No. 6656.-NOVEMBER 22, 1884.
"thần da an socompanyist. M. Sauvist's somewhat energetic rendering of the accom panimout to Mr Hirst's last selection being rather too mush for the singer.
The following is the programms of the
performance
R. Schumann-Mix Edris.
Bola Pianoforte, Fantasio Falousien, Kaff-Morier, O,
Sauvict Bar(9) And Dom Rhots" (1) "Widmung," Balo Pianoforte, (e) Lied: Ohne Werk Mendalisan
[b Nocturue, Daler-Monar. 02- Heartstimil Solo Foliage, Ernst Her Von Wide,
FARE, (1,
-Solo, Pinuofortes' Bonate Patizeliqua,"
Fula Violin,
Beethoven
(2)
Solo Pianoforte, in) Valse Then thatschult.
--Mens, G. Bocarlot.
SERVICES OF TH'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR TO-MORROW.—24TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (SUNDAY BEFORË ADVENT.)
Cathedral,
RamParade Service Morning Prayer and Sermon, and Holy Communion Rev. J. B. Ost
11. a.m-Murring Prayor, Litany and
Bermon, Tho Colonial Chaplain. 5.4 p.m.Evening Prayer and Sermon. The Colonial Chaplain, and Raz. Q M. Vaughan.
|
THE CHINA MAIL.
Khan, a watchman at the Takao, Sugar Refinery, stated that at about 11 p.m. on the 3rd, 4th, or 5th inat., ha was not sure which, he was at the gate of the Re- finery when he saw a Milinkig towariks him followed by about thirty mon. They overtook him just as be reached witroes and dragged him off with them westwards, toward Victoria, The runaway, just before he was caught, tried to get inside the gate
boats.
1 Feather-tube of white jade. 1 Thumb ring of white jade.
1 Dagger with a handle of white jade. 1 Flint and steel
1 Pair of large pouches.
2 Small pouches.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
The possession of Singapore keeps open
А пришед
Works Armament
75,000
$49,000
65,625 37,600
Total. 03,125
SIERRA LEONE. Sierra Leone has been selected as the most conveniant station on the line from England to the Cape, where our ships, who- ther mercantile or; mon-of-war, may End shalter and supplies.
It should be protected sufficiently to so- ours those supplies, and to afford safe an- chorege free from danger of attank by hos-
Arnament
Works
Impe-47,150
ria! Non-
47,250
Impo: 47,160 75,000 55,625 177,775 rial...
rial
(Impe- 17,200 40,000 37,500 103,700
Noa
17,250
WAR OFFICE TO INDIA OFFICE: Majesty's Treasury request you to inform raised a hose to the top of a house on the man but fading no one there he went to close quarters, Sun K'ai-hus making a
War Offico, 10th Marob 1884. the Marquis of Hartington that they have opposite side of Wing Kat lene, the streams wards the hillside, where he saw two men, direct advance upon them with his men, from these two engines, playing upon the The sound did not seem to come from the and beheading the officer hearing the to our tents and commerce the Straits of 8, Referring to former correspondenco bad before them Mr Knor's letter of the rear of the fire, which was the most to be place where he saw the two men. *
standard, which he captured, besides kill Malacos and the highway from India to the on the defenes of British possession and | 2nd instant, as to a scheme of expenditure feared, soen produced a good effect. Other Ngai Ayen, who was employed at the ing about 300 of the onomy. Boing neable further east of Australia The defence of commeren abroad, and to the repert of the i en fortitions for the detones of British hoor were little later on carried up Takoo Bugar Refinery in collating the to hold their own, the enonly filed in con- Singapers may be limited to such works Royal Commission on this subject, dated Gelonial Possessions in accordance with the to the verandahs of the burning houses, sugar bags, gave eirailar evidence to that fusion and were defeated, uumbers of and armaments as are necesary to secure 22nd July 1882, I am directed by the Sa Report of the recent Royal Commission ar the fire had by that time been driven given by him on the occasion of his or those who retreated to the sea shore being the new harbour and deny the man-of-cretary of State for War to acquaint you, and the recommendations of the from the front. For some time, however, amination by Mr Mackoon, with the ex-drowned in the struggle to got to the war anchorage to an omeny
for the information of the Rail of, Kimber Honoral of Fortifications of the spootor- ley, that it has been decided to adopt, as a My Lords consent to provide one half, the famos burnt: very fiercely, owing apception that he now stated that is was upon
It is naturally siting that rewards of An Works
hasis of action in dealing with the defence sot exceeding 64,4001, of the post of the párently to the presence of some in the night of the 4th, and not the 5th, that
of the various foreign stations, the renom pmpozed works and armament at Aden. fammable material, ancle as koresins which he was aroused from his sleep by hearing exceptionally liberal character should be most have been stored in considerable price of thief. He got up and went bestowed upon those officers who specially
mondations of the Inspector-General of But as they understand that the Govern Total 124,000. Fortifications on the above report, which ment of India is willing to advance the quantities in the second house which was out and saw a man running, pursued by distinguished themselves upon the occasion.
