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No. 8669-NOVEMBER 29, 1884.

ruined because France chooses to carry Megara Bussoll Co. inform us that the on a desultory and inoffictive warfare Union Line steamer Cambodia left Bings in order to save the pockets of the pore for this port this morning, and may French taxpayers. England, America and perhaps Germany have larger trade be expected to arrive here on or about the interests in China than France, and if 5th proxime, the Government at Paris has a quarrel with the one at Peking, it is clearly the duty of the French to make reason- blo sacrifices in order that the dispute may be settled with as little injury to the interests of neutral Powers as paruf being repaired. sible. Some persons seem to imagino

The French gunboat Lynx, which arrived hore yesterday, is we believe, shortly proceed to Tonquin. The other Franch men-of-war in portare here for the purpose

Just now is a most opportune time for publishing it.

THE CHINA MAIL

turn to speak.-N.-C. D. News,

commerce across the isthmus.?

the Chinese will be able to retaliate against PIACI are raging at larga on the base of the bills, are many villages of will be forthcoming. It is now the Chinese think, the only solution, of the problem of the Frouch. There they can cause the neighbouring mainland, not far from Hong Hakkas, or hill men, who, originally im. French as much annoyance and expense as kong. We hear that a meeting took placo ported from the Kwantong province on the

the Franch can do them harm by the ocru- pation of Formess, or by naval operations along the cost. Probably this point is not fully appreciated in France at the present time. Frnice cannot take passession of Formosa and quietly wait for the China to come to terms. If China energetically drills her forces after foreign methods, and concentrates them in the southern pro

of the elders of the infested villages to datarsine what could be done to defend themuslves from such bad visitors It xp- posts that the Chiness Authorities do not wish, or are not ablo, to put a stop to piracies. The jo not doubt that they are not neighbours to our Catholic Register,

the

SHOOTING COMPETITION. This afternoon the rotura carbino match between a team representing the Volun-

mainland, to protect the frontier here, are now, when occasion offers, undoubtedly freebooters and hard fighters.

Tientsin, 24th November, 10.68 m.

NIWA

We remain, yours obediently,

MA KIEN-ISCHEONG.

LO FONG-LUI

(Seat).

And by that do you moan Ends" ship railway project was the next query,

LOFTY BILLOWS. (Lodon Telegraphs.)

Many experiments have been made ta

tions of weather. One authority-goes high as sixty-four feet and another as low: as five feet, giving it as his reason that the penetrating power of wind, hilosopher it helow that

depth. Of this

reason

that it is the duty of France to declare We have received a portion of part 6 of war against Chinn, and that a better state of affairs would prevail if this were Mr Fergusson's valuable manual of interna- on, alio can force France to fight, sad done. This is a mateka.. If either tional law. It is to be hoped the work wit to maintain a large army in an unhealthy toera, and a foam representing the old bas- blockade in a manner which might be a nid erasures and pat his initials thereto.mansure the height of waves in all condi÷-;- nation labours under an unfair dised-be completed before the end of the year. Part of the Far East. The avowal of

an intention permanently to occupy For most under sirlain vircumstances, name ly, the non-payment of the indounity Tax suction of the furniture at the Star presumably at once, may possibly be re Hotel commenced at 11 o'clock this morn-sented by neytral Powers. We question, ing, Mr Lammert disposing of in a little however, if England will interfors in the more than an hour. The bar-fittings, lease matter, unless she is supported by other and good-will were then put up, but there nations. The whole situation certainly was no biddor. The upsat price was becomes more serious overy day,

B5

THE PANAMA CANAL,

PRANCE TO DECLARE A TEOTECTORATE OVER IME ASTRIMUIN.

Tantage through the other not dele ing war, the antion thus placed at disadvantage tony at once remedy this state of affairs by declaring war on her own account. Practically no doubt a formal declaration of war would resalt in trade being more trammeled than it is at the present time, while it is not easy to see how either of the belligerents: would be benefited by it, It is true that French mon-of-war would not be able to make such free 81,000. at present, but, on the other hand, the THE Glenavn, which left 8ingapore on the hai, under" dato of the 21st November:- each range of each scorer and also the be on good terma with the Hakkas at, he to be done on the canal. He asys his trip scour they are not only in the habit of use of Hongkong harbour as they do import of munitions and appliances of 10th instant, has not yet put in an apWe are likely to have a stirring time war into Ching, and the employment pearance. She may have been kept back during the winter. The best of the Chinese of foreigners in the Chinese military by the weather, or possibly hare taken and naval services, would be made another vessel la tow. Wo understand breaches of the laws of neutrality. A declaration of war need not also be fol- that fifteen lady missionaries are on board, lowed by increased activity on the part of and also a new master for the Central the belligerents.

