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No. 8884.-DECEMBER 26, 18841

on the 10th instant

THE CHINA MAIL.

inoculation by one or two punctures in no a produced any other morbid phenia than those of benige natural yellow fover, Dr Finlay Whinks that the result already obtained warrant the amortkou that the inoculation of yellow fever by one or two mosquito bites is a plausible means of imparting, without perii, immunity against the sostre forms of the disease.

Ix Deli, of lata, on several of the smaller pink goranium blousons breaking out from estates, the plantore, to save the expense of beds of fine-leaved for, the woodwork employing coolies, have been letting their being wreathed in ferns and wild fowers.

In the body of the church, the pillars and to Chinese tobacco growers whom they supply with seedlings, or small advances in wero all wreathed in spak bands of ferns order to buy up from them the crops so had evergreens mingled, while the window raised, The Dali Planters Association, on olle on both sides were turned into the ground that these smal growers might perfect fern beds. The font at the provo dangerous, as receivers of stolen west entrance to the Cathedral was also post tobacco leaves from the regular estates, has prettily ornamented with chrysanthemum decided upon forbidding this latting system blossoms and forns, around the top and among its members. The Batavia Dagblad base. derme this decision a wise one on wholly different grounds, basing its opinion on berience gained in Java where the system

We are informed by the agent of the M. Mininary report has been drawn up by to that the Company's stopimor Anadyr, Mesara Colquhoun & Hallett dealing with with wails, eft Saigon yerday (Thurs the first season's operations, which will be day), for this port. paased Capo St. published on Mr Hallett's arrivalia England. James at 8 p.m., saraq"day.

THE now handsome and spacious dining Tux French transport Mytho, from Tonquin hell of the Victoria Hotel was opened yes- and Saigon, with naval and military in-terday. It occupies the entire upper part valido, arrived at Singapore on the 15th of the Frays front of the Hotel buildinga, Ar important seizure of gunpowder and instant, and was to leave again for Toulen and measures 94 feet in length, 40 foot arma was made at Singapore on the lath in breadth, and about 20 feet in height. instant by Mr F. G. Bateman, Inspector of It is splendidly lighted, by day by Gunpowder. From information received,

'St. Frances' Chapel, where High Mass Tq P. & O. Co.'s steamer Roscite, on her eleven windows, and by night by gas, he had reason to believe that a quantity of

was colebrated on Christmas night, was all lest passage to, Singaporo, zonde a very distributed through three chandeliers in sunpowder and arms had been placed on quick ran down from the North. Lony- the centre of the room and numerous board a Bugis prahu lying in the harbour

most tastefully decorated by Mra J. M. Gront and bound for Sambawa, in contravention of landholders buying up tobacco froin sinal Guedes and friends the musical Service ing Hongkong at 4 p.m. go the afternoon bracketa sot

of the Government Proclamation of 5th No- growers instead of cultivating the article on being under the conductorship of the of Tuesday, the 9th instant, she arrived at

thovember last prohibiting the exportation of their own account has been bateful to Singapore on the morning of the 14through ventilation, and in the hof weather arms, ammunition, gunpowder, &c., to Ne tobacco cultivation there, by koen com- Mesara Danaaberg,

therlanda India. He accordingly boarded petition among buyers in furnishing instant, covering the whole distance in a

the ball should be very cool and comfort the prolu, sad found convaled on board and higher advance to growers, or in the trifla over four and a hálf days.

able. In the present season, it is heated, large quantity of gunpowder and a number buying at high rates tobacco for which of muskets, pistols, krin303, and spears.

others had given advancea ur seedlings. when necessary, by means of three open he gunpowder was at once rent to the ma. The latter form of dishonesty has proved, TELEGRAME have boon received bere from

fitos. The furnishings throughout are of gasins, the rakoda (or master) of the prahu rainone in its consequences. Nagasaki stating that a Japanese commia- teskwood, and are tasteful though not of arrested, and the vessel itself placed in sioner loft there on the 23rd instant, for an extravagant description. Ovor each charge of the police-Straits Times. Cores, to consult with the Chinese commis-fro-place is a massive mirror, the one

arances abundant, from stoner Wu Tu Chan in regard to tho rocent at the upper end of the hall being TARAE are

that a body of Japanese troops has been despatched to Cores is, we have reason to

round the hall.

care has been taken to secure

higher

Canton.

