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entral THE NC. D. Ness loath the Ame-sibly representations

Fire Station, N. 11. Bonham Strand, and the Nos and Government eam en most fartediately taken down *Commended, sporʻiliana, By the Harpalore, Cat the an

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In the meantims, Central de Negrier, of artillery and war material, place Langton guas and hendes the there are a coverta bail bicaped, Having obtained after having reopend so garrison at Pho Kep in a natural position as avant-poste number of smaller calibes in this vodoubts bession, they immediately proceeded to danking the fort. There she also three set fire to the buildings, and in a few chort angtbuong to the enllest dimensions, set for rebels or others coming down through large powerful torpedo boate, fur anperios minutes the place was in flames, Having on the 7th from there with his column the narrow hilly road above. Thence they to any the French have in thais feet out Arkell their vengaana hers, they hart about 8,000, mies, on to the dreary and can pour down on the village in the ricotro at present. The boste pro domnanded proceeded to the residence of a Ret Mr. by retarded students from Amorica, of Jackson, who is connected with the China. parrow road to Langon, wiring the Com. growing plains below, curry of the booty whom there are now thirteen at present in Inland Mission. They attacked his bouge, or rather Port Li as it is now thd in a vory short time, it was in, lamce

been made to the rican steamer Pinjore has been sold, and Fresch Government on the subject, and this * wid 1638 found, had broken will in futur fy the English fag, Thoparties notification of out in a house, almost oppadto the Central have purchased her intend running her Þáttivoin Ubabyliai and Foochow They Bre also negotiating for the purchase of two other atenem, one of which, however, the Netos notices by the Hongkong papers, has been sold. the Chiness Government!

to ma Welder de por alia interests a cake in these store, and night at unloch, where he has informa children and as soon disappear into their named. AN Imperial Diezoo, dated the 12th list, the blockading of the Timonsa ports to the hinges headquarters ware. On stronghold. The samo zemarke apply to degrades for ever the commander of the alone is a serious matter in a harcantile the approach of the French the Chinese Dongtrien and the bulls abore Quangyan, HAR had 4) Türk

ispod in flames from top to bottom Kabyal forts named Yes Chin-pas. He pount of view. Unless the French hand withdrew towards Langkop, and the former and the presont plan of the French, ac

is not allowed hereafter to volunteer hi Three hose

gught to bear upon services to any regimental force whatever, to adopt the feeble and undigulfed course slept at Baloch Barly next morning the long as no more troops have arrived and a starving the Chinese trooga in Formosa French started in the direction of angicep, the absence of authority from Paris, is six- the front of the burning building at the This degradation is in consequence of the junction of Queens Road and Bonhams outrage that was common HMB to surrarder, they might at leask modily which is a place about an hour's march in ply to keep the Chiness prisoners within Zephyry resulting in the death of Lloutther realication so far as to allow trade Burongal the first small hills one finds on the hills, without pushing their positions Strand, while two more were conducted Hubbard Countercl

bendgodis, Asthe notifica the road to Langen. Is is a market place, any further than they are at present, sayed her cargo, from the Praya Up Kwong Yok Street and operated upon the of this mises Tre Proclamation of the Viceroy of Canton tion stands it must entirely close Firma: but of no importance, and is principally Lang Kep, Thin, Dongirion and Quang

If merchants are to interpret known from Li Yung Choi's time, the rebel yen attacked. The adjoining house to the advising the Chinese to tako servies with

to thastries letter of international chief who uveran Upper Tongain in 1878, building in which the ire originated, con, the Foreigners eo to be able to put sisting of two spactants built over the poison in their food, burn their houses, law, and they will warrels venture to road 79 and 80, as this is the province where he Brauway, which suraidunted the entrance &c., &c., is distributed everywhern in the it in any other light, Upton zxys in his turned back. to Kwong Yut Street, very soon took fire interior, so that one can easily understand from the roof communicating with the that the Decros issued by the Taung-li seful work of the law burning building, and this house, together Yemen against this Proofmation was only ever clear and indisputable may be the with the house in which the fire originated, an artifice or a trick played on the Foreign right of blockade, and however, just and was completely gutted, The water fire Ministers, who ordered this to be done necessary bay be the express of the right, enging, from Trim-tea-taut, arrived at Shanghai Mercary. the Prays during the course of the