School.

|À CORRESPONDENT writes to us from Shang

*No,' said he, “I doubt the proticabi- To the Editor of the NORTH-UHINA DALLY lity of that, too. I mean ordinary but good steam railway facilities. That will be Sra-Being informed that Captain Four.found I think, possible and practicable, A quarrel commenced betweeca the pier in a letter that has been made public believe, be found impracticable, because of

while the others, though possible, will, Hakkin and converts, resulting in ons or denies having minds the erasures in the the excussive cons and the goatural fiboul Fournier Memorandum prosented to Li two of the former" boing killed. An attack

Chung-tung on the 17th May last, wo beg ties to be overcome, was made on the village by the Hakkas, to state that we were present at. the inter and, after a fight, the village was blockaded. view Captain Fournier had with His Excel The hill men, being of a practical and londy on that day, and wo positively de

clare with our business ko turn of mind, utilised the tain Fournier with his on own eyes Cap. tory at Royal Artillery stationed here useful leason to the French. Anyone was came off at the Kowloon Ranges, and allowed to pass in or out, on payment, thei regalted in the Volunteers avenging their amount demanded being $12 for a man and defeat of last year. The conditions wore $24 for a woman.

may bo presumed that he must have con- The Padre sont down word to the Consul last year, fire;

tented himself with making his calculations exactly the same

in the study. On the other hand, a height of sixtyfour foot is almost as absurd, shote each at 200 300 and 400 yards, that his village and himself were to be

New York, October 28-Captain Bed- though it is more in correspondence than with the Martini Henri carbine. There burnt on the night of the 16th (Chinese

a strong breeze blowing month); and, on representation, the Tao-ford Pim, Royal Navy, a recognized author five can possibly be with our conception of was retlier

the altitude of the unjectio nurges which known through his efforts, begun In 1861, roll under the impulse of storms of wind arms the range from right to left, tai sent the before-mentioned officials to the ty on Central American malters, and well especially at the 200 and 300 yards ranges. spot.

to open up transit across Nicaragua, arriving the surface of the great oceanu. It Otherwise, the conditions for firing were So for no news has been received of the ed in this city yesterday from the isthmus is true that the earthquake wave has been favourable Balow are given the totals at result, but as the Taotai is most anxious to of Panama, where he has been making a known to rise sixty feet, yet surges of this careful axamization of the work done and kind are happily scarce, since when they

mocent, it is more than probable that, if was not so official one, but he was going to razing whole towns upon the const... Jino grand totals

hends' muat off, why it will be those of the Washington to communicate the result of where they break, but of carrying some of his observations to Secretary Frelinghuy-the reals they may encounter at anchor sen, and did not care to say too much in the neighborhood to the distases, of a "The day's November 6th.Eutin steams slowly regard to the matter beforehand.

walk inland, Practical experience. greatest cour

look with suspicion upon. however, will south, a long, and most respectful distance French treated-me with the

tesy during my examination of the works, most of the scientific theories touching the out. News is received here which offers he said, and as the success or failure of altitude and velocity of waves. Professor some explanation of the difficulties, into the canal scheme involvos interests so large, Airy's table couples spoed with dimensions,

I would not care to speak of them without and, as a samples of his calculations, it may which the Feihoe has apparently, got. It

Krent consideration But, leaving the canal be shown that a wave 100,000, feet in appears that the Customs mail bag, which out of sight, things in Ponania are in a breadth will travel at the rate of 533,80 Yellow fever is feet per second in water that is 10,000 feet she brought from Amoy, and which the most exciting condition.

are deep. This is possible, but it is difficult to Men raging in the deadliest form. French allowed most courteously, and much taken down and are dead in a week tecept such conclusions as exact At all to our astonishment, to be landed unopen- They are dying off by wholesale, but the events, there is nothing more deceptive ed, contained most important despatches to people think they are not dying fast than the height of waves. The tallest, pas the Tastai. It is surmised that between enough, and those who are alive and well in the world run off Cape Horn, where whether the wind blows east or west, they are running a revolution without head or the time of the departure of the Feshoe tall to it and killing each other off like have a holiday ground within a belt of

wild-cast.