have lo generally approved by the Dewhole expense in He joined in the chase and Tho bravory, loyalty and martial prowess attacked by the fire. The efforts of the fire eight mon
in the first ta noe, very HONGKONG.
fence Commitee for E men, and the plentiful supply of water soon the man was stopped by a watchman displayed by Sun 'ai-bus, Acting Ocm-
little, if any, of the e charge will fall on Hongkong in probably under existing ofr It is accordingly proposed that measures Army votes this year, and it will certainly began to tell when the heat positions were at the Refinery. The captured man was mander-in-chief of land forces in Fahkien, Money. D. Bensin
ascupied, and by 7.30 the fire had been got then taken away by the eight men whose name in recorded for a subetan cumstances the most able to attack of all for proceeding it once with the defences of be unnecesary to present a supplementary
Ho tive appointment to this rank and who our important coaling stations.
Aden shall be undertaken. The estimated estimate for it this session, Bags Nach R. Behumour well in hand and an hour later all danger of in the direction of Teal-taz-mui
Ite value to our Eastern trade is so great cost of these works and armamenta is Hint
its spreading further was past. At 9 p.m. knew two of the men who were among holds the position of Brigadier General
Their Lordships observe that the cont Herante, Spohr-Icer Von Wille
Dar, Chopin; (b) Lethe Insurance and seperat of the Govern- the sight, they were La Asan and Li A Ng of the Chang-chou Division, are especially that it should be made sectiro against such 128,000, which should be equally divided and proposed apportionment of the fortifica. wont engines wore able to leave, No. 2 and They were not among the accused, but deserving of commendation, he having enterprises as may reasonably be anticipat between India and Grant Britain; Parliations which are most urgently required are the Fireman remaining throughout the wors gone away. He also know that the placed himself in the van of battle; anni sed.
mentary sanction for the expenditure boing as follows :-- obtained by the insertion this year of a night, the formos continuing for several man they caught, who was a tall man, had a special Act of Grace We hereby command come months ago been a cook in Li Ching that he be invested with the hereditary title.
nominat en in a supplementary estimate. hours to play upon the smouldering raine.
| Aden| Singa=| Hong" | Total. I am to transinit, for Lord Kimberley's of Ch's-tu-yu, or noble of the 7th grade.
"pore. kong The actual value of the property destroy Lak's house.
information, the accompanying summary of Also that the following articles be bestowed ed is not yet known. No. 83, the house. in
the recommendations of the Inspector- which the fire originated, is gutted and the
tipon lim -
General of Fortifications on the Report of two upper foors of the neighbouring houses
the Royal Commission on the Defence of The first and second floors of No. 83 were
Kritish Possessions and Commerce Abroad. devoted to the purposes of a boarding house
I have, c. and were at the tins occupied by a number
(Signed) RALED THOMPSON, of Chineas returned emigrants, chiefly we
The Under Secretary of State, mon; many of whom have lost all their
India Olce. or through the whole arvinge, either by
|_ Lin Ming-ch'uan represents that Chang auto louting which appears to have takon pinco at the commencement of the fire. A of the Rednery and it was whilat witness so-yaan, Provincial Commander-in-Czief, force of polion under Inspector Rivers, after was proventing him from doing this that has already been recommanded for re-tile vessale. bp..-Evening Prayer and Sermon wards relieved by Inspector Grey, arrived on the crowd came up. They were calling outwards in the Keelung affair, and that
Rer. J. B. Ost,
the ground soon after tho
propensities of the suing said he was not a thief. He could not apply for rowands for either of these
the St. Blephen's Clerch (all services in Ch that time the plunder outbreak. From thief but the man whom they were pur. Brigadier General Lit Chao-yu being his Memorialist's, great-nephew, ho does t in check.
not identify any of the mes. ribble were kept.
placers.
As they have both, however, Cross-examined The Chinese shopkeepers in the Queen's
by Mr Caldwell, witr.ees Bond Central, probably fearing a very ex-said it was not true that thors were only should naturally receive marks of special distinguished themselves in battle they tensive conflagration, owing to the direc seven or eight men following the favour as well as the rest, and Wo hecaby
the Report Lion of
of the wind, almost all put their shut there were twenty or thirty. Witnes ters up directly after the fireballs had stopped the man from going inside the command that a white jade feather-tube, a 1,700 miles). Considering the distance the Royal Commission of July 1852 pa the
door with his stick and then the
white jade thumb-ring, a dagger with a between the United Kingdom and the Cape, Defence of British Possessions and Com- given the alarm.
pursurera came up and seized him.
handle of white jada, a fint sud steel, and this secondary intermediate station may merce Abroad, which have been
generally And no expenditure need to ipcarred for Cheung Arun, a stone cutter residing at a pair of large pouches be bestowed prove of value. Ita roadstand can bo pro approved by the Defence Commited. the armament until the works have been Taat-taz-mui, said that on the night of the respectively on Chang Kao-yuan and Liu tasted at a small expense.
