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No. 6888.-DECEMBER 24, 1884.

A MEETING of the Legislative Council was! We notice that Men. Siemason & Co. are held this afternoon, when all the members despatching the Electra to Ningpo for cargo

for Europe.-N.-O. D. Neves were present except his honour the Chief Justice. A raport on the financial position of the Colony was laid on the table, and road, and then the Attorney General said

ing of the Law Committee and the billa act down to go through committed wore sot in

THE French chartered transport Comoria arrived at Singapore from Toulons on the She had on board 10 officers and 6th Doo. 100 non-commissioned officers and corporals ments in Tunquin.

by

THE CHINA MAIL.

THERE is not a single cat within the limits 5. If my recommendations are approved, Chow,

6.

duced from

be placed on the Estimates.

(a) Tytam Water works

the

sooner this work in completed

.81,173,681

of the Jesuit Fathers, though not under their special care, in an instituta Lho organization of which is very similar

the aforementioned, but which is destined

der the care of Sisters belonging to the Amongst females. The department is un- orders of Helpers of the Soul uni trust). The institute is divided into ». College and Orphanage.

The news reached Lung Chow been made publicity"theilasbault case

CASTING IN TERRACOTTA against Lord Marcos Beresford by the Father, and some beautiful works of art It was a special study of n French of the town of Inadville, Colorado. Cats the Estimates of Expenditure will be re on the 20th instant

There is evidently some most deliberate proprietor of Vanity Fair Anything mot may still be seen in te institute. E have been imported there by the hundreda,

1,085,081 and in all varieties of coluit and size, but leaving an estimated margin of Revenue of Jying going on in regard to these reports convincing of the uncertainty of human however, having died dog there being AP not one line ever burvised the second week about 950,000 for unferansen Expenditure. Hut we have to add another importantstate affairs I havo seldom rand. Not so very he to tehce the art, this brand of of residence. However, as there are no It would not be aste in my opinion to pro-ment. By the steamer Elia, which came many years ago Mrs Trovelyan, then a

industry is no further protized mata and mice in Leadville, there is no real vide a smaller margin than this,"

In connection with the satablishment need of sats, and it makes little difference

As regards the extraordinary works to into harbour this morning from Bai-bouutiful girl of ninotean, was married to he had not been able to arrange for a meet to complete the cadre of the native regi- whether that altitude (10,200 feet) ja ns balances, which it is estimated will not Phong, there reached here a goutleman who Colonel Trevelyan, who had ridden in the

they live or dis. The thin atmos be executed next year and charged against phare at istal to the vermin as to their fou, and the exceed 8657,600 lat January next, I states he was in Bueninh on the very day Balaclava charge, and lately was in com- at etato for the council to proceed with. H.E. PAUL von. Möllendorff, we learn by/nhabitants are thus mercifully spared the beg to recommend that the following items when it is stated thin engagement took place mand of the 7th Hussars. She had an affec- to supply, the want for education existing

inflictions of both.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.

(tho 16th), and he heard nothing whatever tionste husband, an honourable position, of any fighting having occurred, nor did ho became the mother of children, and was luxr anything of the kind when he got back to envied, admired, and courted. Lately she $ 200,000 Hanoi or Haiphong, and he disbelieves both out in the Bow Strast Police Court, clothed

THE COLLEGE FOR FEMALER. 200,000 thenativeand the supposed foreign telegrams in the garb of a pauper of Marylebone Ia frequented by about sixty pupils at referring to this fighting! Perhaps the Workhouse! Differences arose between hus-present, all of whom are Christians. Thos 50,000 Mercury, which appears to be very much band and wife and a separation was arranged.sides being taught needlework. A few get rocsive a thorough good education, bo- Franchin itssympathien, thinks there should Lord Marcus Beresford was appointed still higher tuition, which renders them bo some kind of got off to the Chinese trustee. Mrs Trevelyan asserts that she telograms, and his energetically supplied did not receive her allowance, and sank 75,000 the want.

Lower and lower until she appeared more than one in the police courts, hat on charge of stealing pouter pots. Heavens what a changa!

He believed there was also a good deal of business to be goi through by the Financa Committeo, and he therefcreasked for an ac- journment. The council was then adjourn ed until this day week.