The French want to got the right or ten dagrees that compasses the south, and her rotor to Anping, that the isthmna into their power, and no one globe without the intervention of a break French became aware of this fact. The doubts that they will succeed. It is ex- of land. Any man who has run, say, be puzzle is how, as with the exception of Hpected that the tricolor fing will be run up

fore a strong westerly gale round the M. S. Fly's boats, who knew nothing about in a few days at the furthest and a French will know the magnitude of the sens which protectorate be declared. The peoplo wast follow his ship. Viewed from the stern despatches, their means of acquiring this to separate the State from the United when the vessel sinka in the trough, the knowledge were limited, if they did acquire States of Colorahia and are unly too glad oncoming een that is about to underrun the

to encourage the plans of the French.

and lift her souring to the Bying ship it! Of course we are without any news as. TO-MORNOW.-ÍST SUNDAY IS ADVENT,

As for the canal, all I can say is that heavens will seem to heave its tabing sum ST. ANDERW'S DAY.'

This morning, Acting Sergeant A. Mann, to her fate,

my original opinion of it, which I mit to the height of the mizzon top but Cathedral,-

on searching the bux of a Chinaman, November 7th-Return of the authori. pressed in France and elsewhere, is not when the summit is gained by the absorver Ba.m.Parade Service. Morning Prayer nemod Chan Kin Yau, found two loaded

that those plan of cutting the canal through so sa then be seen that

cresia which from and Sermon, Rev. J. B. Ost-and Rev, revolvers in it. The Magistrate ordered ties from Bang Cum Sing. Result-magis.shanged after a meat caraful examination. and the waves viawed from there, it

the deck

will now! W. Jennings.

the weapons to be confiscated, and distante reports the whole affair the fault of to bavo it on a level with the sea seems to charged the owner, who was accused of the converts. Three converts will shortly me the most proposterous one, as it will appear to the provisions of the law.

men-of-war are preparing for an attempt to afford relief to their countrymen in For- moes. The raising of funds is also under consideration, and the expulsion of ar foreigners from the interior has been talked uf, but there will be difficulties in the way We are requested to state that the annual of carrying out that desire. A large band Bazaar of Needlework and Fancy Goods, of defeated and unpaid "braves' appear to in connection with the Bociety of St. Vin-have desertad from the Chinese army in cent de Paul, will be held to-morrow at 1 Tonquin, and worked their way across the pm, in the Hail of the Society in the Ita-provinces of Yun-nau and Kwang-Si, into in Mission House in Pottinger Street. As Kuei-Chou, whence they are said to be this is a charitable institution, it deserves marching on to Chung-Ching, our only port the patronage of the community generally, in San-Ch'ban. These military maraudere

Any Chinese naval operations for the relief of Formosa are likely to end in smoke, or disaster to the dativa vessels engaged in them. The Chinese can do nothing against the French ironclads and fast cruisers, excepting perhaps to draw an attack opon Port Arthur, or the other places of refuge for the Chinese men-of-war. It is in Tonquin only that the Chinese can hope to operate against the French with the elightest chance of success, Certain telegrama in the American papers San Francisco paper states that there indicate that the French themselves wore 500 cases of cartridges shipped by of any poor Christians they happen to intend to assume the offensive in that direction, and that, instead of a marol apon Pekin, the occupation of Cauton will be attempted. There is one special reason for such an operation. It could

are destroying all Christian ohapola and mission houses, as well as the private houses

John A. Anthony on the steamer City of discover. Peking on her last trip, and consigned to Schmidt & Co., Shanghai. Shipments were also made to the same hons through

be carried out with for less additional Williams, Dimond & Co. of 84 casos of troops than would be required for a rifles, 10 cases of bayonets and 2 cases of march upon Peking. If á French army scabbards.

The whole are valued at were landed in the north, it would still

$26,500 be necessary for another force of say 20,000 mon to remain in Tonquin to guard the borders against heavy-iuvud ADVICES received from the East, saya the ing armies of the Chinese, On the Francisco Chronicle, stata that tho other hand, the French ariny now in owner of the steamer San Pablo (the Tonquin could be largely utilized for Central Pacific Railroad Company) are dan advance over the borders into any well pleased with the speed and ability of one of the southern provinces. It that vos that the plans aro already drawn would drive back the Chinese forces as

SERVICES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR

11 am-Morning Prayer, Sermon, and

lain and Rev. J. B. Oat

Ct. Carey

BOTAL ARTILLERY.