through a large receiving lana which directa THE ENGLISH ELEVEN IN AUS

TRALIA. the light on the barnetrical custaher of RA ordinary burometer. Aayaton of Melbourn, Nov. 14-A match between Jenses, arranged behind, in the direction of Show's English Eleven and a Victorian the light, forma on a vertical but moveable cloven was commenced today in delzzling oplinder a very clear and brilliant image of rain. England won the toss and elected the cleft of the cylinder which envelopes to go in hrs. Shrewsbury and Section the top of the barometricnt tub. The cor wore the first representatives of the English rections for the mercurial variations are team, and Brace and Trumble started the made na follows against the vertical stand, the isowling. After Bach, batsman háð which sustains the baromstur, is fixed i received a "mairlon, Bruce dean bowled metallic frame whose free upper par: ro. Scotten for wil. Ulyott cause next, and Loss on a horizontal glass-lever, the ex- tremity of which approaches very near the photographic paper, and limits the length. of the luminous line that is sent from the lamp through the barometer. Both edges of the curve obtained are therefore inuous, the oue because it is formed by the sum mit, aronially variable of the mercuria: column, and the other hecause the lover is always moving under the inqueues of the dilatations and contractions of the mutallic frame.

was almost immediately missed by MI- wraith at long-leg before ho had scored. Aftor ten minutes play the mintamo down steadily and stopped the game. The rain fell for about an hour, after which play van resumed. Shrewsbury and Barnes showed fine cricket, the former being stumped for 80, while Barnes was still in when the stumps were drawn, wita 61 to his credit. Bix wickets have fallen for 108.

Negotiations botwoon, the English and Australian Elevous to play one match at Melbourne, and another at Sydney, have Next to the barometrical chamber wollen through. The Englishmen offered. find a room which contains the Photogen the Australiana 30 per cent of the profits, phic Apparatus for thermometrical varia

tions.

disturbances in that country. The report set in a beautifully carred blackwood vivisection, the testimony of those who though still kept up to a ocitain extent iu plosion Dr Wenyon, from the Wesleyan Mis to found in the grounds surrounding the Trumblo. Briggs, after scoring 53, was

believe, not true.

A RIFLE match, for a prize of the value of 230, was made up between two of the best shots in the Bulls, Colour Sorgeante Gilos and Brown, on Saturday evening last, after the big competition which took place on

Observatory, we will muntion the

RAIN GAUGE. This is of very simple

(From our Correspondent.}

The photograph is effected as ful- but the latter declined to accept the terms. Canton, Thursday orening.

lows: Two long mercurial

Melbourne, Novoarbor 15-The match thomrometers, twice carved, are exposed in a frame with was resumed shortly after noon to-day in. Various reports are current relative to shutters of zine. The thermometrical tubes Berco north-easterly gale, with rain threat- the mumber of persona killed at the late ox- pass through the shutter in an alcove whichoning to fall ovory minute. Barnes and. yesterday, want. plosion near Fatahan. I send a few well contaior a registering apparatus, sraflar to rigga, who were not

the one of the baramotor.

in to the bowling of Bruce and Trumble. authenticated facts. Shortly after the ex- of other noteorological instruments to Briggs bogou to voore iquely, but when the score atood at 176, Harnes was bowled by caught. The other players failed to make any atuad, and the innings closed for 202

The Victorians then commenced their in. inga Bruce and Trinsick

Attevell bowling of Atlewell and Berlin to the omnonood bowling well, kouping the bats-

cult chance to Bates a ship, which mig nut men to their disfenon. Bruce gave a 3. taken; but he failed to make any stand, and was soon disposed of for 7. Horan played gud steady innings for S7, this being the highest score on the Victorian aidu as Ar

A

CHRISTMAS, 1884. The old fastival of Christmas tide, have been restored to conscioumess, and the Colony, is not apparently honoured to Bich Hospital, Fatshan, went to the spot. the affirmations of the dying, that there is the same extent that it was even a fow Heads, arrun and legs, were scattered about construction, and of French design.

типа. Everyone then used to de-in every direction. Some twenty killed cubical box, made of zine, and 20 con- no physical recuil from death Burney years ago." triad hard to resist the efforts made to re- comte his house for the occasion, and the were counted in a few yards. There were timetro in diameter and 10 centimetres in opo above, receives below its edge succitate him from drowning, so bewitched various stores, Lotels and military garrisons over one hundred employees in the works,

small contrat hale. was he by his prolonged slamber. Dr in Hongkong tied with each other na to and of these the only survivors are the cook, There is soldered a short pipe, in which a Bularder, the traveller, was so delighted

entera Teservoir is the poured into a work is loosely fittel. The water which cylindrical glass tube bo centimetres long, millemetres. One centimetre in the depth which is graduated, in centimetres and of rain in the gauge will be measured by

