1884-11-27 — Page 3

No. 6860, –NovEMBER 27, 1884,]

AORKESE goldsmith was yesterday cap Tas forenoon court matish were hold on

F

THE CHINA MAIL.

course, and if he did nas do go he must be not certain the Transvaul Beers would disgraced throughout the service, that

"Most of the biɑws, &c., described in this ;. CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER. AT Á P. M. ---NOVEMBER 26,

Wind.

not advantages uver its heavier rivalit costs tored by the Police with a packet of board the Fidor nanue ou a marine called out his brother-in-law. The coiye at any rate indirect support from littlo, and it can be built in a few months, amusing work, which deals with quarter

have sixty torpedo boats. Nothing then titles, such for instance as The hungry counterfeit ten cent pieces in his possession and two ordinary seamen, halonging to challenge was accepted, the meeting took the Orange Free State and the Bcess in tlio love bite of one ironclad you child staff and swords as well as fists, havo specifie would be easier than to build in a year or tiger scising the shoop. The directions laid Ho was arrested in the ground floor of HB.M's ships, who had been guilty of place, Colonel Fawante was shot dend, and Cape Colony."

two a torpedo fótilla suflicioutly nunturous down are as follow. A unvances his left house No. 58 Wellington Street by Inspec-insubordination and asaulison aubordinate the horrible anomaly presented itself of two sisters the pre rendered a widow by the

to envelop all the ironclad squadrone with foot and attempts to atrikoh blow with his tor Quincey and Sergeant Butlin, The officers. The man belonged to different hand of her brother-in-law, and a family of

clouds of tiny adversaries absolutely open right hand. B brings both feet toge irresistible. And all this applies to attacks ther, standing up firmly, pops in his left with searched for but were unable to and any ships, and the offences were not of a serious children clad in mourning for their unclo,

by day, though there would hardly be a downright blow and lets him have the coining implements. The goldsmith was natura The marina, while undergoing whom their father had lain. Apart from the bloodshed, Lient. Munro was ruined

attempted except in awe of absolute neces-right over the sheet to aid the effect The sity. By night, when it is most used, next roprisal" gavours of what British the morning sentenced to six months" iz months imprisonment in the naval by the miserable stop on which he had been

The moment » Lostile flost was signalled, party attacked is directed to

hard Inbour.

at Foochow anchorage on the 20th instant

a bully hed it in his power to risk the life

The Steamer Cheang Hock Kian in a Typhoon The British steamier Cheong Hook Kian,

surprise and to annihilate it.

Station.

to sea level

and 819 Ft.

Temperature,

Direction

so the Manila....20,00 21.048 (26)

A number of anspent shells had been using when doing shot drill. He was scerned the army, Various expedients were weather with light N.W, and F.N.W, winds Without madness to ongolph millions childlike and bland native would, che Wl'ostock 30.18 14.6

3%

in these oumbrons, constructions, -

Weather,

25

મ.

b

36

fain durin

W. DOSEECK, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Observatory, November 27.

100.

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, in two paints.

prison on the Victor Emanuel for cons thrust, Public feeling was roused to pro commanded by Captain Webb, which ar nothing could withstand the torpedo boat, | pugilisto, wo believe, sall foul pe out Haiphong. 30.26,07.634) ww ANOTHER instance of the reckless manner inting the rather peculiar crime of throw test against the barbarous practice by which rivod hare on Tuesday luat, encountered the torpedo flotilla would steal out to with his left and let his opponent have it Hongkong 30.1865.130 NE the right over the waistband. The illustration Amoy 30, 23 68,035 NE which Chinese handle explosives was given ing hit rite and bayonet overboard while of a man immeasurably his superior against the recent typhoon, by which she was very

The great maritimo nations, then, accord- which follows this represents one of the Shanghai. 3032 40.054- N he was serving on board the Champion, had whom he happened to hare conceived a roughly handled. Sho left Singapore on been guilty of throwing a shot out of the dialike, Prinos Albert interested himself the morning of the 16tinet, and had tine ing to harmon, ou no longer continue parties in each a position that the most Nasaki 30,21

deeply in the question, especially as it can

The would imagine, ave his way to utterly

AT10 AN-NOV?MUEE 27, di- demolish him by a blow with the quarter to up by the natives out of the mad, and broken

guggoltod; eventually an amendment was for the first four days. At noon on the muster ironclad will live and emptied of the powder which they contenced to eiglitoen months' imprisonment.