200 300 400

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Totali

17

813

97

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.20 $

14 15

47

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18

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15 11

to

18

Bergt. Maj. Clarko, Leat. Connelly, Bergt: Houghton...... Capt. Maturin,. Gr. Follock....... Baube, Ryst.......... Bombe, Watch Bombe. A. Wild, a Bombe. J. Wilson,

Major Tripp.....

Sergt. Mice, Corps, Read, Gr. Wood,

Gr. Carta, Gr. Hancock,

Gr. Walttal,

Gr. Schland

Gr. Mordon,

132 10

183

VOLUSTREDA,

"200" 300

416

400% Totain.

19 17

16

16

17

154 140 156 425

Police Intelligence- (Before E. Mucheza Esq.).

Saturday Nov. 29.

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Holy Communion, The Colonial Chap. having the arms in his possession contrary be able to test the advicability of deserting cesary to cut through hills hundreda common i

3.30 p.m.

Children's Service, The Colo- rial Chaplain. 5.45pm. Evening Prayar and Sermon,

The Colonial Chaplain.

Evening Prayer and Sermon J. B. Ost.

St. Peter's Church ---

5

looked lo

way

Hor

phrase that the zeo high. The idea implied feet high and where as fout of

As much as eleyen: run on high, ona religion for another. Bentonca decapi

water fall in a year. Had the is not very generally axepted by sailors, tation. The converts made a mistake; they system of locks been adopted the plan though the term may be sometimes used could I have been carried out and the canal by them for convenience. The trath, would not allow the magistrates to enter the might have been in operation at this date. if waves wars as tall as they are populatly to be, nu ship could by any of Do plans carrying the

Lomepa to on them. As a matter of fact these concessial issue, at the rate at which the the fancy, because at sen they are. vorts are a nuisance. They embrace, or work is now carried on, it could certainly surveyed from low freoboards.

usually

Wong Afat, bostman, admitted having village for some time. Threatened to fire But even it you admit the possibility ofve in them. They are lofty to

(Before A. G· Wise, Eq.)

sold two bottles of grog to some thirsty scale on board the British ship Western Monarch hi vary acceptable fire water to the crew by the third officer, Mr A. E. Watters The Magistrato fined Wong $10, and gave him the option of going to gol for three -woeka.

To a

it advanced. For an invasion of the up for two ships, of 7000 tons cash, for the St Stephen's Church (all Services in Chi- Wong was caught in the act of disps proteas to do so, Christianity, and consider not be finished inside of twenty years, spectator on & steamer, with a six-foot

sonthera provinces, reinforcements of Company's service between this port Bud say 25,000 men would probably be suffi- China, to replace the chartered English cient, but for a march upon Peking boats now in use. The Cramps, who built double that number of additional troops the Sun, Fabia, are to get the contract. would be required, The fatal draw-

__bean).

1 am-Morning Prayer, &c., Rev.

Fong Yat Sau 6.30 p.m.-Evening Prayer and Serman,

Reve. J. B. Ost and Fong Yat San

We hear a from good source that the Rusínu Thomas Gleeson, private in the Buffs and Minister at Toking has strongly remonstratalo a master cook to the regiment, this ed to the Taung-li-Tamen with regard to morning found one of his Chinese assistants. the outrages malo on the French Uatholia bad enveloped himself is aighton and Mission in the province of Quang-tung, three quarters of a pound of beef, the pro- Catholic Register

perty of Her Majesty, with a view to either treating himself and his friends to a magni-

dating from to-day. This is a long while height of sido, an Atlantic or Pasike surge from the time eat for the completion of the would necessarily appear as is mountain work; and then, again, the carrying on of compared to the aspect it would take from

with the work has been attended by the most the deck of an old line-of-battle ship reckless extravagance in the exponditaro of a thirty-foot dip or from one of those money, and great want of foresight has lofty, glazed and anatoliated structures been shown. No veel can approach with which in former times took six months in three stiles of the outlet of the causto jeg soberly from the Thames to the into the Gulf of Panama on account of Hooghly. Diree-shoals, and all passengers and supplies will "have to be towed in on scows at great ex- These was an admirable oppor- pense.

themselves embraced by ait Europe in re- tr We are Christians, no more Chinese authorities for us, I think the Padre is hurt that the Fly did not send up an armed party to protect him. Only 30 milea."