de funnel, sloping

to

frame. These are 34 round tables set round the bail, which is capable of accommodating 150 persons at one sitting. The chairs, manufactured in America, are made of yol low pine, and are particularly comfortable in construction. There are two entrance to the hall, one specially for boarders with the donations of oxcesive cold, that who should have the best display of who had gone out to buy something, and After meals, he was the first to lie down in the snow to overgroens and flowers to great the hap doven poor wretches, dreadfully burnt and and ane for non-boarders

realise the luxury of such a death. W

A few years ago, when a mutilated, who are now in the Lapital at diners can lounge on the roomy veran- Hunter was sorry he was not able to write

how easy and delightful it is to die, French and English flagship were lay-Fatshen. Somo outsiders were injured and that day, and came off on Tuesday, on the deh in front, from which can bo ottamants die as serenely as they breathe, "anding at anchor within hail of one a few soldiers; tlie latter have come dowa 190 centimstrea of the graduated vessel Waltera ani Tramblu also showed good military range, when Col. Sergt. Giles won od a magnificent view of the whole hat: not a few among the advanced in years ther in "the harbour of Hongkong, to Canton and will probably be tronted by/and one tenth of a millemetre can asily be forin, Walture having 26 to kis credit, not

bour. Adjoining the hall are a private din trent death ca a friend to their infirmities. ing room and parlor, both of which are Dr Beardsley, finished in a becoming manner. Ai pre-

by one point. The rauges were 200, 400,

and 600 yards, and Sergt. Giles succeeded

in making 17 and 19 out of a possible 20, at

native doctore or Gnd their way to the hospital here. The scope on the spot is

road ut

out. M'Phio put together 21 in creditable

fell during the ring, which provented style.

Melbourne, November 17-Heavy maini

most interesting rivalry occurred between the crew of the two men-of-war in the the first two ranger. At the 800 yards, sent the half is most artistically decorated. OrrICIAL adrices from West Borneo report antertainment line, the Frenelimen on board | described as dreadful. The populace in The one in use hure is made after the play being commenced earlier. About 500 howovor, he partially breko down, acoring and when the diners are sentel, the scene adcfest of 200 Chinese insurgents near Ben.. the flagship being invitad. on board the Fatshari were very much alarmed and the by Marie Davy. The daily observations of their inaninge to Victoria tosa col

presented is peculiarly attractive. It is to bo hoped that Messrs Dorahjee and Hing Kee's enterprise will be rewarded, and that their efforts to cater for the parlic will be fully appreciated.

the wholesome effects of

Chinkiang

a

spectators were present. Towards the end

the a

mensuring the force of the solar radiation. THE ACTINOMETER is an apparatus for

method, inaugurated in Montauris (Paris),

mado with this apparatus take

luco L7

lapsed, and the Englishmen commenced and 10 am,, and 3 and 4 in the afternour.

their second bangs will u majority of 56 THE HYDROMETER is an instrument for

Attewell and Peel both bowled wall, measuring the moisture of the transphere the firer being denel on the wiskut, The one in use hore is constructed by Mr Piche; and it is an excellent spparatus.

Hunter was in splendid form behind the

casuring the quantity or intensity of Shrewsbury, and Scotton. THECTROSIETER, an apparatus fure, and the English fielding was very good, especially on the part of Briggs, Ulyett played essential part of which consists of strips of bowling severely. Sheawaluty played very electricity, and determining its quality.

Тив Отометки, оп instrument the orgabireman

very freely in a second innings, the burly punishing the Victorian paper, steeped in a mixture of starch and todide of potassium, and hung up in the the wicket began to cut up very badly, the carefully. Towards the end of the innings opon air. It has for its purpose the de turk being uncertain. Barnes, however, termination of the quantity of czane'exist made a resolute stand despite the bad here yesterday at noon. She is to tako a

17th December.

ing frour sitne to time in the atmosphere; wisket, playing all the difficult balls care- The British stem-lozcha When arrived which substance is supposed to influence fully and zuver losing a chance of scoring, the health of community. Cu trand eventually carried out his but The hatch of braves to Foochow

the paper brown, the tint varying with the Gelding of the Victorians was excellent. The Chiakiang Jeg House, situated at quantity of ozo15.

Melbourne, Noverabur 18-The match entering the large building, rope was resumed to day. When the suuth-west quarter of the settlament,

The weather was supposed to be the work of an incendiary, in the large room of the lower story, amongst men concluded for 150 leaving the Vic was totally destroyed by tire fast night;senting the Observatory proper, we will find

Fine.

The second innings of the English- other meteorological instruments, o Fortunately no lives were lost.

