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No. 6702.-JANUARY 17, 1885.]
Germany and Russia, have arrived in Lon- A Couar Martial was held on board the don from the French Government.
THE ANGLISH ELEVEX IN AUSTRALIA, VICTORY
BRANE, Dee. 10th
OVER TIK AUMPRAIAN BLEVEN.
The great songational Cricket Match 1 tween the Australian and the English Elovens was concluded at Adelaide to-day, and resulted in a victory for the English- mon by eight wirkote.
Each team recrive? £450 for the match.
prices of admission were reduced to the usual scale. The attendance was large
throughout.
Pictor Emanuel this morning, whon
charged with salting one of his superior Thomas Cox, private in the Marines, was
officers, Lieut Wood, on board the, Cleopar. fra, on the 7th instant. Cux was fond guity, and sentenced to two years im prisonsient with hard labour.
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from the Australian Parte, charged · Chung Lam Cho, described na ʼn gold diggor," with being a stowaway. Cheng had managed to
THE CHINA MAIL.
SERVICES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR TO-MORROW.-END SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANT.
5.45 pin.-Evening. Prayer and Sermonsennsisting of four dived his chango, wap nected with Vinh-phuc, but Lord Mayor can give Londoners such a
were
TrERO.)
11a-Morning Prayer, &c., Revs. to the beachcombing fraternity 23 Rungoloi..
J. B, Gat and Fong Yat Sau. Preacher, The Bishops
6.30 p.m.-Evoning Prayer and Sermon, Revs. J. B: Ost and Fong Yat Sau.
It will be sean from the Accounts that
leaving
Final Dividend to Shareholders, The 31 per Sharo.........
Tis..
$1,000.00
quently appeared. in Conr. Robertaen, reminded one of the old market place at week opsi in Carnival are proposed. The THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE CO. who described himself as a stone mason Haiphong. I was, ander the circumstances, last jailed kapt was that of George the out of employment, and said he had no
(In Liquidation.) The Directors of the North-Chins' In- axed place of residence, alleged that about glad to take rofuge at the house of these third and right merrily was it observed, surance Company, Limited have pleasur Cathedral,---
Parado Service, Morning Prayer three cock day aftasion, he z. Chinese, who at first inspired me with The rejoicings for Har. Most Gracious Mainabbmitting the annexed Final Balance
ceived a five dollar moto from a gentlenen and Sermon, Rav. O. Chesnutt. 11 a.m.-Morning Prayer, Sermon, and whose name he did not know. With this very little confidence; I afterwards foundjesty, will, it is surmised, far exceed any Sheet of the North-China Insurance Com- certified by the Taty (in Liquidation), duly he want to the Lotion Inn, and ordered out, bawwever, that they were not in any thing yet undertaken. Holy Communion, The Colonial Chapa pot of beer, in order to get the note
When an elected Company's Auditors. laine
and, baring The Colonial Chaplain.
directly-entor the orders of the An- pageant as that just gone by what should the total profits of the year 1683, including notes, and Bevonly-Eve coats in sicer and sopper, amits Government. It is in fact at Ba- not Majesty do on so auspicious an occa. the Company's investments in London
again of Taels 17,557,61 on realiation St. Peter's Church,—
ho proceeded to Tai-ping-shad, and there Ar the Marine Court this morning Mbp.m.-Litang Sormen and Holy Com-purchased the hat produced, the price being that the first post of these Chinese sion.
were Tuels 484,238 81, ns por the General Hughes, Chiof Oliver of the stormer
munion, The Bishop.
Lodger on Slet Ducorbar last. Of this 20 conta and the old hat he had at the auxiliaries is found, numbering horo about The Queen has telt Balmoral and again the interim Dividends declared in. Subsequent to the first day's play, the Gutterthun, which has just arrived here St. Stephen's Cleurch (all Services in Chi-time. Having arrayed himself in a new 2 or 39. They are paid by Annam, to ranched Windsor in safety. No dynamito | April and May absorbed. Taols. 305,080.95,
hend piece, he went to what
Which they have been lent since the revolt bomb has troubled her nor madman lurked available for distribution as follows:
a balance of Thels 88,252.30 How corner, with the generous idea za
to raise the deadly revolver.. The dyna- mind of treating the many friends a I passed twenty-four hours in the dwell-mitors have given us a long spell of quiet, that vicinity, from whom he had received kindnesses who his funds were lower. Ating of this potty chief who received me What nu extraordinary run there sin Sanshu Corner,'ho bought a bottle of sam wall na ho was ablo, Be admitted these outragus. During the maze no public to me that his latios worO difficult, building was safe and all were protected by and that
tho Aunamite Government, the Guards Now any dynamiter who though most exacting with its survants, was wishes may do his worst upon the Houses loth to recompense them as they deserved. of Farliment or the now Law Courts, as Transfer to Liability Account.... 1,358.63 The hist of Bae-ls carried on ao trado; his fancy listeth, and yet no sign is minde.