Nov. 8th--Villars cruising off the Fort. Small fort fired four shots at her. tion good, but all about one mile short,

Dead Letters Nov. 9th.-Large fort Sacacon's Head,tunity to make a landing for vessels, and Adams, fr.,-Hongkong, jealous of the smaller one, plays at long bad that been done at Brat it would have David Cohen & Co boule in the afternoon. Villars eight miles saved already more than enough to pay ite Chavers, N.,London

cost, and it will, of course, have to be done Cole, H.-London, out; after two shots gave it up as hopeless.

eventually,

Euke, H. B., Donark Nov: 10th. Two feet of water only in

AAA TALK WITH COMMODORE SHUPELDT, Fisher, Miss J.,Australia, the middle of the entranice, Stones show Washington, October 26--Commodore Guilday, Mrs. O,England occupied the box seat, and a fow weeks ago, The French corvette Edaireur, which ar at low water. Joy of contractor Autho-returned to Washington from a visit to the Howell, Mrs,London,..

Shofeldt of the Unite States navy has just Heurard, J.,-England, on reckoning up, found he had driven

Panama Canal. 30,000 miles. During all that time he only rived here from Taiwautoo this morning, rities pat each other on the back!

In conversation he said: Knat, Jean, Canton, met with two accidente, and neither of brought the news of a sad catastrophe which

jela, near Dan- Nov. 11th-Strong wind and tido in the I was in San Francisco, and having a good Marshall, Rott,-Do

deal of curiosity to see for myself just what dee, This is ounsidered a wonderful record,

N. England,

back to a campaign in the south ie that it might utterly fail to bring the Staron Vita is now able to announce de Chinesa Government to terms, Unless finitely the date of his next concert. It it is speedily undertaken it will also will take on the evening of Tuesday, 9th bave to be postponed for another year; November. Among the items on the pro- in feet bayond the occupation of Formosa and possibly the bombard gramme, which has not yet boon arranged ONE well-known coach driver in the font feast, or of converting it into money, ment of some more Chinese sen defences, will be a performance by three Indies Western district of Victoria has boon driv-Prisoner got one month's hard labour. the French are not hardly in a position on one piano, a trio for the violin, violonceling the coach from Hamilton to Hanow to undertake any extensive measures lo, and piano, and two vocal sextettes and back for 15 years. In sunshine and in for bringing the Chinese Government These should be enough in themsolves to rain, during temposts and calms, he bas to terms until the rivers re-open in the draw a good audienos. north, It is almost too late now to think about sending out tropps for an advance into the southern provinces-perhaps to Canton

TELEGRAMS A

LONDON, Nov. 28,

The Chamber of Deputies has approved of a vote of credit for 43,00,000 fence, for «perations in Tonquin, by a large majority. M. Ferry declared that France would oc- cupy Formosa permanently, unless the in damnity is paid.

The 8 & Clearon left Singapore for this

port on the 19th inst

The 18. Cardiganshire left. Singapore for

this port on the 24th insti The 3. S. Hector, left Singapore for this

port on the 27th inst

The Union Line steamer Cambodia laft

Singapore for this port on the 20th

instant The Calents steamons, with the eleventh male's opium, Jeft for Hongkong on the

A CRICKET match was played to-day be

Explosion on Board a French man-of-war.

twoon on Eleven of the Hongkong Cricket these resulted in injury to life or limbourred on board the Rigault de Genouillynight. Eleven feet in the entrance; grief the Panama Canal is and what is being emapayovo, B. C.,—Rowis,. cars and men of the Buffs and Royal Artillery.ally when the fact is taken into con On the 22nd insfænt, or thereabout, wlule of contrsator wrath of authoritics. Kuang-done there, I wont down and took a look at

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one north, one south and one off the port.

Nov. 3rd-Feihen landed Mr Harding,

in

cost when

M.

Bar-The above letters have been returned:

ported French disaster at Keelung from the Panama Canal; but he will find a Hongkong, 28th November, 188437

very different state of affairs there and Feihor was seized because she obstacles to overconio beside which those of

meret

e trifies. The fact the Suez Canal were serne, to be that this work was undertaken without an adequate ides of the situation.