2. The Marquis of Hartington, therefore, exuptated and ball save t
that the additional defences of 6th, at midnight, while in bed, he heard Chao-gu.. Chang Kao-yuan will further be
proposes
To complete the information required for some daga barking. He got up and opened tion of the most liberal forms of reward, committed to the Board for the dotarios-
Ailen shall be undertaken at once. Works 7,000
Parliament and for thia Department, an the door, and, aw two men with a worau
3. I am directed to acquaint you that estimate should be framed of the charge Lord Kimberley entirely concurs in this that will have to be defrayed, from your to going towards the hillside and six men and Lau Chao-yu will have the bravet of Provincial Commander-in-Chief bestowed
coures, and that he is prepared to contrl-year, out of perial and Non-Imperial following with a male prisoner. He asked
bute from
Indian revenues the moisty of funds, respectively, supposing the whole what the man and woman had done, and
the estimated cost · of Li Ching Sam said that they were bad
these works and scheme be carried out, giving precedence armaments, viz., 64,400).
to the different works in the order of people and that the man had had connec
I am forshor desired to add that these genes add that it is chealutely necen- or with his wife. He did not know the women's name, Except that her surname Was Lai. He asked them to let them go, but Li Ching Sam said the ware going to take them up the hillside and bill them. Witness did not know the man they had with them, nor did he know the two men who were lesding the woman. Li Ching Sera
was one of those leading the man, He did not know the others. After he saw the men go up the hillside witness went back to his bed.
St Peter's ChurcÃ
nese)
11 a.m.--Morning Prayer, &c., Reva
J. B. Ost and Fong Yat San B.30 pm Evening Prayer and Sermoa,
Reva. J, B. Ost and Fong Yat Sau.
In Rassia the late Emperor Alexander, ob- served a sentinel always marching up and down on grase plot. Upon inquiry, he discovered that the Emprese Catherine had observed su early dairy on the plot, and had remached to one of her quite that she hoped it would not be picked. Ever after a sontinal had kept watch and guard by night and by day over the plot.—Truth.
It is believed that the fire originated by the upsetting of a korcsine lamp in the rockloft of No. 83, where a number of pao pie wore gambling. We have not been able to learn if the tenants were insured or
`not.
Acting Superintendent Horspool and Assistant Superintendent Falconer were present to direct the operations of the Brigade, and the Captain Superintendent of Felice, Mr W. M. Deano, was also upon the ground for some time, assisting in keeping order.
The Double Murder at Teat Tsz-muL
Owiwo to glaring misconduct of late among play-goers at Manila, the local authorities. have had to issue and post up notifications |-- enjotning audiences in theatres there to be
The adjourned inquest upon the remains orderly and on their good behaviour, and
of the man and· not to speak to actors performing on the
woman who were murdered stage. They are farther forbidden to smoke at Taat-tez mui on the night of the 5th in the pit, boxes, and seats, or to go be-irst, was resumed this morning at the Ms hind the scenes under any pretence what- ever. Breathes of any of these regulations attacy, by the Coroner, Mr A. G. Wise, and are punishable by Enes of from ten to a the jury, consisting of Messrs L Downes, hundred dollars, at the discretion of the A. D. Death and V. Alonge. magistrate. On failure to pay them, or in
To Mr Caldwell:He knew the woman
who was being led along was the wife of Li Ching Sam; he was quite sure. Li Ching Saur said so, and he himself know
upon him.
A long list of rewards that are bestowed
upon various officers here follows, one of whom obtaine the distinction of the Yellow Riding Jacket, whits two are to have their names reorded for appointment to the past of Brigadier General upen a Others receive the racaney accurring, title of batun in addition to the bestowal of brevet rank, while others, again, are to honoured with the decoration of the pes- cock's feather. N.-OD. News,
THE DEFENCE OF COLONIAL POSSESSIONS AND GARRISONS ABROAD
Worke
Armament
Total
ST. HELENA.
£
30,000 22,000 52,000
INDIA OFFICE TO WAR OFFICE.