BAROMFTER SECCHI

teriana 207 toget to win. The Victorians, în a self-registering their second innings completely collapsed, barometer. A thick iron tube is immersed in merary, and the former is suspendett and Trumblo being able to play Flowers, acne of the batsmen except Robertaun of the beams of a balance, and it who sent them back almost ca fast as they onó equipoised on the other side with a weight.

came in, The other English bowlers, al A long glass, attached to the axis of rota though failing to got wickets, were very tion of the beam, communicatos. to a steet dificult to acore off. The fielding wad pen the motion of the barometer. The amplification is 6 centimetre for 1 millimetre of variation. In connection with this ap paratus there is

Iran Duke to spend their Christmas Day gates had to be closed. Considerable only 13, making a total of 49. His opponent,

kayang on the 12th November, with the loss Col. Sergt. Brown, scored one point less.

of ning killed and fifteen wounded, includ while the men of the British flagship and damage was done at a distance from the ex- ing their leader. When get to fight many other men-of-war in harbour spout the New plosion by falling stones, and I cannot ONE of the industrial branches in which art

tried to escape into Sarawak, but had to Year's Day, the continental gata day, on yet ascertain definitely the quantity of come back unsuccessful, from finding all the board the French flagship. This year, as powder in the factory at the time of the ex- has made rapid strides of lato years is the

passages in that quarter guarded by people far as we can learn, hate have been uplosion. Ramour speaks of several thou -production of Christmas and New Year

from Bambus. Afterwards the insurgents carde. We have received from Mass A MEETING of the Camopolitan Lodge was tains close to Bankayang, with the object of festive day afloat. The British men of war ticulars in a day or two and I may visit the again asembled to build a fort in the moun special preparations for colebrating the sauds of tons. I hope to Icam more par- Raphael Tack & Bonn, of Coleman Street, held at the Masonic Hall, Shanghai, on harassing therefrom the well disposed peo-in port dressed ship for the occasion and no spot, City, Londen, one of the most artistic and Dec. 19th, whou the officers for the ensuing many of the latter who had fled before them doubt kept up the feast day, on board

ple by robbery and fire raising. Hence handsome collections of these cards that love year were duty installed by R. W. Bro. Chad not returned to the neighbourhood, in the muat regulation manner, but taking surely ever been placed before the public. Thorne, District Grand Master of Norbera notwithstand by throw. Trumps lisse ad ag moral view of the harbour on Curistane The cards in the collection have been pre-China, and the officers of the Grand Lodge, vanced into Mandor, the seat of the rebel-morning it looked much less holiday like pared not only with wonderful artistic abi

lion, scattering the insurgents before thei lity, but the bulk of them are entirely novel

and rescuing the captives in their hands. chali is usual on this anniversary. The and tempting in design. Many of them

The only Chinese still keeping the field were Douglas Steamship Co.'s 9. 5. Fokien, the the members of the Four Finger Society. throb vassels in port of the Scottish most have entailed meet patient labour

It was only on the arrest of the insurgent Oriental S. S. Co., the Camelot, and a and heavy expense in the preparation. The

†Chiess that any resistance was met with.→ names of several well known artists are

few mailing ships were the only vessels in Straits Times. attached to some of the cards, or, as they

port, that appeared decked out with the nsual display of buuting. would be more fitly described, works of art. We must defor a more detailed notice of the carda until another occasion.

The following is the programme to be gone through.st.the distribution of prizes at St. "Joseph's College to-morrow -

YURIC.

ORTING ANSIZBQ.

STANDARD (.

The Minstrel Boys, (Song),COLO CER

124NDED) (1.

"The Little Poodle's Tail, Bong),... Master T. Álvares,

among those present being W. Bres. Howard, Lalcaca, Johnsford, Cary, Moore Morris, Middleton, Fontum, Holland, Pemberton and Skinner, and Bros. Qubbay, Mac- gregor and Erans. The following to the office-bearers of the Lodge for 1885: W. Bro. C. J. Holland

R.W.M. W. Bre. T. Pemberton

I.P.M Bro. W. Youngson

X.M. 9.W.

T. S. Feuther

J

E. D. Meldrum

J.W.

A

A. Olsen

Tres.

3.

L. F. Cowing

Sec.

S.D.

J.D.

J.G.

Inokay

F. Milne

J. Bailey "C. Merritt

N.-C. D. Neus

Tyler.

ACCORDING to a privata telegram received Festerday (Dec. 9th) it was suported in

London that the Indian Connell would re-

daco their drawings by 260 lars of rupees The Cobbler's Trenere, 'bon), Master J. M. Aves. Bext year.N.-C. D. Netta.