It must nevertheless be conceded to be one conflagration, reader oristance TEE following telegrams pre taken from of the harshest measures in its operation Hecemats forth several Australiay paper caputut any hown in this, oude of international nocemary :: fortunately, not of the manuals which arrived on the ground Sydney, September 12-A soulting law: If the Formosan porte are to be shortly aftar 1p By 1.30 the fire was match was arranged to night, for £200 a got well in handal damage done being side and the championship of the world strictly blockaded fer af indefinite time, Brited to the house in which the lips start between William Hosch and Thomas Clit how are re numerous foreign residents mi and the neighbouring room above the ford to be rowed on the Parramatta thate to fare? They any get sufficient archway, and by about 3am, the fire was River on the 28th February. Articles and food, but thele occupation will be pretty

extinginahodila

signed to-night, completely

and a first deposit of 250 ground, and fint floors of No. 11 made. The Bonbam Strutt were occupied by a dealer

London, September Id M. Jules Ferry denies the statement that China has declar ed war against Franco.

large.commercial mander-in-chief that he would camp that in shape of provistons, men, women and Putt rom, these nocounts, the French too. While this was going on, the for

A

in piece goods-phile the word four was inhabited by a number of individuals who no far as we can ang divided, their time

Melbourne, September 14. The Pro- between some tabacon dealings and gamer has received an intimation from the The Brez believed to have Colonial Secretary of Fiji, that the Govern- bling crusted in the ground for where ment of that colony will gladly join with three Chinese were sleeping in a back the Australian colonies in guaranteeing the TOOL Those state that the £15,000 per annum for the expenses, of a light left, baming in the house when they Protectorate of New Guinea rotired to rest lite before 12 o'clock

Sydney, September 16. William Beroh, the risent holder of the selling champion alup, has promptly accepted the challenge issued by Hanlan, to row within seven months for £600 -side and the champion

time the two lower this have been in the

London,

itacco

nationa How-

much like Othello'z-gone, 13.

Afairs in Tonquin, SEVERE FIGHTING: (From our Correspondent.}

Haiphong, 10th Di

So for but two deaths have occurred amongst the wounded brought down here, but several legs and aro have had to be amputated.

Peking.

will need all the reinforcements to their feiquors Hving in the city were making set now hastening Eastwards Frpm Entope, efforts to escape to an bland in the river and to aur minds, more too, if they wish to several hundred yards distent. Those II-

in the North." There are three Gekoume Grimant, S. J. Hapuchi Dr. Mangewan make anything like successful operationing in the city constated of Mohre H H. commanding the forts and troops in Port and die Ravs Rott, Soothill, Jackson and Lis and two English hydraulic engineora Paccare, the latter en Italian priost in

The British Consul, and Mature, Martin on board the cruisers Yangloi nad Chito charge of the Roman Catholic Mission Chinese officials report that he Whaon and Cunniffy of the Custom and Mr had reached a Formosan port and discharg Compton of the Dongalato, and his family, kred ba Pagoda Island, while Mr Slarn The principal forts and encampmiente ar horat also of the Customs, was stationcil round the city of Canton are now connected at the Lower Anchorage, elever.miler

telegraph with the Viceroy's youen distant from the city Bit E. H. Grimani, Over ono hundred large breach loading Clerk-in-charge of the Customs, and Mr gune will is placed shortly in position in S. J Hunich, clerk, were together, the earth works commencing from the East and they procceded to escape by the rear of the Forts up to the North gate of Pos of the building one of them lived in They General de Negrist found about 6,000

shan city (Woosung). A large reinforcement scaled the walls of the ele and scooeded Some and news reached here about & of troops from. Human have arrived at in finding a sampan into which they got Chinese regulars here on the morning of the 8th: they had fortified themselves, work ago from Banci A Swice gentleman, Woosung. There are now at least 2