THE report of the annexation of Now Bri- tain and Now Ireland by Germany having been officially confirmed, there can be no doubt now that the anticiaated scramble for the islands of the South Pacific has fairly commenced. England began the scramble, under pressure from the Australian colonies, by proclaiming a protectorate over a canai. derable portion of New Guines. Scarcely had the particulaes of that act come to many has laid herds on the two largest islands in the South Pacific not already under foreign protection. Most likely we

part of the world shortly. There are nu

from the protection of European Powers Among them are the Solomon Islands, which are near the territories just annored by Germany, and the New Hebrides, which are

hand befaro news is received that Ger.

shall hear of morò annexations in the same

private letser, was escorted out of Soul zeven foreigners woll armed, belonging to Police Intelligence. the Ocatoms ataif, on the day following the (Before A. G. Wise, Esq.) disturbances at the capital. He is now at

Wednesday, Dec. 24th. Ohemalpo, and has changed his Korean attire, in which he Invariably used to dream

KIDNATTING. for European, H.. took with him two

Fong Leang, hawker, U Kun Bio, joss boxes of syceo frem Soul to Chomulpoetick maker, and Lam Asang, unemployed, Shanghai Mercury.

with unlawfully detaining were charged boy named Lo Yang Shing, six years of ago,

THERE Aro vast Armed forecs in In'is that are hot under British control Letters to the London Times show that a population E 45,050,069 Hindoos and Mohammedanz, under princes of their own, maintain armies numbering 349,835 troops with an artillorga

on the 19th izstant.

Inspector Swanston gave evidence to the effect that on the 8th instant a report was made to the police that a boy of six years of ago, named Lo Yung Shing, was missing On the 10th instant the boy was found as West Point in the house of the first dufend.

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Wit.

the better, a large sum is therefore set down...

(b) Military Defences............. (e) Contral School, transferred from Estimates of ordinary arpanditure

(d) Drains and Hes-wall at Lap-

sapwan which GovernJuent is bound to make in fulfiment of agreement with prickmers of land in that District....... (e.) Completion of Steam Dred- ger and cost of dredging oper ationa.............

(f) Unepent balance of vote for

(g)

repairs of Typhoon damages of 1884, recote

Sanitary Works, the details

of which will be laid befera Public Works Committee be- -fore their execution is sane-

tioned

The recent reports of the Chinese force 10,000 having advanced to the neighbourhood of Hanci and Haiphong wore the most bara 0,700 faced misrepresentations.

€0,000

@ 594,700

ya buildings which were erected last year may

7. Should

Shanghai.

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a

schools in the interior. They also are fa competent to become teachers of female strusted in treating diseases of children. Occasionally a few of these pupils become. entered the convent of Carmelites, which nune, some of whom (we believe five) havo

is adjoining the College and which has about ton foreign female inmates.

TER ORPHANAGE FOR FRMALRE

The Parkin Beanty Show *if I have j Is in the same block of buildings sa the read aright is to be simply display of last-mentioned College Any foundling, as photographs. Enough pretty photos are to matter whether Christian or pagan. The well as orphan, is herein harboured ; no

sight of, what a Yeokoo would call a little ones are well cared for in every babe farm is most pleasant; and the respect. When they grow up they ro.. coive elementary schooling, and a good namber get adopted by native as well es by foreign families. Others, when they attain the marriageable age are wodded to male Orphanage.

be seen in the shop windowa, without pay; ing to view then. The Barmaid show held at Woolwich Gardens some years back was a much more real affair, the foreigner within our gates largely patrouifing the show.

The Healtheries in ovor, and thus the most

it upon their best behaviour. "New Year" is now the ory, and provided the public are not overdons with exhibitions, which scerns likely, the ease of 1885 will probably record a still greater success.

In connection with the Institute of the

THE MURRUN

In charge of a foreign missiomry. It is

There existe a work, profusely. illustrated and issued at the Sikawei print- ing establishment, and written by the Ruz. Father Heude, who is in charge of the Mussoùm, which describes all the place contains. The collection is probably specios

of particular interest, which the

the largest of its kind to be finind in the Our Boys' is running gaily on. Miss Far East. To describo it more minutely would exceed the limited space of gar Fortescue has seen fit to become indiaposed, columns and we can but adviso our readers doubtless with a purpose. The smart Q.C.ot pay a visit to the plaes in quastion, and who has her case in hand sees the wisdom they will find their trouble amply com of withdrawing her from the public a little Finally, we have to mention another branch

penanted. before she will re-appear to touch the of the establishment and which of late han hearts of susceptible jurymen, Talking of become well-known.piz, the above piece I hear that Duck, the music seller of Bath, secured the provincial right