WTANDARD U

The Jolly Bros Gallop, (Hans), ]

ITANDAOD IV.

I. AZARKS

J. B. Q.

A PLACARD' purporting to be signed by the Let me kies him for his Mother, Master J. Pariza. General commanding the Chinese forces at

(Bog).......

Wocsang has been posted up in the French Concession, ordering servants of Frenchimen to leave their employers.-7.-CD. News.

STANDARD Y

Le Barbier Do Seville, (Piano)........) *

Master.V.Bir

Za Alvares,

STÀNDĀDA VI AND UPRGIAN CLAEN.

War (Benitation! The Consent Delk, Utazo), m

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Master J.V. IBADA Z

Distribution of Prima, Chinese Department.

Closing Address,inter J. M. ok Jeste,

DIALOGUE IN MPPEREST LAVONIAGAS,

A CHINESE correspondent at Cantou scads us some particulars of the blowing up of the powder mill at Fatihan. He writes The explosion was caused by the careless

Mess

on the river close to the mill.

Those

Chomulpo (Korea) on December 18th. The British gunboat Zephyr arrived at Ningpo on the same day. The British ganbai Merlin and the U. S corrotto nista left Shangkal on the 20th.

Tan following advertisement appears in the Newcastle Chronicle:-Bir R. O. D. Tich

recent

The curiova custom of whip cracking in church. C. H. B.' (Leeds) tells me the Ashore, amongst the members of the custom is fully described in Sir Charles garrison, by whom the festivities of the sea- Anderson's Lincoln Pocket Gnide.' Onson are generally celebrated in the old Palm Sunday a man frome Broughton brings home style, the usual discipline was some- a whip culled a gul. The stock is emile of what slackezed and the various messes kept ash, tha thong of white leather. At the opon house. beginning of the first lesson, ha cracks the

whip three times in Caistor Church porch after which he wraps the thong round the stock with some twigs of mountain ash. te then tiss a small leathorn purse, which there are twenty-four silver pennies, to the whip, takes it on the shoulder and walks up to the desk; ਕਰ the

minister

Tus epithet manly' is generally tacked on to every sport; but (says the Graphic it does not appear that sports always pro mote a manly spirit among their votaries. Those recent revelations as to the extent to which jackoga bet, and the manner in which

borne will address the electors of Newonetls. they arrange races to square with thir

An eminent professional betting mari

rations.

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18th December, 1884. The S. S. Waverley arrived here to-day. Weather very cold, and blowing hard from the N. W."

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The Englishmen thus won the match by

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station.

of

Bolino

REGISTER.

AT 4 P.M.—DECEMBER 25,

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Wipd.

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THE SIKAWEI OBSERVATORY. The Observatory of the Jesuit Fathers

posed. Brinx squealy disgusting at Sikawei near Shanghai which forms part

most favourable impreseun here, and wore. himself. The Englishroen of their largo establishment, is the oldest

beartily gheered for their fina and most comploto in this part of the The decorations at the North Barrack, werkt. Occasional observations were made ing, and recording the volocity of wind. It Robertson, Hunter, b. Pael

AN ANEMOMETER, an apparatus for indicat

VICTORIA where the old Battery of Artillery are by members of the Society of Jesus' as is self-registering, and it gives the velocity quartered, were not, perhaps, carried out ball but & regular Meteorologis of wind by a Robinson wind-taill system. Horan, c

Register was not

keep

c. Shrewsbury, b. Flowers sach rotation, which corresponds to 1 At sach years, when the occupants of each division erected; and when the Rev. Pere De antlectrical current is sont intal en electro- OD. 80 extcovo a njalo as in some former which year the Observatory at Sikawoi was thetres of space travelled over by the wind. Trinviok, o, Peel, b. Flowers.

Walters, b. Flowers eherz, wlid is in charge

Bruce, Shrewsbury, b. Flowers in the roay quarters of the corps used came ita Director. Naturally, it was then clock system; a little chariot, serving as M'Shape, b. Finwars

present, bemagnet, which works the svapentent

Trumblo, b. Flowers reads the second lesson, the whipster waves to vie with one another for the palm very incomplete, bus within the last two pencil hoder, is then pulled before the Low, b. Flower the whip over the parson's head, and then for the most effective display. But years it has been considerably enlarged; board; every half an hour particular Smith, b. Flowers that position to the end of the leason, when instead of this, ons knuela on a caabion, holding tho purse in

for which purpose Père Dechevrens made mechanism brings the pencil-holder hook to Morris, not out apartment, the

trip to England and France, that be its first starting place, ami thus we have, he ratires into the choir, The whip and at the north-east angle of the personally might select a number of the