won on either side of the at least 26,00 and pushed off into the streams The W

fortunato in doing so, for the boat had no curing an intranched positions. At Rrsta Mr Stocker, commissioned by the Govern The Tantai of Shanghai has addressed a beaner got in to the stream, that the mob the Chinese le some valent attacks on ment to raport on the gold mines said to despatch; dated the 12th inets to the Doyen caught sight of them and rushed down to the French, attempting to surgund their exist West of the Day, about G Dac and of the Consuls here to the effect that ship the water's edge after them yelling and leaving Shanghai will be allowed to pass the shouting like fúrics. The Consulate in on wings, but were continually driven back Miluong, processed thereto some time forts at any hour of the day or night, but the island and the foreignert meda trocke with heavy losses, tiff after hours hard age, escorted by a battalion of marino that verzols entering the port are requested for it, and while they were doing so, the - after seven o'clock p.m., as the garrison in traction, the foreigners from their place of fighting from 9.30 am to 2.50. p.m., infantry under Liegtenant Colonel de Mosto nucher, if they should happen to arrive mob were proceeding with the work of dee- the Chiness fed disbanded towards Dao siou, and a Company of Tenquin tirailleurs the forts will not be able, through darkness, comparativo anfety viering the precondings. After the two Protestant Mission premises Quan, being cut off from China by the under Captain du Foulon. On their way to distinguish friends from foes,

Mr. Low, ong of the students who went had been burnt, the tinters went to the Langgon road and leaving in the hands of back one day Ms Stooker, with 25 Annanite to America indor the China Edation Roman Catholic Mission and destroyed the French all their stores, horses, and tirailleurs, took a side path through some Mission, has been appointed by B. E. Chang that My Stott's hours was the next to go, mules. The Chiucas here made a re- ricefields and ascended small hill, where, Chih-tung, Viceroy of the Liang Kusng, to and atter that his chapel Mr Stott was at teach the gooners at the forts to distinguish home, and the mob vented their fury ou markably good stand and this time let dressed in white as he was, he became a

the flags of different nationa

of his legs and walking on crutches, he had themselves be surrounded in the village, good mark for some Chinese hidden abont riverine defenses at Cats entering the him also. Being a cripple, sving loss one Recruits are passing through Hankow for a hard fub to escape, and it WIN only with where a hand to hand fight took place, with in the field, and he was shot dead on the

Nanking the Kiangfoo took over 1,100, The

Suco of Dr. D. assistanco

Moogowan of revolvers, bayonets, and buttende. In one spot, the bullet having gone through the and the authorities are forwarding 2,080 ta

the Customs, ho

i we believe, over 3,000 more by small junks,

which

are reseventy years of age, that he got away... The affair of the Mawue referred to in single place no less than 640 Dead China- head

There is soms apprehension, vsa in ported to he requisitioned for service, for After patroying the whole of the various my last and which took place on the 3rd 100 were found, and mute then over 900.

The patives hore are far from aggressive, the mob would desist. Not an, however, inst. up the bochsan river, has, I am left on the grand have been officially ra high official quarters of an eventual which only show is given to the ownere. Missionary premises, It was thought that waan lamp bung up in a page to

grieved to say, proved more sad than ported. With what they have carried off, Msing of Chineas and Annamites alike but there are a lot of bad characters from for the fury of the rioters only inele thems room/they alept in The house, however,

ready to take advantage of circumstances exercise of their destructive capabilitice. las & wars strange record. In September

was at first expected. Her gallant Coman is their rule, their fomes may be put shortly; and it is no wonder that the the surrounding districte congregated here, all the more eager for a still further Last the promises were utterly destruyed by

mander, Captain Challier, was shot dead on down to a couple of thound. The French people are stirred up, when men like the arising to give them a haul. The authori Trun, there was a fall; but it was only while thể mớt gathered grester strength, fire and have sinos tans entirely run ship of the world. Arrangements for the thespot, through the head, and not wounded loksus are Unptain Plants of the 11th line, celebrated Father Ten, to whom. I referred ties are in a great funks and dating the 1st month, since which match will probably be a The Remiblique as reported. It appears that she and the day

to-night.