Tho amount at credit of Liability Ac count, after making above-mentioned transfor, ie Thela 30,477.02; thus about. ments now pending, and it is considered that the balance will form a sufficient pro- vision against say further claims that may como in.
The Final Dividends will be payable en. the 12th instant.
By order of the Court of Directors,
J. KENNARD DAVIS,
Secretary.
The weather on Saturday and Monday *sa stormy,
The Australians won the teas, and decil. ed to bat. A aplandid wicket was provided,
The following aro the scores :~
Australians.First Innings.
Bannerman, Peel
*
M'Donald, b Atteval
184
Murdoch, c funter
Scott, b Peel
Blackham, & Attewall
Giffet, b Batas
Bongor, Reid
Boyle, e Hunter
Alexander, run out
Palmer, o Shrewsbury
Cooper, not out
Sundries
ret himself on board the steamer at Port Darwin on the 21st December. Captain. Thomseltismissed the case.
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fleet considorable trouble.
Final
(making a total of Tla. 161
per Share for the year). Divident on Shareholders' Contributions at 6 por cont...55,864.34
....(making a total bonus of 31
per cent for the year),
Thekk.....88,252.80.
Ir is reported in Elio nativo papers, says thehu, and gave it to a man named blo. Kann, for distribution, at the same tima Courier, that the three Viceroys are to take distributing some of it to himself. Hia Itumans are current at Macan, saye the immediate steps to raise the Formen generosity, however, went further than Echo da China, that the transport Africa blockade, nod that savantsun men-of-war this, for on bearing that Mukaun hai will shortly arrive in the Far East with two are in preparation for the purpose. It is said hashing to eat, he took his into
shop in the commander at Woosung bas received
he guarded the country, looked after the Paris has been more favoured, and consider- batteries of artillery, a few Krapp guns, orders for five vessels to be in readiness to him to a dish of rica and curry. At the same time Muldooney camo up and asked Koburt- 19 and two steam dredgers, which are to be preceed south. Seventuen Chinese men-win to stand hita somutaing. Roportant police of the route, conjointly with the ing how little aid was given to expel the 66 used for deepening the Harbour. The Kche of-war should be able to cause the Frerola declined, and soon sfer, he laid all is Quan of Lang-Kep, and was obliged to furgeoundrola who made Paris thoir head-Tacks 15,000 will be required to mcot settle
discredits the runour but hopes that it
muncy on the table in the shop, saying nish to the Annamite Government the sol-quarters, we regard with unalloyed pleasure that was all he had. This was too much diers necessary for the defence of the dia-. the turning of the tables. Gmay nevertheless prova to be true.
Is the Lord Mayor's Court in Londen the temptation for Malooney, who
grabbed the money and bolted. Robert triet. He received from the Government Case of Aldridg v. Aylmer has been heard.son's statement regarding the theft was a string and a half of cash (about 1 fr. 20 Hunt had an unpleasant experiance last The rasmbers of the South Durham to to-day's relograms, to the effect that the According to the City Press, the Jebt was supported by Ferar Altasti, a cook employed centimes) and a measure of rice (35 or 40 Wednesday. They were in pursuit of a Government has resolved to completo in- £18 4s. 7d., and the defendant was stated in the coffee shop. Hebertson reported"
to be Captain Aylmer, M.F. for Maidstono. theft to the Police, and about seven o'clock kilos), for each man per month, and he fox, and the loading hounds wore close mediately the occupation of Touquin, that My contemporary reports that the re-last night, Muldooney was arrested by PC
presentative of the defendant and he was Bonnie, who found 40 cents on Bial-, bosides, authorised to levy a tax on on the hunted animal, which made towards Jooney's His Worship sentenced the piange of all merchandise, amounting an abandoned mine, full of water. The in London, but he had so much to do that ho was unable to attend. He would pay Muldooney to six weeks' imprisonment, to 1 in upon cash carrier of merchandise, hounds were so keen on the scent that per month. The plaintiff refused this, and ordered the money found on aim to other than opium and castor eil. The they rushed after the fox into the shalt and asked for an immediate order. The be handed to Robertson.