TOO puse are subsequently carried to the manor

velocity of the wind during every half) house of Huudon, a hamlet in Osistor barracks, was made the reception room of scientific instruments of the latest and the vale or less long lines left on the paper. Lord Chatman on the American Meter J. P. Band. The German gunboat is left Shangbai for pariah.? The curious custom is now given the corps and was most tastefully decorated

hour of the cay. most improved design,

When entering the grounds, in the centra Thare of course, a great number 118 runs.

sro, up. A..

with wreaths and festoons of greenery, of which, on a somewhat clovated position, of other astronomical and noteorological interspersed with armorial shields bearing our right inud, a all octagonal building, as sceptroscopes by Hoffmann; microscopes, stands the Observatory, we first find, instruments to be found on the premisva; the motto of the corps, &c., flowers, arma the interior of which is carefully kept from chronometers, by Muller, Landna; and. and devices. The chandeliers were wreathed the rays of the sun, by mars of coloured Frodsham, London; polarioscopes, &a, &o. in evergreens and a quantity of fancy place where photographic observations with works of reference and regular exchanges

window panes 31

and shatters. This is the There is also a good hrary, containing lampe distributed about the room added rega

regard to terrestrial magnetise are made from all the most important Observatorica zanch to the picturesque affect of the deco-as also photographic barometrical and therus Kav. Greenwich, Petersburgh, Rome, mometrical observations. This building Hamburg, Washington, Berlin, Co., ka was erected about two years ago, and its A complote meteorological register is of the workman employed in the on-Tyne on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of wagers, have been as bad as anything could passed in dancing and other amusements, observations are liable to be influenced by instruments, at command, are recorded

In this room a most enjoyable evening was completion required a great dust of cara..

For mill, which is known as the Chik-ha. It November, at the Cirous. The campaign is be

it has been found that magnetic { hours, the real which every day, at fired readings of all the meteorological occurred about 9 am on Monday, the under the management of 1. Gardner, ofthe Rothschild of his fraternity was by the members of the corps, their wives local attractions, proceeding from the rocks and on these regular registers we must look Mania.... 29.63 81.7 73 NNW

Newcastle-upon-Tyne.' 22nd instant, when a number of coolien

huurd to say lately that now-a-days there is and daughters, and a considerable nuniber or soil in the vicinity of the instrumente, for the development of the great laws of Haiphong. 30.11 66 671 NE were employed shipping a large quantity in Chinese ica-collectors have commenced

loss than a third of the bookmaking that of civilians, who were the guests of the it was found necessary that every brick and science. The Register at Sikave dates Usugkong 30.37 65.0.60 uzed to prevail twenty years ago. The

stone, which served for building purposes back to 1873, Here we find also a number amoy...... 30.07 61.066. NE. 4 of gunpowder on board a junk lying work, and at no house there are about public have been so often hucussed by late evening, dancing being kopt up till class of this place, should previously be tested of pliographs, showing the variations of Shanghai. 20.41 35.068

scratchings, sham lameness, and ropings," upon midnight.

by a magnet, in order to determine whether magnetic force at the Observatory; as also Nagasaki. 30,18- persons who were employed in the mill, sixty tons of ine. This bas been collected that they have grown wary, and will ne

A jovial crew were also collected in the there was noticeable any tendency to mag photographe views of heroictrical and Wostock 30.1 4.1 NNW

netism in the material; if 86, it was re- thurtonetzival observations. The upper those on board the junk and many others from the filthy ponds in Hongkew. Some only lay their money when the horses have

come to the starting post. Another sport-Mess-room of the Sergeants of the Buffa,jected. For this reason all the locita, keys, story of the observatory contains a

AT 10 AM-DECEMBER 26. ice has been taken from a field where the who were near at the time, were blown water had been pumped into it from the ing fraud just brought to light is that for but a number of the non-commissioned hinges, &, of this building are made of MERIDIAN TALESCOrk, made of mat iron, Bolinao....EE atoms, while the mill and o large number of dye pond at the top of Chapoo Road. The which a queer person was sentenced to a officers of the Regiment were absent from oppor, iustead of any other metal, that and turning longth is 18 inches, the Haiphong.30.2065.854 END

stand of the samé na Manila.....29,9577.281 month's imprisonment the other day. Be ice wus tree-quarters of an inch thick. ---

becomes influenced by nagnetism." 'The terial The Lucri houses were levelled with the dust. Nearly NO. D. Nais

was a professional athlete, who had entered this mouting, keeping Christmas in the good centre of this house serves, by means object glass is 2.2 in diameter, and the Hongkong 30:23 59.864 bitself at some races ander all the houses in Fatahan and satrounding

false name: old fashioned manner, en familie, in the of photography, for observations as tu magnifying 30. The reticule has five Awuy100.22 52.000 NE and na he won a prize it was

found possible

TERESTRIAL MAGNETISM, which atotrifold: thread. It is place on granite pillar, set Singhai, 30.30 30.573 BNY district had their windows washed, and a Since the commencement of the trouble to convint him of obtaining goods by false quarters of the diferent married members declination, oscillation, and inclination or upon areas of brickwork, and sunk deep Nagasaki 30 26