Fan Fung, wife of Lou Shui, stated that of 4337 guns. In all the Nativo Statas a she lived in Tak Lung Lane, Wanchai. On warlike spirit prevalla, and the weapons the 3rd instant she went to Canton and loft are, as a rule, excelent. The 100,000 her little boy Lo Yung Bhing in the house

{From a Correspondent). soldiers of the Maharajah, of Nopaul would with her husband. On returning here on

Shanghai, Dec. 18th. ask nothing better than to be led to battle, the 13th instant she found the child was missing. On the 19th instant the second

The weather is delightful, and outdoor whoever the avereary. Before the content came to her and told her that he solidation of the British dominion the troops

The Colony is in my opinion pledged to exercise exceedingly agreeable. At present were redoubtable antagonists to the bost know where her child was and would go the whale of the works shove referred to. the news from the interior ia anything but European skill and discipline. These goldiers it back if she would give him money.

ness reported the matter to the Police and to posebno opremite the diferont items incific. Laving sirvaus of human beings morous islands in the South Pacific still free Bioply the toys of the princes. They went with them and the second deferdan will not be spent next year in which case are, flowing into Tunking to wrench the successful exhibition evor held comes to alto some of the meeter workman of the

money set down have no duties to perform, for British rule preserves peace from the Himalayas to

to Sai Ying-pan.

Lau hai, thus husband of the last wit.the balances will have to be carried on to country if possible from the grasp of Frence close-No tower than 4,107,681 people have he ocean.

Ders, deposed that on the 8th inst., after 1886.

The Surveyor Genaral suggests that the Tons and tons of metallic missiles are being passed the turnstilos, and yet no single caso Fathors stands. his wife left for the country, the child We extract the following paragraphs from went out to play in the morning and did astriction of a permanent Quarantine directed to the same quarter, and every of drankenness, disorder, wanton destrue

not return. He reported its loss and offer. 12 of my report of 10th November laat an avion, wangi, hotel so ong tion, or pilfering, is recorded. Wartenon A fine and huge building, ablo in the neighbourhood of New Caledonia, the latest Penang papers :—

ed a reward for its recovery. On the work of pressing necessity, might be defer- Yunnan, Kwang-si, Kusi-chou and Kuang mighty argument in favour of out-door garn very great number of valuable specimens. the French posscesion. According to tele- In one of our former issues we referred 19th the second defendant came and grams in the Australian papers, Lord Darby to the Thaiping Mining and Smelting. Com said that he would find the child if red for the prezent, as the temporary eng bespeaks a desperation little dreamt dens with aasic could be urged, and that in the departments of zoology and the aunounced feet month that England had no proceeded to Australia lo procure nunchi- second defendant 3 and went with him to be put in good order at a cost of $500, ind of two years ago, Chins means war to the the public, provided with this simple change found in China or its adjacent territories mineral kington, but of spacies to be 1 Mr. Groves, Sĩ,, had witness gave him three dollars. He gave pany, and noted

We are now in a posi-a house in Sai Woo Lane, where he saw himay prove aufficient for all requirements/hitter end, rather than an unpopular peso from work-a-day existence, can appreciate only. intention, of taking posacasion of either of nery for the same

It has not therefore with an indemnity attached to it. tion to state that Mr. Groves is on his way child. The first defendant was there also. during next year. these groups of islands. Perhaps the step back, and may be expected here in a few First defendant atated that on the 8th beru tuluded in the works proposed to be

I heard yesterday that over one hundred now taken by Germay may change this in- days. He is bringing out with him Dse. a ruan named Lam Fun Shaug brought cud my recommendation he ap. foreigners have been engaged to serve in

next year,

tention. It is certain that these anrera“

Lamont's Patent Steam Jock Smelter, which the child to his boase, and after stopping a

the Chinese flost. Two of them are said to tions will reate intense excitement in capable of smelting about five tons of ore few days went away and left the child. The proved the accumulated balances will be

per day, and which is sufficient, it is sup-second defendent, said that a reward would i reduced by the end of year 1885 to about have changed their costume, and are other- Australasia. Sore weeks ago we published pesad, to meet the requirements of the be offered, and they agreed to keep the child 850,000 As far as it is possible to fore. tolograms and paragraphs from the Austra field for years to come. To obtain a suff- for tus purposes of reward. Lani Pun see at the present roommt, the Brancial wise reckoned as Chinese subjects by their

cient quantity of water is the principal Shang came back and wanted to take the position of the Cuions at the boginning of employers.

The lias papers showing that the people and work on hand now, to be able to work by child away but they would not let him. The 1886 will therefore he as follows.