latter paid 5 tien por load of ot enttics. The and the whole pack was lost. The fox was learned judge made an order for payment
duty on oplum was collected by another seu clinging to the masonry in the shaft, Chinese and amounted to 1 tael for onch but speedily dropped and was drowned 100. When a large consignment of castor also.
Total 243
Englishmen. First Innings.
Scotton, at Black ban
Shrewebury, b Boylo
Ulyott, c Alexandor
Barnas, Palmer
Bates, é Giffen
Flowers, b Palmer
Driggs, c
Road c and b Gitfen Black ham Attewell, not out Teole, b Palmer Hunter, run out
Sundrius
M. FERRY has mados atatement, according
82 being the only way to bring the difficulty
68
.134
O with Chitin to an end. This statement is
10
18
a little puzzling. By the completion of the
18 occupation of Tonquiu is, we presume, meant the occupying of Langson, Lokay 1 and other towns in Tonquin, or on the bor 12 ders, at present held by the Chinese and Black Flags. So far the atatement of M. 26 Forry iudicutes that some further heavy fighting will take place in Tonquin very Total 379
soon. But duen the French Premior really think that the occupying of these places by the French will bring the difficulty with China to an ond? It is very doubtful in deed if any French operations within the Tonquin borders will have an impurtant affect upon the Chinese policy.
The Australians in their second innings only made 191, M'Donald again making highest score with 83; Giffon, 47: Bonner, 18; Blackham, 11; Alexander, 10. Banner raan injured his band, and was unable to bat.
Tho Englishmen than made the required number of runs, with the loss of two wickets-Flowers and Section, both caught by Scott.
BRISBANE, Deer, 18th.
FRENCH CRIMINALS.
It is reported that the French intond de- porting criminals to some islanda adjacent tofMadagascar, insirá af New Caledonia.
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SIA JULJUS VOORI
Damaging discloseros are being made with regard to the conduct of Sir Julius Vogel, whilst director of a Company in London. The shareholders are threatening legal pro-
coedings.
districle,
SMALL-POS IN AUSTRALIA.
Donise the last few nights overal rob beries have been committed on sampaus in the harbour, and the Police have bean This unable to trace the perpatmtors.
in a month.
DUTSON,
TONG-KING.
the
FROM JAKOI TO THE FRONTUJER OF KWANG-SI.
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we have been favoured with a private letter from Amoy, dated the 7th instant.-- Tho steamer Pingon has just returned from another successful run to Formes, masing her fourth trip. She does not take soldiers or munitions of war, but agricultu rints and the sinews of war. This last, fort- night there has not been a French mun-of-journey cannot be done in less than five wir down off Takow or Tai-van-fu, so the hours marching, as the road is bration and Fingon has spread herself considerably sinuous, and after leaving Lang-kep runs this vicinity. In addition to the four tripe:
для made to the so-tunned blockaded island it among fately high mountains, which are
well-known that the Waterby and WhooTE
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Shanghai, 5th January, 1885.
Ningpo.
Another departure from our midst haa' taken place in the person of Mr Y.A. Gubbay, of the firm of Meara ED Sadoot
& Co.