0.07 junk and a number of sampans were capsized between France and China about Tongking, foar that his offence in a very common one,

pretencsa. There is too much reason to of the Regiment.

intensity of magnetic force. Hence we into the ground. Close to the telescope we Wrostock 30.20 ~ ~ N Inside the Naval Yard the anniversary determination of the amount, and direction

find in by the shook, some of the occupants being the Chinese have killed, accordig to their and that it has tended much to debar gentle was kept by a dance in the evening, given of the Earth's magnetism. To describe very superior French workmanship, and parature and the humidity are decreasing.

this room three instruments for the find

The Barometer is still falling over Luzon THE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK, which is of but is rising along the Court. The ten- drowned. The total number of persons un report, 3,864,387 Frenchmen in Tong man from entering into open contests of who were killed by the explosion is estima- king and 11,784 in Formosa. They have

any kant

by the storemen, to which a number of them would lie outside the aspa of a costs about 2,000 francs. Its daily variation iradients indicate fresh or strong ted at between 200 and 300: A vai quas also sunk eight ironclada, killed Adiniral

sitors were invited, amongst whom ware newspaper, but we may mention that they does not excred two-tenths of a second, and winds.

are placed on three granite pillars erected its tick cannot be heard outside the ease.

W. DOBEROX, lost his life iar the explosion,

Courbet aix times, and seriously wounded ONE of the best advertisements ever pro- many naval representatives and civilians. in a triangular form, the two former oppa. It in fastcuid to a granite pillar, which, ui-

im 37 times. The General at Toughing has mulgated is, I think, that of a certain

Government Astronomer. Several of the churches in the colony rates are about six metres distant from inilar to the one just mentioned, is deeply. been killed 84 times and seriously wound American mouse-trap. There are men wore, as usual, decorated for the occasion, procal influences of the varione magnets there is, of course, an excellent chronometer each other; at which distance the reci- sank into the ground. Beside this clook

Hongkong Obserwut ry, December 26. We learn from Mr Colquhoun that Mced 197 times-Shanghai Mercury,

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 87 degrees Faran- Holt Hallett, after consultation with

paid to write amusing things who cannot In St. John's Cathedral the decorations become completely annulled.

in the same room, in order to make compa- heit, and to the level of the sea in inches, ente come within furlongs of it. The recom-were fully equal to any displayed for the which the photographis operation is effect also we frd the

We will now briefly notice the manner in risona with the astronomical clock. Bere and hundredths, The port of Cherbourg, saya a French con mendation is as follows It does not last few years. Too oltar rails, of the Basted. As already mentioned, nach of the

2. TEMPERATURE, in the skede in degrees, TELEPÍDNÉ APPARATUS, which sonzedia, and tenths, Fahrenheit, Shan country, left China last-wook for to send to the squadron of the Far Eant, the immortal soul out of him like the old wresihed in creeping forms, intorspersed pillar, about four feet abovo tlio grand. on the French Bund; and which proves such humidity of air saturated with moisture being temporary, has received orders to prepare catch a mouse around the neck and squeeze end of the building, were must fastefully magnetometers sisus nanlid granite the Observatory with the Semaphore Station Bangkok, in order there to hold an inter the cruisere Roland and Magn. The purt of kind, but gets him inside in a cordial, with chrysanthemum blossoms, the window is fired a sa all lamp which reflects its light tion Bost