India Office, S, W., 9th June 1884. SIB,-I am directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to acknowledge the recapt of your letter of the 19th March
tof in which you state that it has been decided. dealing to adopt, as a boss of action in with the defence of the various foreign s
Impe 17,250
128,800 124,000 03,125,945,925
Thus the aggregate Imperial charge will
sta.
of
Works Armament
47.180
103,750
150,000
Lecue and the Cape of Good Hops (about General of Fortifications rat
St. Helena is equidistant from Siareations, the recommendations of the Inspector-
Armamont
$
7,000
I am to
Total
CAPE OF GOOD HOFE. Simone Bay. For the security of our alternative route to India and the East it is necessary that the naval station of Simons papers will be communicated to the Govern Bay be placed in such a state of dufuncement of India, and instructions given ac-tary to present to Parliament, before the that our ships of war, when seeking its cordingly, anchorage for fnet, for supplies, or to reût, may do so in though confidence that they will find theaợ safo and effective shelter and support.
Works
60,000 Armament
89,000
Total
80,000 Table Bay. The interests to be protected here are entirely colonial and commercial, The following contespondence has passed They are of considerable importance, and
should be adequately secured."
Vir D. Caldwell appeared on behalf of the case of resisting arrest, the offenders will twenty-one men, one woman and Ene boy! hier; he looked at her face. She was quiet, on this subject:-
be imprisoned.
ReginDING the Introduction of the jinrick- thaw into Colombo, the Observer says:-
Since the beginning of this year, Colombo Japanese men-power carriages, and already
has had several inportations of these
who stand acensed on enspicion of being
concerned in the murders,
favour.
WAK OFFICE TO COLONIAL OFFICE.
War Office, 19th Mazob, 1884. Sir-Referring t
g to former correspondence
commerce abroad, and to the report of the Royal Commission on this subject, cated 22nd July 1882, I am directed by the Se cretary of State for War to acquaint yor,
and so was the man ; they said nothing. Li Ching Sam did not show him any Chang
We Li, widow, and mother of the weapon. Neither the mau nor were said ‡ deceased man, Li Ashun, said she identified |*nything when witness interfered in their on the defence of British possessione and i
He did not believe that they were the two limbs she saw at the mortuary as those of her son, LA Aahan, aged 34. He really going to kill them.
Gool Mahomed, P. C. 680, stated that on Wong Ayen. married to
itness last Was
the 7th, at about 30 p., he was on their own house. He was then
3 p.m. nt
Ita
Works
Armament
Total
78,875 37,000 119,875
1 have, & (Signed) ALLES JOHNSON, Major General, Military Secretary,
slao of the current session, imper" ex- plaining the whole scheme, and the maADCE in which it is proposed to provide the erst and my Lot in hope that arrangements till be made for this purpose without dolay by your Department in concert with the Colo- nial Office.*
have, te
· COLONIAL· UNETUK TO TREASURY.
Downing Street, 15th July 1884. SIR-I am directed by the Earl of Derby to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter from the War Office, relative to the steps to be taken for defending various The Financial Scorotary, statione abroad
(Signed) IZORARD COURTNEY.
War Offioc.
*Tids paper is presented to Turement to cumplignen
with this direction. Se
2. Lord Derby is of opinion that the entire cet of the proposed works and arma- moule could not in any circumstances have been borne by the Colonies, and their Zord whips will have chaarved that on the 7th. instant the Marquis of Hartington men. THE CHINESE IN AMERICA. tioned to the House of Commons the deci New York, Sept. 27--The Chiness Lega sion on this
which had been arrived tisu despatched to Pera has been received at by Har Government, viz, that
MAURITIUS.
nate at The td. Boveri are seen in was in our streets in the loc son alive on the 4th Nuverber wounted daty on the Shaukisan Road. For the information of Earl of Derby, that modious harbour with three gearing doska, | monts and Hongkong, the Colonież should dresses made on the occasion were, of the customary congratulatory character. The Fort during the day, and in the morninge
See-cding van to kia masters, Lj! Aboat 100 yards from the battery, he sawit luas been decided to adopt, as a basis of /about half way between the Cape of Good defray the cost of the necessary works, Het Peruvian Government is doing all-is' can to Majcsty'e Government contributing the conciliats China, so as to induce a newtitle and evenings running batreon bungalows going to in Slave Island and Oinnamon Gardens Ching Sam and Li Ching Luk, stonecutte mat baga lying on the beack. He dis-action in dealing with the defence of vari Hope and Ceylon.
mounted and examined the bags and found one foreign stations, the recommendatione proximity to the French island Rearmamenta
Lord Derby is of opinion that action const lands of the country where there in of immigrate to locate themselves on the and the Fort "offices.
ters, to get some money. He said be Among the firmes return the next day. On the 6th human.cge inside. One of the legs was of the Inspector-General of Fortifications union might, nader possible circumstances, that have made importations are Moasra's wife went tai Sza-ching-wan to tied in a piece of white cloth. He sent on the above report, which have been genegare it an additional value... Its importance should be taken on these two cases with sittle or no-gative labour to en
the derned's Whittall & Co., Cargill & Un, and W. H. ale mulries, but returned as cha gold them to the No. 2 station and afterwards Davin & Co., and Mr E B. Cressy-carn nothing On the 7th witness. went they were gent to tha mortuary, rally approved by the Hefanon 6mmxitzes, an Imperial station is therefore very the least possible delay.