The French are Lthusiastic in support- ing Do Lesseps, and he had but to declare the project practicable and the people of THE FOURNIER MEMORANDUM.

Franco were ready to come down with their fanda. Now the original eum is already on- OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE hausted, and there is little to show for the

VICEROY OF CHIMLI,

money. The surface has lapan scratched ell the way across, part of the way by some dig- Wo invite the attention of our readers ging, but most of the distance merely by sur-

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Club and fourteen Non-Commissioned Ofi

sideration that there are some pisces of this vessel was steaming about near the tung sighted from Anping; communicate it. My conclusions were not very favorable Rosenblat, Mas,--Raigon.. The Eleven batted first for a total of 135, road that for being dangerous are not to be

as to the prospects for tho

of Schusterman, port of Keelung, one of her boiler with French and goes away.

completion of

tantinople, the enterprise, and seriously doubt if it Schwartz, Mirs M., Now York... to which Lieut. H. St. D. Farrett contri-surpassed by any in the colony.

exploded and killed twelve or thirteen

Nov. 12th-The Amoy Coumissioner ever will be completed. They have already Sicil, Jno., Glasgow buted 48, obtaining & 6, s & and a 4 before Tax proposed tramway schems for Hel-

men and injured four or five others No

White, Herbert, London, proves to have been on board Hwangtung. spent as much as the Suez Canal being caught. The fourteen made 120, bourne provides for the laying down of details as to the extent of the damage done. She brought no mail, only sonco few private open to traffic, and they have

Williams, Mr.,-Now York,. ecratoked the surface of the earth, nothing Wood, Herbert, Hongkong Corporal Bruser R.A. contributing 29 sad about 50 miles of tramway, out of which to the ship itself has come to hand, but the letters, chially for Customa, Luțin handed more, It is just as though I should take a Corporal Shepherd of the Bulls 22 befors 34 miles will be constructed on the cable ship is stil! able to atuam with one boiler. thema to Ply. Lutin signalled mail on pin and scratch the surface of this hard from various pinces at which the addresses

system, and the balance on horse-tramwaya. being bowled by Mr B. G. Rica.

The total expenditure is estimated at

board, Wa looked on her as the relief of / table beside me, and expect to go on until I cannot be found, or have been refused. If had cut it in two. De Lesseps accomplian not claimed within ten days, they will be Formosa- THE American schooner Breen, Captaining to nuts, from a New South Wales £927,000. In this connexion it is interest-

Formosa; now we don't. Not a line ored a great work in the Suez Cans, and opened and returned to the writers. (From our Correspondent,}

hint as to chances of peace or war,

Be-doubtless he believes that he is to do more General Post Duc, *LOCAL AND GENERAL. Colleyard, arrived at Manila on the 24th Parliamentary return, that the Sydney

Takow, Nov. 12th. November from Mariana Island. The tramways show an anntial loss of nearly

£10,000. It is stated three Enes last Nov. 2nd-Feihoa loft about 3 o'clook Chinesa. Passed Cixit —Menelaits, Ny. 10.

Breeze is a small pleasure boat, schooner netted a total of £13,988. Five other next FRENCH MIL, by the M. Mrigged, of 18 tons only, commanded by her lines-lost-123,449, so fast the sum of for Asping, and, as we subsequently heard, did not, anchor alongside of and outside the The next

stammer Natal, "passed Cape St. James owner, Captain Collegerd. This smart little £9,611 has been lost on the year. There arrived there at about dusk and steamed French, as she promised Admiral Lespes to is considerable divergence of opinion as into her anchorage without communicating do. Sent north to Courbet for bis decision, for this port on Wednesday, the 26th

to the returns which the Melbourne sys- Instant, st 9,45 au, and may be vessel had made a voyage from Japan to expected to arrive here on or about Mariana Islands, during which sho ex-

tem will give for an outlay of nearly with the French, in spite of iguals and Sunday, the 30th instant

perienced an ass then three typhoons. The £1,000,000.›

gun fired. Three Frenchman at Anping Breass brought news that the British Tax Shanghai Courier states that the fol schoober Beatrice arrived at Agam lowing telegrams are said to have been the Inspector of Lights at Anping, and (Mariana Island) from Japan, on the 7th received in Shanghai -

shortly after proceeded to the D'Estaing, November.