The Chiness Iron Hongs refood to soli and the foreigners on the island beard a Young Captain of a fow daya prumo- in my last article, are allowed to travel

What next-Mercury).

ayell which appare to have been the okontation of new tenants, po lem Loan Francaia, a Paris journal, predicts that the Fache hind proceeded up the Lochnan, thoi tion vụ choic and 50 killed, officers, overland from Hauoi, to this in the iron to foreigners, by order of the Tautað. | naumur grúwing louder and Jondartending signal for an onslaught on the residenes of three free hare occurred, the first two being Federation of the British Etapire will od way ahead, when, all of a suonget which are the General himself and inusk, passing at any place they close,

Mr Grimant, which was soon in a blazə.” A. extinguished by the police before getting aventually ruin England, ents

few minutes later, and Mr Hanisch's place any hole of the thuilding. In one of

sudden, she was attacked by Chinese lying his A.D., wounded, and about 20 men instead of their being put on board a

"Oct. 6th these cases, as lenst/it was evident that the A CORRESPONDENT Writing to the Shanghai in bush, and, in attempting to twig wounded The Gateral has a bullet wound steam launch under oscort and, nafély de-

I hear that on Saturday the 4th inst. the was in flanten. So far as the city was con- fire was the work of ineondiaries, an kerosine

corned, this finished the work of the mob, Frebah Minister, now in Shanghai, briefly oil and other infiammables had been used to Mercury, from Tientsin, under date 6th round, she got, aground and there, became through the ankle. He sent forbia jinricksha livered on board their ships. start the conflagration. The tenauts of the

The Villars arrived here or the 9th, for rajected Mr Russell Young's domand for a whoagain rostod from their labours. Haying somewhat recovered from the fatigua, lower portion of the house are said to be ober, anys: By the Chungking, which the target for the Chinese rides. It was as at once. The French were bravely led on insured to the extent of 910,000 in arrived here on 3rd, there cames messon this moment that her Commander got shot, and showed a decision which allowed their the purpose of conveying the File Alger bucher armistice for six months, and that they again sailed forth and this

rajected Mr Young's request to be appointed attraction This place they aacked, but an Gorman insurance office, And the occupante ger bearing a despatch from Feng Ya-lin, and that 2 of het, sro sd 10 marines got seiring the unemy's hores and males, the heave to Mateot with a cargo of coals and on the same day the French Government the Custom House became the cantro of they did not burn it.. tire upper story for $2,000 Taking into together with some of the spoil takon at

Mr Young's benevolent solicitations were They contented thetakeltes.

with tearing consideration the past ranch's history of the Kuang Vin Chian, on the 24th Jana Inst; wounded. The remainder and, perhaps, the inter no doubt partly those the French stores for the French fleet-bowever, the mediator between France and China Assad ima tebin house there Bectus very good reason to the lattor in part consisted of flags, swords, ship herself, might have fallen a prey to the lost at Bacts, as amongst the stores were latter not being ready the Villars Jait again made at his own suggestions, from the most down the ceilings and pulling up the floors believe that Sunday morning's fire was not and several pont-sleeves, having on thom enemy, had it not bean for the umely as found an empty gun case belonging to a few days ago. The Parsal, Drue and

bald | by secidental, but the resnit of wilful inconthe stripes designating the rank b

the wearers; and I gather that three French stance if this Hacks and ultimately the a Doctor who was present then, also the Linne, which have been put at the disposals for both our are in sub documents they could lay baris/upón, diariste.

the recent disturbances in the offlor were taken alive, whose fate it was Mousrusion, who cares to bur rescue.

papers of a French marine, photographs of the Gynural-in-chief, have also arrived. Owing to Colony, some little trouble was anticipated to suffer the most horrible tortures; I am

All three of these gunboats are of an obeo of Europeans and various other articles. The Pluvier left on the 8th for Thnonan by the police from orters during the fire, informed they were for several days carried but, the ground zomrediately around the about in cages from post to post and lete class, friginally built for the Italian war The Commander-in-chief complimented with M. Lemaire and multe on board, she some of the confignition being kept well finally bled to death, their blood baing care in 1889, to 20 g, the lakes in Lombardy, General de Negrier and his gallant officers also took some telegraph oficials, for lins clear from the crowd po trouble whatever tributed by the diferent Commanders to and ultimately used on the Seine for the and men in the warmest terms, and, festing building purposes between Hud, Than-An

their men, by whom it was drank. The defence of Paris. They are of a comps that de Negrier was more seriously wounded and Tourva. bodies of the unfortunate victims were