It is accordingly proposed that the le feness of the naval stations of Singapore and Hongtong shall be first taken into consideration:
considerable, and it should be made safe against any probable attack.
Works
Armament
£3,000
34,000
Total 89,000
JAMAICA.
3. As regards Ceylan, his Lordship con- curs in what is proposed, viz., that the I perial (overmout should undertake the defence of Trincomalee, the Colonial Go- sornmout being left to decide whether they will incur the expense of defending Co lombo.
The as-called anti-immigration law, boen laterpreted by the Collector of Char- tems at San Francisco to prohibit the return to this country of any Chinstor ads without a permit or certificate from who may leave the United States for foreiges the Chinese Government, and thus & Chi- 4. His Lordship agroes in the carte pro have a branch houts in Oregon, and pro- nese merchant at San Francise who may posed as to the Cape of Good Bope, aud
Nawrine Singh, F. O. 679, gave evidence Our idea, when we recommended the with her daughter-in-law to Se-ghing-wan sttention af Colombo residents to this mode They went to Li Ching Sam's house and as to finding one of the lege, which bad since been identified as a man's. He saw of conveyance as so well adapted for the Li Ching Sam, but as soon as he saw best city roads in the world, was that a then he ran inside his house. La Ching something white in the water near the
Having regard to the great interest which pattern 'jinrickshaw should be imported Sama hen was there too and witness asked beach and waded in to see what it was. He the Colonies hava in the protection of their and the rest be constructed locally; but lim about ber son.
Li Ching Sam's son found it to be a human log tied by a piece stations against sudden attack, it appears the cost of building' such Colombo
to be prohibiti told her that Li Ashua was there on the of rope to stene at the bottom of the reasonable that the cost of these deferees The water was very low at the should be borne by the local governments, One appeara mistake made, we believe, is in trying to bad killed him; he did not mention any
but that the people in the stono ahed water,
tima.
if Lord Derby is of opinion that the get sleek, easy-going Colombo hoyes poolias
Lukong No. 398 stated that he found the whole cost cannot be equitably charged to do duty as jinrickabaw pullers. Thoves, except that I Ching Luk was the the other leg, while on duty, in a police against them, the arinamonte might be pro projectod canal being made through the Bay, he will lastruct him to consult his the Chipamen of New York on generally object to work to novel and smart On the 8th witness went again with bost in the barbour. It was tied round vided by the Imperial Government. and which is done so anticely under Wong Ayee and two others to se-chings with a piece of rope and was floating on I am further to observe that the scearity
The man-power' for ran to make further enquiries. On the the water just abreast of Tophan Strand. of our alternative wote to. Jinrickshaws should be obtained fresh from vay there they met two men carry. He took it to the water Police station and Cape, renders it desirable, i tha Royal, where our Novel Establishments fance of Table Bay.
mastor's oye."
01
on level roads,
loader.
inces.
Witness
Works
Armament
6. As regards St. Helens, Sierra Leone, is holding special evening meetings to din St. Lucin, and Jamaica, these stations em banked by a pile of ton-cheets. At a late the war news. The chairman ein which are shown to be of great. Imperis assemblage, Sing, the proprietor of the importance, Bould
defended in accord-
Jamaler is the centre of British interests in acquainting the Governor of the Case oeeds there will have to cross over to Chine in grost importance in the event of the ment to provide for the defence of Simous signs in numerous sealis committed by in the West Indies, and will become a place with the decision of Her Majesty's Govern for a passport of identification. There are one of the Isthmus of Panama.The harbour of Port Ministers as to their undertaking the de seeking the recovery of a lady's property.
ausatled being a policeman, who was merul
have been placed, must be thoroughly 5. Lord Derby is of opinion that the possibly on account of imaginary successes
that they are assuming an arrogant. the Coast, or picked from the estates;ing a dead box.
to fortify the
sourse decided upon in the cases of Hong-f their Celestial brethren in China over the Who afterwards to the anortuary. naked anch hoolies as have been accustomed to was in the box and on being allowed
kong and the Straits Settlements should be French The Chinos Club in New York P.C. 71 J. McCormack on the 10th inst., purts of Simona Bey and Tablo Bay at the Protected, Cape of Good
It is suggested that Good Hope.