inserted into the Articles of War, which was 20th, when in Lat. 12.46 N., Long 114.32 appear, and with that must go the mon- staff in his hand. In place of this, he is Bolinao....30.0187. 454

ster cannon, since the only raison détre of represented na camfully trying to prize up Haiphong tained. One of theas had only been partly. Two more cases of brutal treatment of Chi- founded on, the more masonably area, about 150 miles to the 8. E. of the Fathis engine of war is its power of pemotrn the end of his opponent's staf The final Houglions 30.2900. 144 NU

and Christian, conclusion, to offer un emptied of its contents, and thrown aside.nese girls by their mistresses come buforo apology, or even to make reparation where raools, strong gale, with high sco, was ex- tion against the ironclad. For bensbard direction is for the latter to suddenly Amo7.30.29 08.053 NE On Thursday last, some fircrackers were din Mr Wine, Police Magistrate, this morning wrong had been committed, was more perienced, which increased front daylightments of ferts, smaller pieces, delivering in insert his staff under the other man's ankle Focohow

their combined discharge cqual weight | and, so tumblo him over. The process Shanghai 30.3038,677 sw becoming the character of an officer and charged near the spot where the bell by, In one case a little girl of 11 years of age gentleman, then to furnish the alternative on 21at. At 8 am the ship became un- of metal, will, as heretofore, suffice. They rather rarainds one of the Yankoo device Nagasaki 30.27 NE and one of them deposited itself inside the had matained a severe cut below her left of standing up to kill or to be killed for a manageable. Between this hour and noon have many advantages over the larger guns, for killing fleas, which required perfect still-Wostock 30.12 13.1 NE 15 shell, with the result that the powder ez-ege, which was discoloured and swollen haty word or rash artFrom Life of the the roughest tane was passed and all the and notably that of mpidity of fire. To nose on the part of the Beu to be operated

the struggle of the cannon against armour | ON..

The Barometer has fallon along the ploded and broke up the shell. One man This she had sustained through her mistress, Queen, by Sarah Tytler.

damagedone. It is supposed the steamer was will succeed the struggle of speed against Like our Gallic neighbours, the Chinese Conat. The Temperaturo and Humidity have not changed much, and fine weather was sent into eternity through being struck a married women, knocking her down and

this race will be for the time absoluto stand up-fight, and directions how to me is reported every where. Gradients indicate

fresh N.E. winde. by a place of the choll, and several others kicking her in the lass, for not basing 42 the Thames Felice-court, on Oct. 15, within fifty miles of the centre of the typhoon. pood. The nation that takes the load in consider the foot an important the Chinese cleaned the floor, two neighbours of the M Mary Ann Bannister, giving an addre. She laboured and strained under these sovereign of the seas. Which nation will think member form an important portion of were injured

accused stated that they had heard the girl at 31 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields, was dificulties, the sea dashing over her con- it be? it is impossible to forstell. Eng the instructions given to of the fatal path of muster building. Bez tacked party parrying the blow aimed at sco land again. AFFARENTIY there is little likelihood of crying bitterly often after having been summoned at the instance of Jane Toys, of zinuously. None on board expected to land Italy, and Trance are all engaged in entitled The stopper over all the

The bover ancar broke many, which at first-comed-disposed to him is told to pop. in his left-foot,' and bravery going unrewarded among the Police.beaten, and Sergeant Butlin said the gid Rownton Road, Bow, for using certain

example: she is basy on a torpedo flest. adoption of the adiion. It has one slight 1. Banoke, reduced to 92 degrees Fahren. This morning, little Jock Swanston (son of had bruises all over her body. These had threats towards hor, whereby she went in adrift, doing considerable damage; and follow them, is now likely to offer them an the illustration represents an energetic

before any attempt could be made to

Denmark rooms, this Inspector Bwanston), who so pluckily ran apparently been inflicted with a cans. The bodily fear. The complainant said that on secure it, another a carried it away, of all the peoples of Europe, the seat draw-back, however, inasatch as the sit, sad to the level of the gos, in inches, tenthe

and hundredths.. for she at

stepper must almost inevitably lose his after and captured a thief who attempted to Acensed, whose name is Li Alung, was Oct. 2 the defendant cams to her house taking with it the companion hatch of the the present moment possesses the largest balance. Another illustration shows a 2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degrees,

number of light boata. The English cole somewhat similar fest, but the

kiokeo, and toaths, Fahrombait. escape from the Inspector, was presented sentenced to two months' imprisonment, with some children. She forced her woonger deck, also the icon bits, rallies, mora prudent than the mother country, if we may coin the word, is in this case with a very handsome silver oup, subscribed and ordered to find two mureties of 99% in, and said that she intended to stop and topsall yard num, which was on deck. are building the same class of vessels. The represented with a prodigious sword in humidity of air spartake of saturation, the