A newspaper has been started in Hanoi to conduct himself by conventional rules. constructed rafts. One account is that they then disembowelled, their hearts taken atively heavy draft of water and have only than he would admit, General Briare possession of by the ulcers, and their ons gun forwant, betiders Hotchkies. It de l'Ishe has proceeded to the front himself and is already at its 4th number, it is tips given up to the soldiers, by whom may be wondered therefors why thean and taken the coloman. Gestral do lithographed. I understand Haiphong will they are reported to have bean caten. The boats were sent up those shallow and but Negrior has gone back to Dap Cau, or follow suit shortly; but here, istoad of bo- trophies were spaced Vy Hung-cháng

A godown belonging to Muders Kunstben, as the farmgners had but slight means. ing a privato spec of an individual or two & Albers, was burned down three weeks of defence. When the musclente is tha this morning, and found to correspond with imperfectly known tivers when the French Bacuish for medical treatment. the list forwarded with them and they go now passera

A peculiar and new feature seen in these the scheme is to be got up in shares of gn. Goods to the value of 50,000 roubles mob constructing rafts, they got into beate several new boats, drawing less example of China's boasted civilization.

trary to what we have seen in Touquin ing in and I shall no doubt shortly be able that were more or less daniged by fire or Consul, who dressed himself in his Comynter water were sold by suction and realized uniform and awaited the rowdies, ze The The result was, as I stated, that General on all other occasions through the hat cam to report them at a premium, and Hai 21,000 roubles. The total value of the foreigners on the mainland and gone on the

Yomons for protection, buh zizo, Italias tun days after de Negrier proceeded at once from Hanoi paigu, a General could here be distinctly phong may perhaps, give some of your goods stored in this godown amounted

75,000 reubles; and were insured in four priest did not ther

sarde, as he had bear in hiding somewherd to Phulang thương in the Carabine. At the wou, surrounded by lus staff officers, capitalists, scared by late events in Ho different companies for 125,000 combles.

The Ryzbayuik as captured three The mandatins, na soon se quiet was restor in samo time all available infantry were sent with aldea de camp taking orders about in kong, an opportunity of prontally investing

chooners in all, two American and one. escorted the foreigners at their Tatiềns, Euglish, being engaged in unlawful huntlig tu Pagoda Tadand. The reason the mob contd The S. S. Bo Negru loft this for Toulon and barter in the Obulsk. The schooners btains no boats was that the authorities them whai mere troops could be spared, exhibited The latest development is the refusal of matching on to Day Cau, where they crossed The French pursued the Chines towards on the 12th last, with S officers, 45 non have all been confiscated with their full had ordered them soute time Treviously to cargo, but tho saptains and crews have been go. over to the right bank of the neon the crows of prodity owned stain launchin the Bong Can and finally, falling in with Ich sad the junction with Colonel commissioned atticers and 600 men, ings released, and art going down in the Tsuruga The foreignors who went down the aver even to steer Launch, containing for

Mary, N-0, D News Correspondent, afterwards returned under the piection of

a Chinese wear junk. parcels, alongside the French Mail, as General de Negrier at Phulang-thuong, d'Auliner was thus formed. On the 10th they hided and time expired.

The Yungring arrived at

I at Windhow lower, Rev. Father Dejean, who had to leave certainty of others re-whereto the artillery had proceeded by found the Chinese at Thion on the right hank crews relying on the fusing to take theic place Fit discharged.

of the Lochuan, where they had very strong- Fakhoi on the fist ult., arrived here in a

anchorage on Sunday afternoon, and pros The old exenko that is fear of the Calton gunboats from Hea

Meanwhile another minor columa of ty fortified themselves in the same manner junk on the its inst. He proceeds to your

to Webobot on Monday morning waxlarins still given. It would be in- One of these vessels had a powerful electric teresting to know how much truth there is about 400 European soldiers and a couple as at Honghos, ie, in intrendiments-lovel port along with one of his confrères from light, which she directed at the Fantee for in the ples of pressure from Canton 7 and of companios of Tonquin turnilleurs under with the ground and covered over with St. John's Jaland, where they will call in brought full particulars of a riot which had peared to be quiet, though the authorities over an hour, making it as light as day, on surely the British Government can End that board. The seppel, light was so powerful out through Sir Harry Parkes. If there is command of Colonel d'Auliner had been planks, earth and branches of trees, such guing op that the officers were able to now the fisse no truth in it usus sent than we must bethon watcher, although the light was look within the clony for the conepurators, pitor Hack The light was very inconve-