31,260
followed also that of Mauritius. carryisator's box for a half or whole to see, are food & leg which she found some human intestines or the beach Simone Bay being a nyál station the cost
25,000 day almost-without- intermission, being identified as that of her son, Hi Aghup, I on the Shaukiwan Road, close to where the of the defences necessary ling
toronder it the type of power likely to laugh at on the next day she identified the two legs wouma's legs were found, which he had safe anchorage for our ships of war aceking the easy work of drawing timriokalawant the mortuary or those of her so
also ssen. The intestines were sent to the lts shelter should be borne by the Imperial
Total 56,260 Twenty years
ago, LA Ching Luk's wife was her son's mis-lice Station and afterwards to the Government, while the Capo Governxent we remember, no horsekeper in Coloni-
martaary.
ST. LUCIA.
azice with the recommendation of the store, affirmed that China had been getting should be invited to initiate means for the bo over thought of sitting on the
Port Custries has been selected as the Inspector-General of Fortifications. Bat randy for Franco a long while. A discussion She identiked the jadestone bangle in
day the 9th, at 2 o'clock, he went with a the interests to be protected there are puro-Leads for cosling and refitting, and it is fray any part of the contemplated outlay to their country to fight the French, but conveyance when his musster drove the
spector Swanston stated that og Bup-dofonos of Table Bay on the ground tattoos!' suitable harbour in the Windward in these cases i will not be possible to de 2003 whether Chinamen stiould retorn rale was to run alongside the horse, hold Court as belonging to her non, he had it on
party of police to Sze-Chuan-wan. He pro-ly colonial and commercial.
was ended by the chaireasm depilding that by the shaft or behind the vehicle, and we hit arm when she saw him last,
910 To Mr Caldwell-She identified the legs eeeded to the house of Li Asam and Li I am to enclose, for Lord Derby's inforu very desirable that it should be aufficiently from local funds, have had to threaten a new man bepante ne ter son's by the nail of the big toe on the deceased. Li Asban, formies about the ation, the accompanying summary of, the
the French would be wiped out before they Ching Luk and medie
7. Tam to mention that the island of Bt. get there. Wong-Ho-Chong, a well-to-do Lucia is about to expend a sum of from Chinese merchant, Laid that the only fight- employed as recommendations of the Inspector-General Nowadays who ever sees a horsekeopornited the whole leg, she has brought the duck, trial bim that thaye unger was sich Commission on the Defence of British Pas- left foot, which was spilt. She also rece enck in the house. La Ayee, the woman in of Fortifications on the Bengrt of the Hoyal
sixty thousand to ninety thousand pounding done after the French rassed beyond russing a mile in Colombo under any tim up from childhood and could not beans i Aabun employed there.
in completing at Qustries a hartonr which
the Torg-
g-King border and had attacked a will accommodate the largest vosals and Chinese regiment, was what was absulately circumstances 1-4. Dimbula planter was so
sessions and Commerce Abrond. mistaken. pleased with the jinrickshaw which
Mead
be of great service to Her Majesty a ships, Ber son and bis wife lived in the same looking round the bonse, witness found the I am to add that a further communica Cargill
noceamry in order to retreat, mccessfully. & Co. have running daily, that he
bock produced,
He declared that the Chinese army was not Да decided to have one for family use in his dis house as she did. Her son's wife
of monies to Li Ashion; the book was
(Signed) R. B. MEADE Brio or con quient for the textes-half te wens when he said he was going to re-ching: vnges Book Witness Fits Certain the
what it ought to be, and it was not to be go to church in, while I can walk by her aide." She called Li Ching Lask's wife her son's Ashyn antioned in the book was the
expected that they wõuk light, welz whets half their pay was appropriated by their Do doubt in some respects the jiorickshawa
The enquiry was at this stage adjourned
officers. - London and China Express, prefe are better suited for labourers in a cooler mistress in the sense that cho was his same as the deceased man of that name. climate, than Colombe-in Nuwara Eliya master's wife. She did not know that her Badulla, Matale, and in Kandy, they ought was carrying on an intrigue with any until Monday next at 12 o'clock. (noon).
he would not sit on the seat behind us
to become very popular but it can be very
wokan.
was pre-
The evidence of Wong Ayes, the wife
hot both in Hongkong and Yokohamas, the deceased I Aliun, given at the last
jinrickshaws run about there all day long in the hottest weather. In Hongkong, one of the only two horses in the colony, was pointed out to us as a special curiosity in January last.
THE FIRE ON THE PRAYA. As mentioned shortly in our last ere ning issue, a fire broke out at about 6.39
enquiry, was here read over and the wit neas, re-called, wae croes examined Mir
In
in which there were entries
Affairs in Formosa.