Hump, percentage United States are doing the same. All either baud; and there seems nothing on for by the members of the Police Force, each, to keep the peace and be, ut good as her husband was there. The defendans, At about the same timeasca bura that France has dono in to decide that no earth to prevent bis coming down upon the

a well-dressed woman, who had a fine-look- behaviour for six months from the arpirsing lad with her, said, in a burst of tears, open the fore-intel, letting in a large new ironclads shall be laid down, but this kicker with a force which, in Mr Lister's tion of her imprisonment.

that it was not true that she had threatened quantity of water, and it is feured is not half enough. Why Enish all that words, would canan him to take his meals Scale

Italy is beginning the complainant. The facts were really much dunge has been done to the are on the stocks!

standing and sleep upon his face for a theso: About fourteen years ago her hus band went away from her, and after a cargo. The port quarter boat and after repont of tis Duilio, the Leahy, and the considerable perio

Italia and to tum hor attention to 'the considerable time had elapsed she heard davit also were carried away together. torpede-hont and the erniser was correct, and continged to do so until a Another ses struck and started the bridge, that he was dead. She believed that this few days ago when she saw him walking washing away the skid for after life boats, along the stresis. Although she could doing much damage to both boats, nasrosly believe her own eyes, ake satisfied herself that it was her husband, and followed The bridge standard compass, was kot him to the complainant's house; and from and the glasses of most of the ports inquiries she made she found that her he were cracked. The Malay crew | band was married to the e complainant. She

then went to the house to ask for her hus. Found of no use, being unable to render hand, but they denied that he was there any sesistance, the officers having to do the She did say that if she had a revolver she bulk of the work. The Daiofficer (Mr John would about her husband, but she never threatened the complainant, who was not Smith) sustained severe bruisus about the Mrs Toye at all the (the defendant) was legs, but no one else was injured. The lowest Mrs Toyo. As to the damage, she did not do it. Her son brake the windows, de, in reading of the barometer was 23.70. Atabout trying to enter the house to take her part, 9.50 or 10 p.m. the weather moderated. she heard her screaming when she was on 22nd, there was a strong broczo until being attacked by six or seven people at

The complainant said that the defendam., when if increased to a strong NE gale. ant's husband had been married to her The sngine pump being choked, it was (complainant), hat he was not living with found necessary to relieve watches at the her now. He had also married a third wo raan. The defendant and also married hand pumps from the tuorning of 23rd. again, and had had several children, by The wind continued NE until arrival peraca camed Bannister Ultimistely Mr. Saunders told the defendant that whatever Hougkong at noon on 25th. her grievances might be she must

t not annoy the complainant any more. She would be bound over to keep the pace for the next six months, and she would pay & fine of is. and 253. damages, or fourteen days,

with the following words on it. Frosted to J. Swanston by the members of the

In the other caso, s girl ten years of Hongkong Felice Force in admiration of his bravery, and courage in arreating a thief onge, sortant to Lucy Boyer, residing in the 9th Novetider, 1884. The little hero St. Francis Street, had been beaton very was also presented with & Savings Bank sovorely by her prospective mother-in-law, Deposit Book containing an entry of 225, widow named Lo Afung. It seemed from which have been deposited in his name in the evidence of the girl's mistress, the girl the Bank. The subscription to the fund had complained of the accused ill-treating was limited to 20 cents.

her. The mistress sont for the accused and upbraided. her, when the accused Tgia forengoa the Royal Artillery had some endeavoured to beat the girl with a rattan, further big gun practice, from Etonecutter's in the presence of har mistress. This she fund Batters. This battery has recently was presented from doing by the intolerence been improved and strengthened, and is of the mistress. Shortly afterwards, the girl now of Immense power and very com went out. She was followed by the nc- plote. The guns mounted are two in amoured and beaten in the street, being a ber, mirh 131 tons, with 9 inch bure. To piechod and scratched. Acensed express day's practice was simply to teak the most od no repentance for her cruel conduct, recently mounted gun, and consequently bat on the contrary denied she had beat only two rounds of Palliser shell wore the girl, who, nhe end, was to be her fired. The target was a floating var daughter in law, and who behaved vory zel, placed 2,000 yards distant from badly. She was fined 610, with the option the Battery. The gun can throw shot of goig to geol for three weeks to do hard or the 15,000 yards. Excellent results were labour. obtained. His Excellency Major General Inhuman people like the accused in Bargent, commanding the British military these two cases fully deserve to be paid forces in China and the Straits, witnessed back in their coin, and receive a thorough the text, and there were also present Colonel bastigation with the raften. Barton, Assistant Military Secretary: Lirat. Cal Crawford, Major Nash and Lisnt Brownlow, B. A

་

THE Tichborne Claimant will soon be gain amongst us Heaven knows what he wil

THE NAVY OF THE FUTURE.