The gravity

accomidated balanets of previous years the Governments of the Colonies were most hydraulic power.

Admiral Courbet may not be scared by of tin being child slayed with second defendant.

There was no evidence against the third will be oarly all spent, and the Colony the Chinese regular fleet, but a few oift sxcited by roports that England and Ger-greater that of any other matter obtained

on the matrix or surface, is easily wasked by defendant except that he lived in the sams

will have $1,000,000 raised or loan to excruisers might cause Franco considerable many were negotiating in regard to mutual having a good head of water continually house, and he was therefore discharged can be spared for that purpiss out of car trouble in other parts of the world as well

pend

on public werks, in addition to what annotations in the South Pacific. Both running until such time as the tin has the first and second defendants were aen-

rent revenue. Thero will also be the same as in the China Sea the islands just annexed by Germany are settled in a layer beneath the debris, from tenced to six months' hard labour each.

produced by sales of land, which have not which it will again be washed in a sluice

boon taken into sessant at all in the pre- within a short distance of the equator, and box.

seeding estimates as it is impossible to eati Weather very fine, and rather cold for as they arc to the That of New

mate beforehand what they will yield. Guluss their annexation by Germany

Shanghai, yet I have seen it much colder. 8. The public works which have been 1886 are the following commenced and must be continued during In the winter of 1860 lots of ice floated down the river, and did some damage to

I suppose there is nothing more valuable the shipping at Wo-sung. That winter was

to the theatrical manager than a testimony really a savere one for Shanghai, ut concerning his play from a well known foreigners did not appear to mind it much divine. Mr. Thorn, of the Vaudorille, has in those days. Chinese bozaca se much obtained this for Sainte. and sinners. Other works which should be commenced colder than foreign' ones, when both are The Rector of St. Clement Dance has dono in 1886 if it be possible and convenient, without fires, yat foreigners will have fires

well for Mr Thornes He says: 'Clergy- New Central Market,

in their houses, whilst most of the Chi- .....$150,000

men ought to seo this piece and Mr Extension and repairs of Polico 5 New Schools,.

.......... 25,000 nese do without them.

The consequence Thorne's splendid rendering of the Minis, is that foreigners fool the cold much more Barracks

135,000 than the Chinese when out of doors. ters of the Bethel, how to resist such un- Foreigners really live too artificially com- principled officers as the clever, overbear. $10,000 fortable

Church officers ing, and cruel deacon. bouring groups of New Britain and Nowengars, both from Hongkong and Sin-Honourable the Treasurer of the Estimates Works in accordance with the recommend quantities, and some foreign ladies are

A careful rovision recently made by the Besides the above there will be Sanitary The Chinese wear furs of all sorts and should go as a selema warning against op- Ireland. In colonial official circles an anesty impression prevails, which there is cou-gapore to West Australia, which is an of Rovcaue for next year, which were laidatione of Me Chadwich to the extent of say sensible enough to do so too. The most pressing the ministers of religion, to auit siderable evidence to support, that Mr.

their own personal ords, and members of Gladstone's Government are negotiating a

choice of officers in their places of worship, and to show them some of the commonest trials of a ministerial career. Who could not find an excuse for going to the theatre at

not likely to intorters at all with the welfare or Recurity of the Australian ofonica unicas they are turned into great depots for convicta, or are made the site of a powerful waval stronghold. The London correspondent of one of the Australian papers, writing in October last page --

At the last meeting of the Licensing Justices, a discussion took place as to the position occupied under the Licensing law by the Chinese Club and other similar Institutions in Penang; and several mem- bere expressed very strong opinions as to the evil done, in au emphatic degree, by the drinking and other excesses carried on at the so-called Chinose Club. The Justices had under consideration the point whether tins and similar places could not be brought within the Law. The matter was eventually held over till another meeting, at which,

It was suggested that the reason that the

was understood, Government excluded the northern portion seme specile mode of providing for the of New Guinea from the protectorate, discontinuance of the present inadvisable the desire ta argid offending the state of affairs would be brought forward. ceptibilities of Germany and France, whe have acquired within the last two years.

certain commercial interests in the neigh Wir regard to the Chiasso.coolie pas-

.

(Before H. E. Wodehouse, Esq.}

LARCENY,

stealing a box containing clothing to the Chan Alin, a coolie, was convicted of value of $5, the property of a woman named Ip Afoo, during the firo at Hung Hom on the 16th inst. He was sentonood to thres months' hard labour.