Tamaui is still in the hands of the Chi- Caldwell. The last wiluces lived in the nose Our Amoy Correspondent writing on same house as herself and was present the 20th instant, asya - The French have when her husband started for Se-ching.not (as reported some for daya ngoj takon van. Her mother in-law accompanied her possession of Temini. They are apparently to Eze-ching-wan on
the 7th instarti They want to La Ching Luk's house but did waiting for reinforcemente to come up be not see Li Ching Luk. They saw Li Ching for attempting any further attack. Bam, but when he saw witcess he went
into the house. She said that Ti Ching
two
“Everything is very quiet in Amoy, but
tion will be addressed to you as to the ex- pense of extra garrisone, torpedo corps, &c. Panel
i have, &c. (Signed). RALPH Tappsey, The Under Secretary of Slate,
Colonial Office.
defended.
Worka
Armament.
Total.
2.
30,000
18,000
48,000
The above proposals liave been based on the principle that sudden attacks could only be-mada by comparatively sail squadrons). and the defenges have been calculated in caph on to provide against sugh con- tingencies.
[zpi, &c.
The Secretary to the Treasury,
WHAT Are you doing there? demanded grocer of the new clerki
WAR OFFICE TO TREASURY,
2nd August 1884. In the event of a more serious atlack Sir,With reference to the Report of being contemplated by any foreign power the Royal Corimieson on the Defenen of Summary of Recommendations of the In-it could not he kept secret, and the support Colonial Possessions, datat 22nd July 1882,
spector-General of Fortifications in his of the British feet might thou be coated I as directed by the Marquis of Harting the Memorandum on the Report of the Royal
Submarine mines would in most cases Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury Ain't that right 1' going to gene ton to request you will soquaint the Lords
*I'm putting a little sand in the sugar.
Biour! Great Scott No. You take a ceived.
dessThe recommendations of the No entertainment is so cheap as reading, Inspostas
Morera have approved by the Defence Committes, and Vantage Spokes
bean generally nor any plouante so bating Lady M. I. Her Majesty's Government are of opinion
Capmission on the Defences of British
has been referrod ig
10 the
Possessions and Commarco Abroad, which form an integral part of the defences, and that the overal of Fortifications, Trom
fe been apprender al President action to co-operate with the Artillery whom the enclosed report has been re-itle of the sugar and put it in the sand.! has been approved generally by the Do- their powerful sid would be brought into Inspector
of His Royal Highness the Fold Marshal defences proposed.
Commanding-in-Chief, subject to fature consideration of details.
ADEN
Aden is so important in its poaltion on the route to India, that if not the most pressing, it is, at least, one of the first to be put in a state of defence. Provision must be made for effective domination On Sunday last the Commissioner of of the anchorages of Steamer Fort, the Customs at this port (B McLeary Brown) protection of the naval and commercial Dosling stores, and the security of the con- let here for Formusa in the steamer Doudensers, from which is obtained the water. glas, chartered for the purpose, to see the supply of the garrison. Fronch Adinirat and try to arrange for the
release of the officers and mea captured on the Feshoe, His mission failed, and he re-
p. yesterday in a house on the Praya Lab's wife was her husband's subtress | the, capture of the revenue ornigor Zeikos Central, No. 83, being the fourth house because Li Ching Lak was her husband's caused some excitement amongst the higher
mmaker. She did not recognise the bangle cases of Chinese, westward from Wing Kat Tans, which runa produced by any particular mark, only by from the Praya up to Queen's Road. The the color, She knew the lege of bor hus- site is within a short distance of that of hand as she had been married to him over
years. He had no injury to tis the dra which occurred on the 13th just nor, so far as she knew, to the toe nails in the Queen's Road, close to the entrance | là Ching Sam and Li Ching Lux lived in to Wing Kat Laue
tha ama bouBS.""
Cheu Alak, a foreman at the Takos i Bsing close to the Central Fire Brigade Refinery, repeated the evidence given before and Insurance Stations the steam engines Mr Mackean on the 18ti inish, He left the when wore vory quickly brought down to the Refinery about 8 pm, on the 5th and tured in the same steamar to-day.” “
at Tant-lac-m he sur Four me scens of the conflagration, on the Praps, beating a man who was tied up to a
be arrived at the No 4 Governmont angine being by rolside. Is asked why they were
THE CAMPAIGN IN FORMOSA. the first to get to work. In a very pesting the man and was told that he had short space of time four Government committed adultery. He told the men nos Derve anhermétig Chinese Victory at Tam and the Volunteer steam engines, in ad- to beat the captivo and threatened to report sua; published November 6th, 1884. dition to the marine engine, the Fire them to the police. He untied the man from Liv Ming-ch'uan reports that the French man; and three manusia, got to work and the tree and let him get away and he ran forces having made an assault on Hu-wel poured to different streams of
проп off in the
directlen
the Praya, or shore, the Imperial troops gave thein battle, and Las burning building 1
For The other men pargued him. He did not galusta vistory under cirimmstances taste that the scene of the conflagration know the man who he released nor yet the he describes.
bo
tie
to a tree
Works Armament
94,300
34,507
Total 128,800
CEYLON.