FROM A FOENUM POINT OF VIEW,

(Daily Nes)

ΠΟΣΟ

8

in

goonl

5. Fönce or ID, according to Beaufort

6. Sears or WTHER. Masky, de- tachod cloude, d drizzling rain, flogið glenny, wall, lighting, overcast, p passing showers, 7lly, rain, now, thunder, v rizikility, v dew (wel)...

7. RAIN, in inches, tools and hundredths,

Quotations.

Hongkong, Nüzcıober 27. OPIUM-New Patna, ish,... 502) /P5.

Old Mass New Benarca, cash,..., B7370

aash

33

Ola

")

cash,... 565/671.

New Malwa, credit,... 630 Allowance, Tools... 32 Old Mafon, credit,... 550 Allowance, Tasis..... 32

Exchangé,

Bank, Wis,

"2 Demand,

31

30 days, sight,

4 months' sight, ........

desusod Shanghai, dermand,.

30 days sight, privato 74 Gold Loat 99 fine.

...$27.75 Sverige, my in § 5.46

Temperature.

Taken at Messrs Holconer & Co's Fremvises, Queen's Blood.). HONGKONG, November 27.

The last seotion of the work rolutes to fighting with shields. It is pronable that of the squadron of evelations, and the latest arming pugilist with sticks only-not a. The Amiral-Duperre, the finest ironclad nobody but a Chinaman would dream of type afloat, has four Whitehend torpedoes shield, but shields. One could daratand and a broadside of shoot 1,400 kilogrammes, the use of a single shield, with one arm frou But the Amiral-Duperré costa 25 millions (of to inflict blewa with the fist Bat the Chi- franca). Suppose these millions were ness instructor in the noble art of sulf 19. employed in the construction of torcedo fenes electively bats any auch erratigement, boats and Banchiers. We

of

We might have by giving his hero a shield on. cachi arm- 20 carboners at a million each, armed with substantial Trojmi sert of article nearly as firat 26 torpedo boûts a 200,000 francs, and not a pay little basket enver, bat # two gung, sách throwing a projectile of 30 big 28 hingelf. But bis intention becomes kilogrammes, or with a total weight of me better understood upon inspecting his trawn- tal of 1,200 kilogrammes for each combined ing. It is described as the 'Suipe and the discharge. The other beats would discharge

Oyston Everybody will remember the 50 torpadces at the very tenat instead of the story of the injudicious snipe, who, rashly fur, and this would zore than make og attempting to peek an oyster from its opened the trifling difference in the other part of shell, got its bill caught by the sudden clo the account. With these big costly sulps are at the bivalve and an perished misera. you can do nothing, because you can dara bly. In the case described by our Chineso nothing. In 1870, when the torpedo was author, a man armed with a polo or quarter- in its infancy, the dread of it kept the staff rashly attacks another party armed with French feet away from Kiel, but if there the shields aforesaid. The latter does not at had been lex to risk in the loss of a few tompt to parry. On the seatrary, he wot- certainty have been made. The smaller sype which he cleverly evades by bobbing his Documentary 4 months' sight, ships, an altempt to foren that channel would comes the downward blow upon his sconce, Credits, of host is superior for over operation of head book wurds, at the same time bringing Ladia, Wire, WET. One objection to it, however, may the shields sharply together, oystar fashion, seem of same moment. With its incessant and so gripping his opponent's staff between vibration and its state of almost contineous them. As the staff men has creband free, submergomrent, it is miserably uncomfort weather fancy that the shield can must able for the crew. So much the worse for ultimately get the

it. As worst of

this, the crew, bat they must learn to get and however, is not provided for by the author, to that for the good of their canstry. And it did not, we suppose,

strike him that the to tell the truth, it is high time they had a interest of the situation would only com lesson in on durarico; for they are a good I mence after the staff was imprisoned. It is deal too much coddled, in comforts on the impossible to convey by meta writing any The South African Expedition. The sucessful bombardment of Foochow larger craft. It is so pleasant to be on aiden of the irresistibly fumy position of the do which means that I don't; Hik izat If the British Govomment is despatch. has revived many, a scheme of ambition, big ship, with vast cabins, fururious contending parties as depicted by the artist. step, I presume, will bo to quarter: himing 8,000 troops to South Afrion, as stated the prepone or more dream of becoming foons, and lofty compartments. In the days But we can only say that anybody who can the preponderating naval Power. It of the old sailing ship people thought less obtain, a copy of. M. Listor's translation, self upon Mr Quartermain East, who has by cablegram, there can be no doubt that new illusion or new hope. During the heat of these things; they armoured themselves will have a hearty laugh in rotura for his always been one of his nicet ataunch-

vensels. adherents, Forty pounds, I heat, has been hur struggle with the Boert is con- Suez Catial, more than oue Frenchrush of against hardship instand of their

expenditure. spent in providing him with clothes, and widered to be quite possible, Hostilities or position maintained that his country could suffered a good deal more than the crew of conclusion add a word of warning to Euro. crew of an old-fashioned brig probably A propos of Chinese fighting, wo may in his appearance will consequently be such