Kenluny, 20th Nov., 1884. On the 13th. and 14th November a detachment from the From that moment all is conjecture. After to the fact that Captain Fournier,in vering the route and clearing off the timber Manila.... 29.98 79,660 67 letter addressed to M. Forry which is now and surface constructions. At the Atlantic Haiphong.30.226.643 WNW Our article on the political situation Branch Camp on the outskirts of Kelang remaining alongside about half an hour, made public, explicitly denies having erased end there has been a really good harbor con- Hongkong 30.19 65347

attacked the defences raised by the Chinese she proceeded immediately to the north, any of the clauses in the Memorandum structed, and there are some American con- 40730.24 6,040 NE was written before the telegram was on the Tamaui Rost. The Chinma, after received announcing that a sum of nearly having experienced severe loss, retreated flying so flag, and making no signals Mr presodited to the Viceroy of Chihli on the tractors at work dredging the bed of the ex. Shanghai. 30.32 46.6 57

18th May. We further inrite the atten-nal for a distance of several miles into the Nagasaki 30.23 two millions of pounds sterling has been from their entrenchments, which have been Harding is left at Anping, with a wardrobe tion of our readers to the fact that Viceroy interior. The projectors of the enterprise as destroyed. Their matonments have been amounting to the suit of clothes he served of Chihli has, on probably more than one really in earnest in the matter, but they have rated by the French Chamber of De burnt down

On the 38th November the Black Flags in. Now Mr Harding is chubby, and yetain Fournier made the erasures in his own enele nodehuste conception of the di

occasion, as exploitly declared that Cap

to be encountered. For pattes for war purposes, and that M

and Yun-nau regulars, under the command inhabitants of Taiwanfoo tend to length of presence, sitting close beside him at his they did not have

any acenrete Manila....80.0577.567 ww Ferry has stated that, unless Chins, pays of Liu Jimg-fu, entrenched on the Eiviere limb and symmetrical waiste. I think that left hand and that His Excellency has survey of the isthraas and the route made be- Haiphong-30, 3006 the indemnity, Formosa will be peremuent Claire, were routed by Colonel Duchenne.

throughout treated with undisguised con- fors beginning, and the consequence is

that Hougkong 30, 26 62.167 ZsB tempt the charge of forgery brought by when they began they did not know what they Amoy 30:24 66,073 by occupied. It is evidently the intention The Chinese lost their settlements, and Mr Harding will be clothed only too well.

Nov. 4th-Nothing further new re Fei. the French authorities against himself were going to encounter under the ground. Shanghai 31.24 38.081 ter of the French to adopt vigorous action in stores and withdrew in disorder into the

aoighbouring forests

hoo. Three junks arrived here from Amoy point out, with all the emphasis we can tively easy, but when they get to the moun

and his subordinates. We also wish to Where they are at work now it is compara Nagasaki. 30.33

Wlostock 30.22 10.2 Tonquin, and to carry through the occups

Did not see any Freachinon. Truly a night command, that the question as to who taim and have to make these tromedona cała, The Barometer has risen over Luzon and effective blockade! French still continue made the erasures and attached the initials there will probably be a cessation for want fallen along the Coast. iradients indicato the reply to the Chinese proposals which profess to have no fear of the French, bat ring at juuks, apparently on the principle nier and Li Chung-tang, and between them they will meet with in that sort of work has not alianged much, and the Humidity

lies between these two men, Captain Four of funds. You see, there is no telling what moderste Nor NE winds The Tompsentar es M. Ferry said it should givevated & con- profession is not always to be relied upon, of target practice.

only. The hypothesis that the marks One of the dredgun which foundered dur; aiderable war credik Of squires thus voto and There are two Chinese men-of-war here: Nov. 5th.Yang, our civil mandarin, were made by Ma Kien-chung or any othe Ladeed, it is impossible to make estimates, is increasings

and I hear there is plenty of

quick and

W. DOBLICE, ing the late typhoon in Manila was success this statement about the permanent occupe preparing for an attack on the French feet tho Pistow magistrate, and Chua, a military Excellency's knowledge or consent is in dance of rock.

subordinate of the Viceroy without Ile while everybody knows there is a uporabun-

Government Astronomer." tion of Formons may he intended as a little blockading the Formosa coast, which are