There is no abatement on tih part "of the Chinese authorities for the defence of.. the approaches at the entrance of the river, fresh forts being continually thrown up, accompanied with the same activity. amongst the troops in the way of drill,
Corea. Chemulpo, December 20 I moved down here from Seoul on the 15th inat. We had a narrow escapa on the
to the Japanese Legation en route for the
begun
palsco between the Chinese
oil or opium passed through, the military Big billiard matches fapot stroke barred' the next are just now the fashion, and two big After having spent a day and a half at chief farmishod an escort to Long-kep I took the road, on the 11th station, and the owner of the merchandise contests are going on now. During tho July, for Bae-lo, with my escort of metu- | paid him for its protection upon its arrival. |game John Roberta junior made tho superb tainers and Annamite soldiers. This It is easy to see that there auxiliarios, so all round break of 322, thus beating the pro-An Eye-witness of the fighting in badly paid by the Government which omvious best all round, 300, made by Cook, in ploys them, are obliged, in order to supply 1881; and North, his opponent, mado 132 their needs, to extort money from the by consecutive rad losing hazards. bearers of merchandise, who are boliged Cook and Roberts are, it is said, oncoth.. Another foreign resident and I wont bave had it all their own way sa far, as the only left at rure intervals during the rest of to pass through the place in order to reach again to be matcheil for the championship. British Legation, at 1 p.m. At 3.30 firing French mon-of-war are concerned, and the journey to Langon. There are no vil- Hanoi. As no control really exists and This should be a good thing for the latter, these thres blockade 'runners are supposed ages throughout the entire cotran; it the merchante dare not demand justice as ho lately offered to give points to any to be steamers that cannot got out of their would, in fact, be difficult to establish vil- from the mandarins, who only dispenso it other player. ora way.Shanghai Courier.
Inges in this ocuntry, composed, as it is, of for its price in silver, the amount The following telegrams; are published by a mass of wooded hills, wild and savage, of trade lassens day-by-day, and the entire perhaps some of you would find it instru- population sales in consequence. Bac-letivo to perano Letters from Hell.' The the N.-C. D. Neus:-
eut up by ravince and water courses.
About six kilonistres from Lang-kep I has this become nothing more tha
Morning Advertiser says it should be read Tintain, 8th Jan., 7.15 p.m.---It is re- parted that the Chinese Government is halted at a small pust called Cau-son, a sort balting plass on the route, where the by every thinking mind. responsible for the arrival of the King of of mirador which commands the route, fac-traveller can scarcely find enough to re- Cozen and his family at Saan-hai Kuan. The Japanese Government has entered ang in this direction. This post, occupied protest against the King's captare, and the only by four or five Annuitos, is de- Moon has advised His pendent upon the chief of police at Lang Majesty's return to Cures.
The German oficer, General Pauli, husep: the guards there are armed only with left Tientsin, it is said, to accompany the lances. The road, after Can-eun, becomes King on his way to Seoul,
a mere path through the brushwood:-on Tentain, 9th January.-The Party now
victual himself for the next stago.
I often recommand you books to read and
and Jupauose troops; and we then thought that should the Japanese te defeated their Legation would not be a very safe place for us, and, besides, we might get into trouble. afterwards if we remained to resist the Japanese. So we escorted car people and servants (Japanese) through the streets u the US. Legation, passing through excited crowds all the way. But our rifles looked formidable, and kept the natives at a res- pectful distance. We reached our disting- tion in safety; but had we set out from
Japanese Legation half an hour later. we should never have got there. Indood four Japanese men who came with us, and who attempted to return at once, to their Legation, to assist in its defence, wern aur- rounded near the big boll, fed twner taur were killed. The other two came back during the evening, panting, having barely saved their lives. Thirty-five Japanese civilius, including one woman and three children, havo been killed in the streets, and in the country. At the attack on the palace, some
The English papers are commcuting upon the action of the whols of the English pop-
the I left Ban-lo on the 13th July, and; after alation of Calcaths refusing to pay their having crossed, in about one hour, a dozen respects at Government Horse. This re- chains of bills, by a very rough path, I fusal can only be taken as a reverend and found, for the cost of the distance to solemn protest against the mischief which Truong-khanh, a level and easy road, bor has been wrought by the unhappy origin in Corca has issued an ellicial statement the loft tows the Song-Thaung, which is, dered on either side by gentle hills dividing ator of the Ilbert Bill,
the country into a number of valleys, which clearly implicatig the Japanese Government however, u longer narigahla, but receives