Yogra faithfully

BRITISHER nient to those on the bridge, as it was a blinding dight, so that objects ontside its range could not be seen, making the musi gation of the rebol dangerously!

of

four

Tax Chowai Shamina-myn tile dredging of the part of Yukobama will be begun early next year. The cost of the work is eati mated at more than a million y

Tas Bhangtai Mercury hears that the

fully caught, mixed with samabu and dis

bigh minded idens of humanity the two They collected farnibero, and nil the ofheisl

redestivh. It is said the Franch. Government ha hot lukewarm notion of and made a big bonfire of the Still they the caselences of the U.S. Legation to wore not satisfied. They still wanted more

island and still further continue tho de Peking on account of the undiplomatic work to do, and in their implacable and i, however, somewhat unfair to make Matraction. But they did not succeed, as sezentricities of the Ray. Mr Holcomb It and all they tried to get to the Young subject to disagreable treatment the fates were against them. They tried because an ex-miestomary did not have how to rootain beata, and failing these, they

N.-O. D. News.

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Vladivostock.

Zud Oct

were unable to reach the island bring to the wind and tide. Had the mob sitcceed. ed in reaching in reaching the island, there a no telling that the result might have

steamer Ingeborg, which arrived at Naga ferwaith to Psking to-morrow. Such is astor and having heavy guns both fore and two bettles may be mentioned. Con 8100 each. Demands are said to be rush wens destroyed, and the rest of the goods and went Lawn the river, all except itke:

saki on the 10th its was not allowed to land ber cargo. at Keelung and being un- able to load cogin there, had to proceed to Japania

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CORRESPONDENCE..

To the Editor of the CHENA MAIL

Hongkong, Oft. Alth SIE,There still, secus to be a power the book ground couring the Chinase in thi Colony which the

alt, besides one or more Hotchkiss.

so far as bean to -rasse/four boat loads of lead to reach, zalies seem power un from Hanoi'overland to Bacninh, taking various directions: also that no flags were part of their idle mulay.

The Shanghai dredger has been moured at the entrance of the Soochow Creek since the 9th instant, and all the work it has done mud and water. It has been suggested) that the machinery hus broken town 0. D. Nes

On her last trip op to Shanghai the steamer

Yangiste sighted two French men of war of Matson on the night of the 11th instan

Blockade of Formosan Forts

Government Gazette extraordinary, pab

A

War's Alarms.

ipra

The

She left again on Thursday when all an

KIOT AT" WENCHOW. Yungning, from Winchow, which arrived at Shanghai on Saturday, (Oct. 11th) occurred at Wauchow on the night of the soldiera round the Customs officials a

considered is advisable to station a guard of 4th instant. Wenchow has always been Such had been the rage and fury of the considered a quiet place, the natives appes

mos during the riot, that they bite twa

ing to stupid to be able to cause any now digs belonging to foreigners, and tried to or excitement. It is quits a considerable

do the came with Dr. MacgowanS, DODY, show a visit, it being an out-of-the way

THE Overlerui Ckina Mail will be published' lished this aftertioon, contains a notifies of defenco on the Bong Thuong, and those hayenome to hand. The woanded, howover, hasdred Frenchmen have been slam of of the riot we are recording it demoralized by fear, is they only succeeded at 7 o'clock to-morrow maring Tas fol. tion, signed by the French Consul hare, of lowing is the table of contents

BIRTHS AND DIURIAGES,

QUOTATIONS, EXORANOR SUMMARY OF NEWS,

CANTON, CA FOODHOW, TIENTRES

PEKING

VLADIVOSTO MANICA NORTH BOEND Ноусков, MISCELLANEOGS, „ÄFFATER IN TONAGIN EDITORIAL ARTICLES,

The Best Biotywiens. The Tong Wan Hospital,

The Hongkong Choral Boo

D

Barr Night mare

A Lehr Buried Alve

Consepty

-¿ Dénales Holid

A Word for that

SurBAMS COUME

MARIE COURTS

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The Canton Instrions Ofios, Lit Union Inturant Woolity of