What do you think is

is the futur

future of the

Hongkong Obergatory, November 29,* fensive acrament A question was naked patched to Bang Oum-sing, a village 30tings he enuld not have remained in iquor will take, in my opinion, 8400,000,000 1. RAROMETER, redubad to 39 degrees Fabron-

Viceroy were not aware of it at the canal

" Or the 24th instant the Director of the for arriving at such a conclusion The yesterday by the foreign: Captain of age of miles in the interior and class to the foot mos of it for many days Nor, we should to do this work, and then I don't believe is halt, and to the level of the sea in inches, penthe Manila Diwervatory announced Thers millions of pounds will be swallowed up in shers boats of the firm that has the contract of the mountains, to stop a disturbance, think would person in the position of esu be accomplished on the plans originaly and busdredths. are signe of a distant typhoon to the N.E short time by the expenses of the army in as to how long the work would be before it

BTA MAY was completodi. This

2. TEKREATOR, in the side in degawet, oraheard by which, from information received, Irather a Tau-t'al have ventured upon so daring made for the canal, without locka Itr TAS Tonquin, paly with the addition of the Chinese Captain, who thereupon, fancy came off the day before they left, employer and patron, party to so gross probably be after the auiginal invertors and

an act as to make a

great stateeman, his be completed adme time, but if so, it will sud leath, Fahrenheit. the 7,000 manns troops now coming ous putting his

to his mouth," whispered

1. Hire, in percentage of saturation, this Mos Jardine, Matheran and Conform here. Keeping a European army of over moon We believe the work is to be con abitants of the village of Bong Com Sing Captain Fournier has broken silence. He complish almost anything, but I doubt itx

to the

three The circumstances are as follow. The in- and unheard of a frand against his, & good many others have stopped down and humidity of air saturated, with moisture being

We are glad that, after a delay of months, ont Of course, money enough will 100 20,000 men in the Far East in an expensivepleted in a few days, but it is evident the are almost all converts of the Jeanit Padre wears upon his honour that he did not will be found practicable to put the amount Dimon W, to posta proceeding. If the Chinme, by tikir ope Chinese Captain is in no hurry

G. Fonds or W, acording to Beaufoss rations on the borders, unceasitate a large conclusions with the French, hence his who has for many years lived quietly there, maka the urarurus, or append any marka at into this enterprise that it will requiScal.AN MENGAMANA

File The Viceroy of Chibli declares that its accesful complation

And what de The steamship Dera Tally, Captain Young, foreign Army being kept in Tonquin, the to the contraston. In three months; and who as far as I have personally ob- za himself saw Captain Fournier do id other canal schemes in that sootion fuched alouds, ddrlating rain, flog, a gloomy

700 think of other

other routes STATE OF Waitses & Hoe sky c đà down to the describes the circumstances

No better, said the Commodore, minutest detail, under which the action asked the norrespondent

- 19th instant

Dock MOVEMENTS ---

The Pravna want to. Kowloon Dock to

The Cirany Hock Kian work to Kowloon

Dock-to-day,AR MASA MALA Kal Tas Benarly went to Kowloon Dock to

"day.

Tas nori Manila Race Meeting has been Exod for the 20th, 30th, and Mist January,

1885,

tally festad on the 27th instant.

us that the 85. Fegung, from Gelente

luft Singapore for this port to day, the 129th inat mast.

tion of Formone The Chamber has given Tan Captains of the Chiasse maan-of-war

'bin£, but there are no substatitial grounds having iron mantlets added to their de chief, with a large military escort, are dia- j'conceivable and absard, for even supposing?AUTA « BARASA

time

to try

the difflauity between France wad China

which left here on the Loth instant for. Yo- French will not be able to cover the might be called, so that the Chiness served the results of his labour) has done kohas, kas best compelled to take refuge cost of maintaining their forces in the Captain would then not be reduced to the much good and is much respected by his

disagreesla necessity of going or to villige. at Koulung, ou novount of her boiler tubes Far East by any revenge derived Formosa aflarwise than on a poscaful

In the immediate neighbourhood, at the from Formon. It is only in Tonquin, that errand-N-G. D. No

WER performed. The matter, so

a desaleck, though we do not not hesitate ; don't believe they would cost any less than

T

A hail, lightning, overcast, p pasking showers,

1

to express a belef that some explanation this one. Railway transportation fa, T

squally, tain, snow, è thunder, o visibility, a dew (mt).

7. Hary, in frohen, tentoi and hundredths,