England as besite B of RK Baronet of peace, will, however, depend on eitcaus-

and a moderatorpedo boat. Well, they sul-penns. Many people know, but a good The bom British Kingdom which was the tittle stances. The literary sunt out will and the was post of Alox fored and held their tongues; and note that many do not, that a blow over the region

proved he granted himasi at Way Wagga. Ous be taken through Cape Colony by train defects, as well as the qualities, of our those who willer most to day-the cugineers of the spleen, which would not injure a moro word about the Claimant, He is the

and firemony least. The grumbling Europeat lad of 16, may prove fatal to au only was in England why cannot dispute towards the borders of Bochneraland; they monster ships and cannon; and the number seems to come from the officers cabin. & adult Chinauan-the organ in question of shells that hind failed to explode was good shaking would be a grand progrès being amongst Chinese peculiarly fiable to his ped-lentity. For is pistila at Tubes only, any active open, and it the carefully noted against us by weitere, ut the onored for the whole navy. The litle fractive. A former British official of high of Parliament which in its preamble de Boers offer opposition to their clares that Rogar Tichborns was drowned

torpedo-boat is forming a During the is already cited as a more successful opera of officers and mon. at sea, and that the Tichborno Clainant is proceedings war will ensuo

rank in China once parasied bis juniors and tion from the technical point of view; and

gave them this information, with the Arthur Orton, and nobody else. It was last Boor war we had at no time more

addendum that striking a Chinaman kind of the Legislature to take this stop than 1,500 troops at the front, but when that they have, at this moment, the best to put it quite plainly, the French belove

would infallibly lead to dismissal from the I will sare the Tichborne Claimant a vast

THE NOBLE ART OF SELF DE service. After tavoing away and proceed- amount of trouble. A gentleman who ie the panic at Majuba fill occurred a total ships and the best caval artillery in the

FENCE IN CHINA:

ing a few dozen yards, they were atarlied. Arthur Crton by Act of Parliament cannot force of 15,000 troops had been despatched

by the sound of a resounding blow on the The only serious blot on this agreeable

Straits Times."). possibly be Sir Roger Charles Doughty to Natal, and a wook or two later they prospect is to be found in the considera

body of a hali naked coulie delivered by There is a good story told of an old ro the high official in question. had obtained any serious hold. The sailor, Tickborné by any combination of cases, would have been led against the Boers by Lionalstaly suggested by M. Gabriel Charmės; | zilent in the East who was rather fond of turned to look, he beckoned them back Constantinople.

As they Ceylon, by me Joseph Pearon, was then however fortuitous.Life.

the well-known publicist, in a series of correcting his servants in Way disconn and added, unless the provocation be Gibraltar. apeadily arrested by Constable Jemes

General Roberts. Eight thousand troops articles contributed to the Fevue Politique tenanced by the law. He bazed his chair vary extreme, recommendation which India. Murray. The morning be was chargedst the Alfred Morris writes to Nuture from would be a sufficient. force at least to let Litteraire. According to M. Charmes, coolie's ears, and the assault being proved we decidedly endorse. If you must strike a Japan Police Court, before My Wise, and fret et Bydiny, dabs August 4-A friend of mine, held the Boers affectively in chacek nutil the fault of France in in lar very nativity by witnesses, was duly fined by the magi- binamun, lake care, it all events, that the Now South Wales

she is advancing in the wrong path the strate. Deming is desirasie on a subso- for being drunk, and ordered to pay thoaptain W Hopkins, of the schooner afary further reinforcements could reach South { armoured ship of the first class is already anquent ocession to chastise another servant face be the part selected for the low,

Ogilvie, who has just returned from a vey Africa in the event of hostilities. From obsolete type, and the future belongs to the ho took the precaution of calling him to his nge all pojad Australia, has given me the Cape Town to Bechoanaland in about 600 torpeds bout. Nuval warfare has bean room and fucking the dour, so as to mako following information, which I forward you

revolutionised by rocont achievements of sure that no obtrusive lookers on would be