Tas Low or

BLOCKADES AND PAY CRUISING OF WEGU

NOTES OF

BLOCKANE OF FORMOSAN PORTS,

WAR'S ALAZER,

ANTI-FORTION OUTSBRAK

RIOT AT

despatched from Hang in the stern-wheel intrenchments being supported by small gunboat Eclair, accompanied by two or three furts of which there word ↑ here. The smaller ganhosts, to enter the Lochum, for French dislodged the Chines and oxcupied

A tolegram, dated the 10th inst, suppler time since a foreign tuan-of-war paid, Wenhut the animal succeeded in getting away the purpose of preventing a function by their pusitions, the latter living no artil way of that river between the Chinese on lery: but beyond 74 wounded that arrived to the D. Niks through Chinese place, and, probably owing to the reputation from them. The rioters attempted to read official sources, states The Chinese con of the inhabitants, the various taval com.open an iron safe, but their efforts were no the Longan road, who had formed a line here on the 12th no particulare of any kind | mander at Taivanfoo istoly made a very mandars have neglected to send one of their availing, notwithstanding that they bottert fersued retrest, by which several vessels there, though under the circau The authentice appear to have DEALE dered it about and thun tried to baru it. 1410- ostances of

, the giguen, given describe the hatile or a very serious one shore, and capture has been made of over a quite possible that the more frequent visits

cistinguish thousand rifes. At present the French of men-of-war would have had no affect in making five arresta,

su-of-war are employing divers to cut and preventing the disturbances. The subsequent being that they could not

actions of the rioters incline us to the belief bad from the go d destroy the submarine telegraph cables.

We doubt, says the editor of the N-CD that it was plained; be this as it way, the HMS, Zephyr would probably op now.

at Wenchow

- We undwwland that Sin News, in a foot nets, whather, this new is rioters acted more like wild beats than Harry Parkes has telegraphed to express

baliered really

by already becoming suspicious of the ua Saturday and Sunday morning the band state that ba has seen the Princs, and

the Chinuso. They are hunian beluga throughout the night of

his sympathy with the bufferors and to corroborated victories so constantly reth instant and the demonical fury Ministers who Immediately telephed in the South

about Dongarien, whose line of defence was

the blockade of the ports of Formos.

It

roads as follows pl

160

169

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PROMEMORIA

Les ports de Formose sont mis en état de 160 blocus par les forces navales francaises sous commandement du Více-Amiral Courbet.

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on the Lochman where they afterwards found no obstacle. When arrived at about thospot where the Massie had been so badly feratod, the Colonel decided on landing, This was on the 6th; but when this was of fested to shout one half, they were suddenly attacked by a large force of Chinese, sup-

and where for want of cartridges they had to take to the bayonet.

On the 13th another bitch of 28 wounded

arrived here; but they were mostly tailors out of the 31 wounded on the 3rd inst, ou board of the Muse

The Chinese ssein to be making despe ported to the officials here by the wondaries wathered strength as tho work of destruction orders to the Garagner of Chekieng- The above, hotilacation is the first ofizial posed to number about: 3,090. The land rate eforts towarda retaking the lost posAmong the way absurd in proceeded. The first intimation of the riot punish the offendars NC D. Neutr

rumours current came upou the foreign res

residents like

1CP intimation that has been received from the ing was, however, completed under cover of tione, and it is rumoured that on the 18th, at Foochow recently was one to the effect flash of ligining as one correspond that the French had 36 men-of-war and ept informs us. Everything had been French of the existence of war between the guns of the gunboats, when six hours they made an attempt either against Long 500,000

people had performed their daily occupations, and nut the slightest stop to morning tur 4 in the afternoon, when the in the meanwhile taken up the positions Six thousand five hundred men now sign of any ill feeling was noticed, y en ovcupy the defences of Fort Arthur in the the most observant, and mich an event pa all trade wish, the whole of the Formosan plucky little bandful of won were masters and put their ordnance in place, they were gull of Fe-chili, The Fang-wei, Chae yung riut never entered the thoughts of say of ports, not only in contraba bat in of the pruition, haring driven the Chinese repulsed with very heavy loss, This cayer Armstrong steel cruises), ken-tung and the residents; but they were greatly de

stral back with a loss estimated at about 1,000 ass can be easily explained. In the first place