At a distance of about three custres, there a great boon to our community and popula-100, view with the King of Sizm on the sub-Lorient is arming the guahoat Crocedile friendly manner, and sets out a free call above being a perfect fernbed with all totant. The light is reflected on a copper straments in the Observatory. At a short jact. He will thence proceed to Rargbon

standing about a foot and Caloute, to report to the Chief Com The gunboute Atendard, expected at Toulon, counter-lunch for the victim. When the sorts of dower appearing sinong the greenery sylinder, and about in its middle. is a paper, distance from this building to the southward Cached deads, of drizeling rain, flug, gloomy, missioner of Barma and to the Governor Sagittaire, at Rochefors, and the Lion, at other miss bear him rattling the plates and Below the window was the text Full of ed for receiving the negative of a smacking his lips, they all go in. It will

preta

we find the lofty tower, on the top of which hail, fighting, overeast, p passing showers, General of India, From Calcutta Mr Hal-harborg, are sim destined to referee hold enough ine & quorum, and after the Grace and Truth' in Jango white lotters photograph by a serand mixer, fixed to pload wa

the neral squadron of Actical Unibet caucus has transacted all the business that upon a crimson ground, the background effected

equally, rain, snow, & chauder, v viability. lett will go to Londeti, tu animit bis reports The soup gunboats Becke and Chamois is to come before the meeting, a motion to being finished by a bordaring of evergreens, those meant the

staud of the com

AKENOMETROULAFU. The height at.. tho

‚io dew (wet), ( decase, there

YP which

und atructuro 120 feet, and it resembles very to the Royal Geographical Society and to built by private contract at Lpons, t rived adjourn is in order but when they come

the much eve

cur Signal Station on the Pootung the leading Chambers of Comuters, which shipped on board the transport Binhoa for so with any degree of stem. They gener crimson thiolds bearing the words God course, all light must be shut out of the iron, as male in

the 6th November and adjourn, it is found to be impossible to do On the right and left of the window wars

magnetid needio undergoes are reproduced

ced shors. The Anatoresteographe, the tower Inside the [copper. tube, Of of

Of of which is about 10 feet high, and is cast have supported the exploration-survey. Any Tonquin. The Bichon tas in leave Tou- exploration on the southern frontier of Chiton on the 20th November for the Chingly worry through the right, and in of Gods and Light of Lights also room, for which pittpow heavy dark cloth registering. Top of a vane of OPIUM-New-Patna, cash, 600/5081

in London, and is self. moraing the woman of the housa puts the wreathed in evergreens, while the win could enter. This magnetometer is of good dimensics, whose basia in prom

curtalus are fixed as all plater where light ple constraction. Es such as was intended to be included, = and for which Hongkong subscribed, is for the present of the question, owing to Di Carlus. Finisy believes that hu has doing the gulden stair in this manner. The cow was surmounted by semicirculas exactly the misa alisscription x this one with a ecgged careewheel which is in the unsettled condition of the frontier remonstrated that yellow fever is inoculate a more fatal than the yellow fever, inscription on a crimson ground, alsó bersed in Kew Gardens and Woolwich Mr with anuster similar wheel carrying a hol

Con low and about as prompt and efficient as a dered with greenery. From the altar Adie of London is the mufacturer.

low copper cylinder, round which is wrap- gious. The funds subscribed by Hongkong by the sting of the Cuban day-morquito Leadville vigilance committee. The rails to the reading desk and pulpit the bers which serve as frees us unke photo horizontally the lines corresponding with pected with the central ball are two chama ped a sheet of paper on which are traced this trap is going on,

It won't be long before will therefore be returned. The contin The duration, and intensity of the fever

no cariss women will have tion of the explanations in Siam and the produced by inoculation by the mosquito chair and eyawal from friglit. This trap is flowering plants in pots. This reading thermometrica u barometrical and the hours of the day, and vertically 3 lines,

observations

Corresponding with the compass. A pencil THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF BAROMETSE Vais worked by clockwork, and traces thes -Shan country deads on the result of Mappear to be in proportion to the number filling up the little mouse cemeterion at an denk and pulpit were most, tastefullyRZATIONs is affected in the following inge- the direction of the wind.➡Sunghai Mer-1

of punctures and the quantity of inoculable appalling rata. That trap almost deserve decorated with white dhrysanthemum amnious manner; small lump ends its light urge Hallett's risit to Siin mud Indja. A pre- maiter retained by the lamot's sting. -Tas to be macred -- Australesian.

Mr Colquhous concerning the further exploration and survey of Slam and the

at Toulon

BeLa

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To

trap in a pail of water, and the work done Thousands of mice are now climbs

trap:

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on the paper

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3. HUMIDITY, ia percentage of matoration, the

Wise, to two points.

4. DIRECTION OF V

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5. FORCE OF "WI, according to Beaufort

Scale.

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7. Rams, in inview, fonths and hundredths.

Quotations.

BosaRONG, December 26,

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to provided

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cast.... 675/772 New Benares, cass... 646/

cash... New Malwa, credit,... 68040 Allowance, Taals...... 18/36

Old Malwa, credit,... 150

Allowance, Taola Persian, Oil Allowance, Touis

Persian, Paper tied, Allowance, Thele

56 490/505 19 678/20 08