THE ORGAN-GELINDER. It is somewhat strange that nothing further for publication. On June 15, when in miles, as the crow flies Port Elizabeth is French ingenuity, improving on British able to give evidence against in the re- Under the window is a man has been telegraphed respecting the report | lat. 2157 and E. long 11349, about fire nearer to Bechuanaland than Cape lavention. The cnu obstacle to the general sult, however, was distressing. Upon the Playing the organ all the day,

miles of the Exmouth Gulf on the wester Town, but the latter place is apparently to employment of torpedo boats was that they production of a riding whip with which to Grinding as only a cripple sea, Come of the Continent, he saw an immense

had to be carried by the larger ships, and administer the punishment, the intended. creature which he took to be a species of be the chief landing place for the troops. their weight made it impossible to construct victim wous for his master in the most samoody, vague, nurtain way. Octopus. His attention was drawn to it

Last night, a seaman, belonging to H. B. M's ship Vigilant, bohssed himself in a

somewhat outrageous and dangerous fashion in Queen's Road Rast. After imbibing very freely of intoxicating liqueurs, he took it into his hind to entan himself by chasing the Chinese passengers on the street with a stick. Not content with this, he rashed into a druggist's chop, adjoining No. 4. Police Station, and broke kerosine lamp, which was standing on the counter, with his fist. The kerosine caught fire and spread all over the shop, but the master and his assistants were able to extinguish the flames before theso

owner of the lamp $1.50 as compensation,

of the death of General Gurion. The

I need be, hold her own

world.

near.

no

The of Foochow

solid generation

time. We notice that the telegram which a perfect cloud of soa birds, and at firat railway runs from Cape Town, to within them of sufficient size to act inderandently scientific manner, and in the rag of five His coat is blue, and upun kia £200.

We may

dated the 13th November, which is the day the nature of the monster, s atovious to the despatch of the telegram jast

Their bined. |

minutes had given him the most thorough thrashing he had ever experiancott, It

groop,

O their own account.

Le a look of high-born restloga priče; Deulaane their magazines everything was

railway cribbad, confined. But since Mr Thorney turned out that the man lind been in AusThere is somewhat about hina of martial

within croft's application of steel to Raval constructralia feud been servant to a prize Eghter, An empty sleeve hangs at bis mdr.

weight by 25 per cent, this difficulty has block had taught hin a good deal of his Tell ma, vartior, bold and irne, tion, and the consequent diminution of who by that of using him as practising disappeared, and the torpedo boat can now own skill

In what battle, night or day. Came the merciless shot to you,

Bearing your good right arm wvoy!

even take the sea on its own account This was of coarse an exceptional case. perfect independence of its lumbering But few of our ruders probably are avaro norva By experiment after experiment, that there exists a brochure in Chinese, of A French naval engineer has succeeded in which the heading of this article is a literal producing a boat of less than 60 tong translation. That it presents a somewhat which can navigate the sea as long comic napees to European eyes goes without and as safely as an ironclad of 10,00 nying. It is plentifully illustrated with tons and at greater speed. A conclusive numerous figures in all sorts of possible evolutions when Admiral Jaures obtained far our own acquaintance with the pani proof of its powers was given during recent and impossible positions. We ate indebted

| Tonnerre and the Frigeur, the pride of the ago by the present Colonial Treasurer of

with

Fire dies out in the patriot's eye,

· Changed the warrior's tono and mien ; haken by emotion he makes reply: **Olio-harvest-threshing kine."

Boston Jingo,

BAROMETER

30.260

De. Da

IP.M...

30,180

F.M....

.... 30.162

THERMOMETER

9 ho

Do.

1 P.2

64

Do. Do. Do.

(Wet bulb) 9 AN.

50

Do Do.

1 P.M. 53

4FM 66 Do. Maximum

285 Do. Maumum over right 58

REGULATIONS FOR THE EXQUANGE OF MONEY ORDERS AND POSTAL NOTES NA INOV 1.-Money Orders or Postal Notes aro sued on the following wantries and places:--

South Australia Straits Sottlements. Tasmania.

United Kingdom. Victoria,

Western Australia

Port Darrin Queensland, aby ve

2.The Hongkong Peet Office also issues ordors on Shanghai, and vice ver

3.The commission is as follows-fac ecrding to the currency the order is drawn

Up to £2, or $10 or R 20, 0.20 cents.

or $25, or 50, ...........0.4055 £7, or $35, or R. 10,0.60

".