REPORT ON THE FINANCES OF THE COLONY,

The following report on the finances of the Colony by the Colonial Sacrotary and Auditor General, was presented to the Legislative Council this afternoon by

by com. mand of His Excellency the Governor-

Tytam Water Worka,..... $300,000 Military Defences, 52,000 Central School,

40,000

$992,000

are --

Dec. 19th.

THE OBSERVATORY, The importance of which is hardly calcul- able, for it proves not only a great boon of Our Boys for a small sur, and has alto our conmanity but also to the large population on board ship, who frequent our ready cleared £40,000 by his investment.

port. The scientific resessence made by the Director of the Observatory are of the highest value, and which scientific men in all parts of scope being so wide we thought it advisable the globe acknowledge. Its to dedicats a separate chapter to the our next jastes.Mercury. Observatory, which will appear in one of

CHINA COAST METEUROLOGICAL

Beation.

REGISTER

AT & P.M.-DECEMBER 23

Barometer red.

29.8988.079

settlement of the Paojfio on even wider issued by the West Australian Government. last, shows that the amount then estiroated undertaken at the same time, and which military ofiter below the rank of a General, congregations abould go to help them in the Baiphong, 30.13,65.876

for

which was

may

$1,212,188 have to be spread over sure 5 to 10 1,135,000 yeas. The construction of a new Gaol has also been approved by the Secretary of State Decroase. 77,188 although he has consented to defer its otec 2. The Expenditure for 1885 shown in tion to some future period. This is esti- the Estimates originally prepared was astmated at $100,000. down at $1,150,881. It is therefore now It must not be forgotten that interest on necessary to reduce this amount to about the proposed loan say $76,000 will also have $1,088,000 in order to leave a margin of at to be paid towards the end of 1884. least $60,000 of Revenue, for unforesesa expenditure during the year.

lines than are indicated by the North which is thus given by the Fremantle Herald is not likely to exceed German Gazette, France and Germany of the 8th November:-A very necessary intend to participate in any scramble for and in all respecte highly important order, the Pacific Jalanda, but it is believed they respecting the importation into this colony are not averse to an amicable arrangement of Chinese coolies, has just been promul-

an ran equitable division of the chief points gated by our Government. For the informs of vantage. The Daily News arapharines tion of the many or for in this country, the fact that the protectoratu amaures the who are obliged, periodically, to indent up complete command of Torres Straits, afford-on the Chinese ports for the copper colored ing the colonies an absolute guarantes laborer or artizan, we extract the order in against possible settlemont by foreign com extenso It having been reported to the munities opposite their shores.

Govorament that coplics recently in ported from Singapore have in several in. stances proved to be crippled or in unsound health; His Excellency the Governor desiresing recommendations.

KERVICES OF SIR-CHULEN OF- ENGLAND. FUE TO-NORROW, CHRISTMAS DAY, Cathedral - 48 months ag

7a.m. Holy Caramunion. :*

3. Having carefully gone over the Esti mates of Expenditure with the Treasurer and the Surveyor General, I submit for His Excellener's consideration the follow-

to draw the attention of importera of Chi- That the estimates of Expenditure laid nase labor into this Colony to the necessity before Council in June last most be in the of instructing the agont they may employ fist place increased by the following items, Sa.,--Parade Service Morning Prayer, in Singapore, or elsewhere, to exercise the some of which have been already same Sermon and Holy Communion, Rev.uaqust care in precuring propor medical tioned by the Council, whilst the rest J. B. Cat, Freacher, The Bishop.

aften saraful examination, that appear to be necomary --- Certificates, Prayer, Sermon, and the persons engaged are in sound health (a.) Increase to Police Salariss

coolies from interchanging or selling these medical certificatus, the agent should take

112 The Colonial Chatboth mentally and physically, Tp provent-

Boly

plaini

St. Peter's

5

The Bishops

already voted...

Other increases shown in Schedule annexed, ........................................... Prayer and Sermon, especial care to satisfy himself that the

man who actually embarks for Western (4) Civil Hospital Extension,

rerate; Certificate, and the person originally on) Barther vots Roomrended for additional story and exten- gaged.'

sión of separate building, on account of nocossity for in- crossed accommodation in the Hospital,.

81 Styphen's Church (all Services in Chi-Australia is the bona de recipient of the

meso.)

s

11 a.m.--Morning Prayer, &c., Revit.

Yab'Bau.