Trincomalee must always be, ne it ever has been, the reudervous and base for our fleets and ships in the ludian Ocean ; and its safe and summotions vatural harbour should, therefore, be made secure.
Worka Armanent
25,009
20,000
45,000
which was so handy to the engines, as a strong four men who were beating him, and could The French Best being stationed at T'a northwest wind was blowing and the not identify way of the dwell, witness troops made & vigerous attack upon the count of the mercantile interstel servet comustances were strongly in favour. Cross-Irmined by Mr.
the Are
pol, Eu me and other places, the French
Total Colombo is of impurtance chiefly on S
apreading to a very serious extent said that when be natied the ten be did not 80 of Delaber, and landed Sun. Kai by ia artificial harbour. It is also the acat The fire originated in a cockloft on the notice any bažgle or beacutet apor: his arm, hus, Provinslet Commander-in-Chief, ad of Government of the band.j but, from »n top door of No. 83 and burnt downwards, if it had been there he would have seen it Fanced by different routes to attack them Imperial point of view, as a harbour for and before being got under control cozia- After releasing tite wan be went to bed with the forces under fils command, Obang var fleets, it is of Iran valus tosu Trinco- municated with the adjoining house at his friend's house, and was aroused by Kao-yuan, Provincial Commander in Chief, males. to the nestwards. About 7 u'ebook, hearing chios, but bé could not say if tho and others, also leading their divisions however, # hose from. No, 2exiue mascar- cries wem made by a man of a wonian, agakost, the enemy The French troops ked into tàs mol of an adjoining house. He got up and went out and first went to were repulsed, and again advanced several wad the Volunteer Brigade haring softhe free from which he had released the times, but our troops engaged them at
Works
20.820
Armament
$25,000
Tutal
45,820
Cost
ments.
PROPOSED ARMAMENTS AND ESTIMATED COST.
Arennsmorecet
Mention
£0.900
*
that coupled with the report they afford
A LAVORABLE Boecdete is told of the lat
proper basis af action in dealing with the Mr. James Johnston, MP. for Sandwich, defence of the various stations, and that is who was in Parliament at the commence-
comales,
the Singapore and aden i course of which he expected to rival Demos
ала
is very desirable that the necessary stops ment of the prezent century.. On his first should be at chce taken for giving effect to taking his sent in the House he was mid to so far as the stations of Trin have formed a maiden speech, ring the The letters, of which thenos: bat it so happened that, though the copies are enolated, addressed en have scandingly been speech was transferred from his heed to the
Offics and
of ning the
his hat, yet the perspicuity of Colonial Office, to the former of which a stterance fled. He rose vested to speak reply (copy also enclosed and dated 9th but in vain, and he re-sealed himself it June) has been received intimating that silent dismay, without articulating – word. the Secretary of State for India in Council The members of the Eccentrics › Club, of cousputa tu vus beli of the estimated crust of which Mark Supple was the chairman, works and artesmenin at Aden (198,2007.) taking advantage of this lie unfortunato being borne oy Indian revenues. Before failure, caused papers to be printed, solat. any steps can be taken to carry out these ed, and, as was then the fashion in Londen, works it is necessary that their Lordships tried through the streets of Westminster approval be obtained, and their machen and the City, on the top at which éppented given to the presentation of a supples large type, The Maiden Speech of Tainies. M.P. for Sandwick on mentary estimato to Parliament for such Juhuston, Beg portion of the
he moiety (04 of the delivered yesterday in Parliament h above amount as may be needed during the stat of the paper re
finasial year. This will be bat had the Members returned to their respectita Only small: I am therefore to request bant Lord homes before the squib was eriad kin all the Hartington may be favoured with their all the hon, gentleman heard the eatery principal streets of the metropollet The Lordships decision fu respect to the works | lady
current
Great George
at Aden, and also with their instructions as she sat at bar window in Great
Estimate rest,
to whether such Supplamay the next ; Perignated arulting in the consequence and
shall be presented at once ur
assion of Parissient
I have, o
(Simed). R. R. KNOX.
The Secretary, Treasury.
TELMHURY TO WAR OFFICE.
Treasury Chambary, 12th ánh, ISEL
of her husband, inqusly called ire her footman, and desired he would par chase some of the papers of the poor ma in the street. He having obeyed her.com wande, Immediately presented them to the lady, who, on viewing the blank papar, sx-- clauned with great violence, Why, Richard, you are a fool-gou hare brought nothing! No, my lady, drily replied the servant,
Sir The Lords Commissioners of Haris my master, for he said nothing,
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