170 France and China. It is a moet sportant severe fight took place, from 10 in the Kep or Thion, but the French having Neise et Batso quiet, the

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notification, inasmuch as it puts

all the articles of commerce,

vessel how slaving the island will

172 to seizure and, although her

Hable killed. The French lost a young and they are anxious to againgain access to China Chum (Armstrong Posquito basta) deived 0 Daturday evening, at about af

Tay be gallant offer who had just been promoted by the Langson road, and secondly, being 171 exempt from confiscation, the year her to Saptain a few days proviously au choix, driven back into the mountains anthor now solf will be a price of war that prostu his name was Bonnet-beatles 6 officers are between Lau Kepaid Dongtrien, lilch

Quotations, Hasorona, October 20,

OPIUM-New Patas, cash,

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Old

Allowance, Isels Old Malwa, credi Allowance, Taube:

the entrance of the port To the o'clock, the Rev. W. E. Soothill of the of the entrance is a fort, which was English Methodist Free Church Mission built under the supertendey of Captain conducted his usual prayer meeting win You Blaneckon, and contains six very large the ordinary converts at his chapel on a Krupp grine Inside the port ard the street in the western part of the city ap Bank, Wire, corvettes &anthi and Wer-yuen, whose

Ing the blockade is a legitimate ofe, and we wounded, 6 men killed and 24 wounded, latter place the French have also occupied, armaments have boon transferred to that ly with closed doors. About an hour. The French shad tio" artillery with them, moans starvation. Their eina un sogging batteries at Iao Hu Wa and Hei Sha Tree this a Ferowd of rowdies had

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Tan, owing to the uselesssss of the gune bout. They began to

among them

#plase Luco any shipowner potially to tert that while the Chinese had a Krupp gun, out of the lower bill all along from Lung Keg to onginally placed there. In a dition to the salcam and blue wanted to enter the pla

been isuced question.

which they ared double shells full of Quangyen (ha eluse vicinity to which nevetal sval quas there are also several batteries by fora a proclamation had

of Amaller gans of light calibro, which would by the authorities, promising profiqlīpn. jõeks † grapa. the same as has beeì ăn use in thousand Chinese av been seen) by way be useful for repelling the landing of the foreigners, and the was howu tố, the nicely the French army for the last couple of years of Dongtrio was to lay in a stuck of rice enemy's troops. On the right hand site of orand Ins

Instead of being vetawed, and tashop It was silenced at last, but not until the all alone through the Delta by alleging the entrance of the port, your go in, is while the services were being told, Kose one old

Chi Kuan hill, sa which there fort went and kicked at the doors of the chapel mat Relais had fired 43 shots at it; the Chinese the villagers right and left, as they have mounted with two large gunu and four and the crowd ontalde becoming more de

ell of trowy sacceded, lowever, in carrying it off. The dune for some tine glosa dowa to Palang-amaliy is compatible moderative, Mr Booble à 49 9

the Viceroy

the au Chuese are reported, by have math a good thung, and about Dongation and Quand the China-

kin has : Fasting i sland on this pocating and charged the yen.

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Lang Kep is, ns I said abing, the last and quarter from the trage leurs, on the contrary, are said to have village on the hillside iu cueing down from being built and that approaching

and even a large Basin is some 6 kilometres below Car superintendent of Carla Jurecurred three times

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Hanecken, the pannery sway during the light; they Sou, the lookout just for the rebola that A Setter from Port Arthar

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Tately like pouring ight into fire sinos; usually oncupy the Latinsul head and where enumerated in our columns there the ground finds seansiderably re-ant a Burking contrast to the Song The cases, to be navigable, Innnes placed hear the Foot of the forts and readus their com frethren, whe distin. These two facts, that aither the river nor also is the realf, as may happen lo animited attack on the w

tro attack, the troops and garrianna have to ↑ which they zutrounded, and in abont bro Aves so much during the last the road allura bug further, or at least retreat further mans. The as larga ruizutes they succeeded in buraking mo the only with immense difficulty, transport Kruppa at the entrance of the furt are la buiding from the rear, but ut til the

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