J. B. Oat and

THE Auckland (N.Z.) Free Lance says,— Ar a mosting of St. John Lodge, No. 8, The marriage of Miss Louisa Faust, of S. C., the ceremony of installing the R.W.M. elect by the Very Worshipful Deputy Dis-the well-known Fauet family, and Mr trict Grand Master West Adams and Off Charles Von der Mehden; the conductor of cers of District Grand Lodge of Hongkong Chiarini's circus band, was solemnised at and South Chins EC took place. The St Paul's church on the 9th October. The circus people were all there on the in- following offlcera were appointed.

teresting vasion, and there were also Bro. C. Grant

good many strangers present. Tite cere- mony was fixed for twelve o'clock, and shortly after that hour the bride, tastefully attired in white aatin, trimmed with lace and orange blos cins, entered the church. She looked charming, as, leaning on her fathor's arm, sho walked up the aisle, the five bridesmaids, Miss Victoria Blanche, Mi Fowler, Mins Florence Fans,. Mina Rese Faust, and Miss Alberts Basst, look

R.W.M.

W.S.W

I S. Beayanan Ad W.J.W.

Treasurer.

W. Ramely

C.

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Grant

T. H. Tindall

J: H. C. Ehlers

28.

J. Hodge

Secretary. :.E.D. J.D. D.O

J.G.

Tyler

"L. Kirchman

"J. Olsen

F. Howell

12

J. Maxwell

Steward

(c) Repairs to public buildinga,

increase strongly recommend- ed, (J.) Police

new

Station Hunghoni,

Total increase,......... Original estimate, ........

6,500

780

3,500

8,000

16th December, 1884.

W. H. MARSH.

SCHEDULE AHOWING INCEBASES AND DE OREASES ON THE VARIOUN ITEMS OF ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE FRAU 1855

Increates. Registrar General's Establishment...$1,660 Ecclesiastical Establishment..... Medical Eatablishment...... Gaol Establishment...

720

120

60

$2,580

weer

Wind.

SZ

NE

Hongkong 30.1063.1.53 Amoy...... 30.11 64,048 Shanghai 30.21 48.040 Ne Nagasaki. 30.10 ESA W'ostork 23.87 18.5- ww

AT 10 AM-DIC+MRKE 24. Bolinao....E

or a Civil Officer below the rank of a Tao- tai, is allowed to wear sable. The Mongola and Manchus who visi greasy old sheeppisins, acuetimes won bon nets of the most valuable sable that is known. Some Mongol tribes payed China tribute in suble fam, but of late the Bug- sians have found it possible to divert the ter that? loyalty of those Mongols in another Medicine, sa a profession, is engrossing in Manila... 29.0678.084- ohauacl, eo that sablo skins are now or its interest, and the will of Sir Erasmus Wilson Baiphong. 30.1764.462 e ceedingly scarce and dear. Sen otter fur is now in high favour end is really a moat va- proves how much of a doctor at heart this Amoy 38.1453.080 WW Hongkong 30.1860.264 vas luable fur; warm and durable, it is well great man was. He leaves all his property, Shanghai, 30.2135.000 adapted to the use of military officers and

hunting parties. When proparly made it the personal estate being £200,000, to his is a splendid fur indeed, and has long been wife, in trust for life, and at her death the a favourite court for in Chian The silver whole of it goes to the Royal College of fox far comes next, and in alse very valus-

The

'On the London and North Western

eblo, as well as durable, it is also a court Surgeons; a magnificent gift. fur and exceedingly high in price. crown fox fur is common enough and Railway the passengers were suddenly cheap, and is also a good woring, warm fur. Grey squirrel is a fae locking fur, but is neither very warm nor dumble, Shanghai Dedict......... 1,800 Chinese residents are, however, fond of it, Nett increase........8 780 and it is cheap enough.

Colonial Secretary's Establishment. $1,600.

Decreaset

REPORTS OF MORE FIGHTING. The Shanghai Mercury publishes the fol- lowing talegrams ---

NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS, (From our Correspondent. )

London, Nov. 12.

pulled up very short just as the train was entering a deep cutting. On looking our to ascertain the cause of the stoppage they were surprised to B00 fall grown stag rushing along the luze with the pack of Sir

| A. " de "Rathschild's staghourids in full

pursuit.

The weather is still gloriously foe. 'Les Filles de John Ball is haring a People in the country are getting crops of mighty sale. Ninety thousand copies have strawberries and plums. Peach trees, pear,

fact we are having such days as fly close

splendid summer. Whatever winter weather comes it cannot rob us of the finest summer almost within remembrance.