£

"

̈£10, or $50, or R100,.,0.80 ... R160, 81,00 -No Order must exceed £10 or 850 (unless drawn on India, when B150 is the limit), nor will more than two such orders be immed to the same person, in favour of the same payes, by the same mail,

5.--Smas not exceeding 350 may be re- mitted between the Ports of China by mosas of Postage Stamps, subject to s charge of ons per cent for cashing them, or Bloney Orders can be granted on Ports where there are agencies of the Hongkong Post Office,

Portal Noten

e 6-Postal Notes of the values named below payable within three months at any Post Office in the United Kingdom, at Gab

China at the following prices, which, in-

30 conta

I's

105

81.45.

82.80.

85.60.

truth or falaity of the report must surely have been scertained at home by this

sboat 350 iniles of the thought it must be&.derd he naturally throw doubt on the reliablilty of the report carcass. On approaching it, however, he land borders, and another of his death is given a little faller in our found it was alive, and sluggishly disport runs from Port flizabeth to

itself. In shape it was like a violin, Singapore contemporary. As published by but of immense sise, with same six feelors about the same distance of Bechuanaland.

ing

the Straits Times it reads

about the greater diameter of the violin. Both posts therefore affer about equal London, 14th Nov.--The Under Sec. I lay almost fat upon the water, wes of a facilities for sending the troops to the retary for Foreign Affairs, in reply in dark grey above and lighter grey below, question, stated that Sir E. Baring diz and was continually elavating one of its frout, excepting that the Cape Town rail credits the report of the death of Generalelers, apparently twice the thickness

way journey will be the longǝr one, Gordon, as letters from him have arrived at man's am, tu a height of from six to eight

A few remarks as to the cause of the Debbah dated 13th November. Y

feet. It appeared to be vomiting, and as the birris were vidently feeding, that a despatch of this expedition will be interest etate that Debbel is the place counted for their presence auch numbers, ing at the present moment. The Transvaal on the Nile whore it is expected the thirts size was 30-grost that had it graapod lies to the north-east of the Cape Colony. Lisk expedition will leave the river and the vessel it could easily have paid in the south it is bounded by the Orange leave to pit two such boats against the phlet to a translation published some years

The captain theroforo got out of the way alrike across the desert to Khartoum. The quickly as possible, and without making Free State (another Beer republic) and by Franch ironclad feet, and the ameller graft Hongkong, who has also reproduced several ent of the Texas Penitentiary at Huntarille raltar, or at Constantinople can be obtained

PRISON Statistice-Said the Superintend. distance between Dabbeh and Khartoum dinite measurement; butja,large whale the British ociony of Natal; on the west by proved superior in all san-going qualities of the wood-cute. As it has not hitherto to a newly-arrived delegate: Kos have the at Bongsung or at any British Post Office about 200 miles long desert journey, pity that something more exact as to Bechuanaland, and on the east by Zaluland The big ships had to run to port dating wild buen noticed in extenso by

In the vicinity looked quite silinatave. It It is impedible that letters can have been size is not available, but I think the de- and some. Portugueso possessions generally weather, while the little ones, though swept press, our readers may be awed by a fas. Another gentleman in the same the Singapore privilege of working at any leads you pre

clade Commission a for? I'd like to keep on driving cattle to received at Debbah from General Gonios I scription is suflicient to convey an idea of ferred to as Delagos Bay. The primary every wave, went triumphantly on summary of its contents.**.**

way. Since then these boate, have al-

Charges of

'afroy' and 'disorderly institution wanted to be a sailor. —–—Tezas canseof the expedition now being despatched waya accompanied the squadron and with the conduct form a large proportion of those Siftinga pala y quoted from London. The latters may have On the 1st of July, 1843, duelling received from England is the encroachments made cans retul e voyage could be tog diffi- brought before our Magistrates. But it is BUT I pass,' said a minister recently in

calt for them: they might emaily make the noticeable that (when the offenders are

-901- bera received at Debbah ou tast date. Its death-plow in England by a fatal deel by the Bécs over their western bordera tour of the Mediterranean, and brave the Chinoka) it is very seldom alleged that they dismissing ong theme of his subject to takos.

