opinion under such a pe- thy, on board the Glassis Castle, was charged and it is intended to be used, along with aaye got fixed on a very large turnip ir s lity, and when people are thus cowed by the master of his ship, Captain M. R. into a great fear of in Guvernment its White, before Captain Thems with refu-sister launch at present under construction, Beld belonging to fr. Finney, and in a corrupt officials and all their works, it is sal of duty. Metarthy said a refused to in running between Haiphong and Hanoi useless to expect them to become pa- do any mors duly on the Glamu to be regular freight and passenger linder. It tricts when all they want is to be let alose. The Government paralyses the he could not agree with his shipants, been built specially for the trade, and will be able to carry a heavy cargo under people and officials by the ever-present, They bullied him, and he was in danger of

o light draft. Its hull is composed of indefined, and all the morn tere bin be- his life.” Captain Thommelt at first sen- cause indefiond, terror it exercises & tenced him to forfeit two days pay and to frames and wood planking, and its fire, let us suppose, breaks out in a city be sent ou vent his ship Just before de dimensions are over 30 feet in length, 9 till the fact is reported to the author parture. MoCarthy still persisting in say

foot in breadth and 8 feet in depth, while the: ities, no one will lend a hand to put it out lost his activity excite suspicing and ing he would refuse to do day was sengines are of the composud nace con- came him to be dragged before the art tansed to six yecks hard labour thorities and consignest to the horror of j

densing type, of 16 homo power nominal and about 61 horse power indiosted, the Cleese gaol. Umbers ensucessful in A NUMBRE of foreign educated Chinese cyluders being 10 and 18 inches respec- Site de strungle themselves rather liau, have recently retired, promolion in the tively, with a stroke of 18 inches There await the indignities and cruelties lying Chinese navy. Mr Lan Kwok-cheung, will be a roomy and comfortable deck casin before them. Brave ujen are nut captain of the Cantou gunkost Anlam has for the accommodation of passengers aft, tared in such an atmosphere if Lins been appointed commander of the Cat An, and the fittings of the launch generally wafe har sons to light unflinchingly for one of the Fechaw fleet, lus brother, Mir will be of a nature well anted to the her, the must change ber system of Goran Kwok-yir rooses him, ja the com- requirements of the business in which it

ME FINNEY'S TURNIZ. Mr Finney had a tumip.

And it grew beads the tarn, And it grow, and it grow,

And the turnip di no barai. And it grow, and it grew..

Till it could grow uo taller j Then Mr. Finney took it up, And put it in the wellar. There it lay, there it lay, Till it began to reti When his daughter Busie wathed it,

And put it in the put. Then she boiled it, and boiled it

As long as she was able input Then his daughter Lizzie took it, And she put it on the table. Mr. Finney and his wife, Both sat down to m And thap ate, and they ate, Until they ute the turnip

ZIPLOSION AT PONEDKERRY:

FINTERN LIVESİ Z(ST.

Madras, Jaly 15-At the Fate Nationale at Pondicherry yesterday, arooket fell into the rocket store and an explosion occurred killing fiteers persons and wounding severa others.

FOLITICAL DEMONSTRİNIOMIE

The North German Gazelle states that Li Hong-chang does not look upon the late collision betwrcon French and Chinese troops in the light of a breach of treaty, seeing that no biamo attaches to the Chinese Government, whose bona fides in concluding and carrying the May Treaty is beyond all doubt.

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NEWS FROM HAMBURG. The Hamburg correspondent of the tim London, July 18-The Labasin and do and China Express writes under date Taken Mera Faloner & Co. e Premises, Tories throughout the country are engaged of July 1st

in organising demonstrations.

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