A telegram from Keelung, dated Decem-bean sold in Trench and twenty five thon- and apple trees are in full blossom, and in 2,000 bar 15th, states:-

On the 12th instant en attack was directed mand of the translation are bespoke. Little 3,200 by the French against works which had did that Frenchman wist, when he shiver

been raised by the Chinese at some distance 22,780 from the French positions. The Chinese ingly picked his way through the muddy 1,150,801 were dislodged from their entrenchments, stroeta to some congenial restaurant kapt by

losing 300 men either killed or wounded, a compatriot, cursing even Leycester - 3 - 2 8 1,173,681 On the French side, seven wounded and Squvar - r-ro and the feggy English at THE INSTITUTION OF THE JESUIT The Governor proposes the following us unly killed. alterations be made in the Estimates of Expenditure for 1885 in order to bring this source, has been received here-

The following talagre, from an official mosphere, little dit be think that he was Jaying up a store of information, which in sum down to about $1,185,000:-

Hanoi, 18th Dec., 1894.. the fotors was to bring him a golden re- A body of 2,000 to 3,6.0 Chinese turn. The success of John Bull and his painting in water-colours and painting in troops, descending from the mountains into

(u) Opium Bevenus Dopart- ment to be abolished from 23th February next year : 10 mouths salaries to be

Bartick

es exceedingly niso in their lace-trimmed (6) Tree planting, to be reduced dressses of palo blue nun'e vailing. Signor

50,000

2,000

No corroboration of either of these tale-

FATHERS AT SIKAWEL (Concluded).

THE DRAWING CLASS-Hooms. Here we find two distinct divisions :

Nagasaki, 30.91 Woatock 29.98) 9.

The Barometer is Humidity is rising light winds,

KE

0.10

still falling sad, tha Gradients indicate

V. DORENCE, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Observatory, December 24. THI

1. BAROMETER, rodnend to 32-degrees Fahren- belt, and to the level of the sea in inches; tintlia A and hundredthe.

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degresu, and tenthr, Fahrenheit.

begidity of air saturated with molature being 8. Bribry, in percentage of saturation, be 100,

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.

5. Fonce of West, according to Bongferni Bole

+

tacked clonde, at drizzling in, f tog, g gloom

hail, lightning, o overcast, passing showers, squally, main, 3. snow, I thander, & visibility vietas dew (wet).

6. STATE OF WHATD. & bine aky, o

7. Rit, in inches, tenths and hundradinajsti

Quotations.

સ્કાર કરતા HONGKONG, December 24- gludumia 19 OPIUM-Now Patna, cash, 8071/608

Old 22

caab,... 577. Down to New Benares, cash,;

003/60730

6073

Old

New Mawa, Credit BajrumeŮ

630/40cl»turp-jon

Allowance, Tasle... 1640 Old Maiwa, credit 050 Allowanca, Teels............. 48/56

Persian, Olly, * 400/802241 Allowance, Tasis... 08/16 Peraian, Paper tied,... 080/70 441 Allowance, Taeis. 16/24

Exchange.

Bank, Wire,

27.

Demand, 30 days' right

4

Recent ill

3/01 ... $6

honcil

one, the Editor of the Chinese Mail has rẹ. / 74ous shoot of calico with the title printed style of Japantoso" kakein churches and India, Ward's disease?

From

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the plain at the north-east of Chin, to get Inland enabled the lucky author to make oil. In the first named class there see food, were met on the 18th December by a his own terms, and he has, I hear, made about half a dozen lads employed, who are 6,000 detachment of the French garrison, at the

frat taught the colouring of the Orphanage. distance of about 6 miles from the French very handsome profits.

When we viited the place the youngsters 4,000 positions. The Chinese were driven away Bugh Conway's 'Called Back' has led to were engaged in colouring the Illustrations with considerable loss and withdrew to brilliant terms being offered to the author to the Lost the pupils who show talent Tus project of establishing a telephone lins Chiarini was the best, cuan," and Me Maya, (s) Now Central School (to be

of the Bible already referred Masters Robert, Eugene, and Victor Faust, paid for out of balances), to be agross the Atlantic Ocentin sasuming shape, were the groomsnieni Mr and Mrs Faust,

wards Langson.

to. Those of -struck out,

for Dark Days, his Christmas story. It for drawing or painting are then instructed and experiments to determine its prac Mr and Mrs Angua, and Mr and Mrs. (d) Draining of Wongasicborg,

is just out and upon every railway station; in aquarelle painting, after home models; 20,000 grams has, ao far as we can securtain, been brought to the public notice by an enor. The works are put up very much after the Documentary & months right, 3/7 ticability are to be made. The first experi- Fowler complated the bridal party.