All money orders on the United King is stated in to-day's telegrams that a force

so unnatural and so painful in its consega-to Bechmusland, and over their ons terrors of the ocean. They could start to were really damaging each other's faces or other. Then I rake it spades, of mounted infantry has left Dougels, and ones that it zerred the purpose of calling tern borders, inte Zainland. In both marrow for gain, where the big irou- bodies, A Chineas etroot fight, unless it old man from the gallery who was dom for sums not exceeding £5 applied for elads could not follow them at least assumes the proportions of a disturbance,ing the happy hours away in an im- at Hongkong or Shanghol ill be granted proceeded in a southerly direction Tiere public attention to the offence long tolerat. then countries they have stablished through the Buez Caual. At a speed of 1 when sticks and stones are resorted to, aginary game of Buchre. It is needless to by means of these Notes, are two Dongolas, one knows se Old Doned, even advocated in some quarters, and itlo republice of their own in defiance knots and at selriking distance of 500 mb usually resolves itself into a tug of war at Austed by ortod on the next deal, 7-1ho perobiser of any Portal Noba should keep a memorandum of its date and gola and the other as Now Dongola, and to the theory of military honour on which of the provisions of a convention only fros, they never once missed their aim with each other towchanga, with windfassisted by one of the dearons.

tho torpedo, art at a speed of 18 knots they like action of the free arm which handly THE increas of interest in athleticsporte partuber. He must fill in the Fayer's name this dual took place. Two floors, Colonell recently concluded with them. Their were saly six or eight montres out an in-ever indicte a severe alow. Even in this has been the means of making mall for below parting with it. – He way Nac fill in bay ang about me apathy Faworld and Lasutenant, Munro win were proceedings in Bechuanaland were of a most signiscaat deviation considering the size of case matters must have gone be a copalder tunes for their devotans A well-known the name of the Office, where par la fill in Old Dongola in meant. It is the BEATET-

Khartouma and is only about 30 miles Fawantt war elderly, had been in India, was countenance of the Arenaval Government, Charmes, ought to be decisive, yot wount of bad language which will be following: Charles E. Courtney, $20,000 in payable (within three morthe) t

audacious sture o doubt with the active This experiment, according to BL Gabriel

abis length, for ss Me Juster veinarke, the athleta has approximated for us the be made. If this is not dogs the note is brothers--le had & quarrel; Colonial

-$60,000, Bame; the United Kingdom, at Gibore in Lang bandied hetwson two strapping coolics, and towing: Edward Haulan Tower down the Kilo than Dobbch. The out of both; and exceedingly irritable in a foros of Boere, about 600 strong, invaded sailors sull argue for the old system of the end in nothing more decisive could serve Wallare Hoes, Esmer, Phicted and Constantiquple. Any Posts Nete may be by the Mabai's folkower strengthens the cation: Still Leuterat Musto hung back British protection; they killed British sub carries for too much, and fist the order adjective-substantive lion fails to let Billy Maldos, £15,000, sams; Foo Coburn, warded in Registered Covere. It sh

had given his relations the grastest prove this territory, which had been placed under wheeling bose catred, by the great ship to provoke a dozen fights in the British Toomer, the 85,100 6 8105.00 same creased to a Bank

They fail to see that the great ship already forecastle, whore calling animata, taran John 1 Sillivan, 3100,000, in slegging

3.Puntal Notes should always be for alive from what up to that fiue had been regardote, howled down the British as insalted Oleas for nation takes several hours to tiate the sub and history which all 320,000 John Morrissey and Jam Mace precaution is not taken no enquiries what several fortants, which they lostio ever will be made as to the Jona vor alleged bable especially a military man in the circum

execute. Un this nascunt the future present are longing to see. Possibly this

a of the world; other pedestriana i

In any casa. AAS The challenge Colonel Fawcett, and it was only British authority, out of the country. The free to search every oak of the seas, and how to art wasn blows i

have actually to be after the improuion-mistaken or other

to attack without hesitation armoured exchanged. At all

I prente, si

Retereating 815,000 each: Harding, 27,000, Harriman, wise was given to the insulted man that developinent of events will now be awaited squadrons that cannot possibly ronist. The to note that Chiness pugilisi ii fac 11 very $10,000: Danean C. Ross cleared $30,000 Klugdam en not payable in Heng song ar his regiment expected him to take the old with considerable interent, especially as it liimpetuous assaults.. It has two gavrmone like Chineze pigliima su papsi de in wrestling matchesNew York Graphic, Chink

circotasiance that Khartoum

hope that General Gordon is

Ed he been killed at Barb

Tallen into the hands of the zebelik

tempar. It cais ont afferraren that he

the mark

10:40-

By the mile resource of a gentleman, the British Commissioners, sm threatened belongs to the wrpedo bgas-independent, alowness to prossed to extremnišas, kran göteten made $30,000, pioneer loss of any Nola. Noʻrefupa can be made Fast Khartoum woold by this tima have stances Ho showed gret reluctance to | to hores,whip the police, who represented | autonomone, master of its own movement, from the very unsatisfactory directions revell, 8000.0 Basis and Fregera 9-Postal Nakse tanned za the United

Mabdi may have spread the report

the advance of the Brituali expedition,