The

reduced to,

invariably representing religious subjects Oredita, m

months' sight, ment in subotarine telephoning will be made ceremony having secluded, the bride had (e) Widening Kennedy Road, between Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Glon-) to

submit

received here. In regard to the second ure of kissing at a crom-re

at the

-to be struck out, oester, Massachusetts, distance of 850 bands, or rather the lips, of friends and miles. If these provo successful attempts relatives, which was kept up with great

87,900 seived the following special telegram from on it. It is intensely interesting. I have chapels We were shown some excellent

which might save the most Shanghai, demand,...

demand, will be made to telephone across the spirit for some minutes, and then the pro The result of making these alterations the Tonquin borders

* just read it.

hed member of the Atlantic Ocean. Expert electricians say cession Dowly left the church to the ao will be the reduction of the estimate of

No wonder the jurymen in the Migne Art Society as a model to go by.

of the Shanghai th;; that with the same force sound may be companiment

Wedding Marob, expenditure to...

......... Langahow, Doc. rt, .p.m. transigitted twice as far on wires, ander played by Mr Hardwick, the organist. Da which will leave a margin of

$1,090,681

A body of Chinese trope under Generelts come grasped at the suggestion of the three papin the most talented Gold Lest 99 ine

again Sovereigns; w €4,919

ral Water sa on wires through the air. gamerging from the church the happy pair

Pun (Governor of Kwang ) and Gene-Judge that they could decline to give chosen and they receive instruction in Estimated Revenue 1,185,000 al Au, marched from Kinle to Hanghe, to pass through and of friends and Ws barn from. native sources, zays the well-wishers drawn up about fone *4 1 ses no wher reduction that can be where they were met na the 16th instant hy verdict upon the mattor, referring it to the palating. We antlood three young

deep on

Dy a French force over 1,000 strong, command,

nd, I consideration of Her Majesty's judges. It from a number Mercury, that the Viceroy of the Lether side of the path heading to the gate, conveniently effected now, but both the

After running the gauntlets of n perfect Tronsmcar and taking it only fair that the French were compelled to retire in dis- capable of properly considering the case saveral masterly, executed pictures which Kweichow have been ordered to co-operats observance of the dichoatured custom sperial Government should be asked to order after suffering heavy loss, The in Tongking The Viceroy of Yunnan Mr and Mra Malden ruled the carriage bear half she wasual cost of the Observe French commander, when closely pursued would be a dozen men who had been out would have dane high credit to a Western but a short distance from Bacninh, and in waiting for thens, and with the rest of tory, lay $3,000 per annum. This institu by the Chinese, fought with his sword in an open bost for twenty days without artist. They are used for altse painting, his army is but waiting for the arrival of the party word driven nwar to the residenewton is quite as useful to Imperial as to until he fell having received serious food or drink beyond a tin or two of provi- Catholic churches in Shanghai ware finish

and most of the altar pisses the the former's division, when they will take of Mr and Mrs. Ang at Ponsonby, where Local intereste, and its construction har wounds in his face. The head of this

aggresive. The Reppo of Canton has the wedding breakfast as partaken of areatly at the Colony 834,509. It would officer, and the hearts of several subortiusto sions consumed within the first wook. Aled in this establishment. Large orders came from all parts of China. - A native declared he is able to furbish the funds Beth Mr and Mrs. Mellon will remain beshly reasotiablo we think that the cut offsors having front une to three striper, though the men are standing that trist for lay brother is in charge of this brea necessary for the Tengking campaigu, with the circus, and fill their sccustomed of making observations should be borns and the heads of these minionatias found should no other moans to defray the sa place as before. In the words of Rip Van partly by the Imperial Government and with the French were cut off, and placed warder, the whole world acquits them. Formerly there was also practised in this

inkle, muay they five long and prosper. partly by the Colony, penses be offered,

on polos at the gates of the city of Long- An awful revers of circumstances has department

persons engaged in this a

uy the

30 days' night, private

828.00 maħ,ĐÊN- VHAN Temperature hie" TOMAIO

Queen's Rodda) KORXONG, Trember 24 - Jaz

Pharm 30lds shout a

Pika 20,070 4....... 30.030

Kwangy and the Viceroy of Yungan and hallarta of ride, then for luck with me in thinking it only fair that the by si odder with "five stripes" This has been truly said that the only men shown to af study, and, judging | Tálen at Masuri Falconer & Co.'s Frensisza).

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