It does not seem a year ago since I re- in the tragedy at Seoul, The conspiracy tlie waters of numerose rivulata. se prensturaly to light
At the appeared quite susosptible of cultivation.lated the determined riot at the Promenade 10th Jan. 2.14 p.in.Canards are Lying season of the heavy rains, then brooks On the left, a little more than half way, Concerts. The polics authorities do not is said the Chinese Commissioner, about respecting the Corean, trouble. It quickly become swollen and intercept the is passed a pile of rocks about 100 metros appear to possen auch good memories as the
Wu
of the Corean soldiers united with the Chi-
sore. The Japanese had two killed and
five or six wounded, the Chinese forty or
morning, however, about two o'clock, Constable Henry Baker, while on daty in & Police boat near Pedlar's Wharf, was fortunate enough to capture two tuon wha are suspected by the Polico.as being the culprite in all the rabbedes. At the hour named Baker heard cries of thief from cargo bout No. 44, lying just of Peddar's Wharf. On looking in the direction of the cargo host, he observed two men lure it hurriedly, and scramble into a small poot, and then row in the direction of Donglas Wharf as rapidly as they could. He im Smallpox is declared stamped out in Vicmediately gare pursuit, and his heat aue toris, but is spreading in New South Wales, ceeded in overtaking the robbers just as fresh cases being reported from the county their pant reached the wharf. On board
the punt the Conetable found one clock, Ta-chông, has applied for troope, and/assage for a day or two at a time. The high. These rocky hills are covered with rioters, The lattor, remembering whaf afty killed, the Coreane a great many blanket and a juckot, all stolen from the that the King of Curea is about to seuls road is very difficult for a Europe and underwood and crospecs and are watered real goal ovening's diversion they had last killed. Bloet of the killing in the streets was cargo boat. This foreno the un were telugo under protection of the Chinese above all for troops accompanied by artil by numbers of mountain rivulets, which
Government. All this is entirely devoid of lery and the matéria necessary on a cam-forma most picturesque cascadis; unfor. year on the small chance of being cuplared dɛno by Corcana. The greater part of the charged before Mr Wodehouse, found foundation.
and paying a peity fine the morning follow-palace has been burned. Most of the Japanese killed wore afterwards gtripped guilty, and sontenced to six months' hari
paign.
tunately, all this water is a holesome. ing, this year organized a concerted plan. and mutilated. One officer, by name The water throughout is unwholesome, These hills are inhabited by the Tho, ribe Mesting in large numbers they commenced Isubayashi, was in the country at the time and it is absolutely indispensable to pro- of mountaineers supposed to number about operations about nine o'clock and very set out for Secal with his young companion, with a military cadet, surveying. He at once vide oneself with a supply in advance, for 3000. Abunt two hours before rozching shortly hand and singers had retired preci-determined to reach the Legation or periaa. na far us Truong-Khanh nonu is to be found, | Truong-khanh, the limit of the province of
attacked by a Coman mob. Isobayashi kill. leader in possession of the conductors ed a07en of them with his sword, but they rain water might be collected.
búten, with which he directed the movemente were both killed. Their bodies were brought of his amny. The place was cleared after into Chomulpo on Saturday, and buried, many savere encounters with the polico, and country, on Sunday. Isobayashi's body was together with another endet killed in the the morning after some cidiealously small so mutilated that he was only recognized by well known mark on his temple. Even bis fines were levied by the magistrate before heart, ate, had been torn out whom half a dozen were brought.
On the nights of Saterday and Sunday, Flootric lighting in the streets is no far. the city was fearfully excited. The people wera marching about in orowds, armad ther advanced and the electric companies with gusa, spears, clubs, bows and arrows, ure all in a bad way. But I see that the etc., etc, and bonfires were burning Every Grst Avenue Hotel throughout the entire body was yelling. We at the Legations were up day and night armed to the teath, building, including sleeping apartments, is and posted on guard at the gates and
other
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
PASSED CANAL-Fevania, and Antenor, Tac. 23; Stentor, Dec, 29; Glenfiles, and Oopack, Juu 1.
The steamer Claymore left Singapore for
this part on the 10th inst
The S. S. Berenice laft Singaporo for this
port on the 14th inat.
The SS. Diomed left Singapore for this
port on the 16th instant.
The S. S. Gleneara left Singapore for this
port on the 16th instant.
DOOK MOVIMENTS--
Jabour each.
A FINE broke out about 1.15 p.m. to-day in a amall Chinese house in Taipingshau, No. 30 Market Street.
Very shortly aftur
CRICKET.
TAS HONGKONG C. 2. versus TELE OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND THE 'BUFFS.'
This match was continued this morning, as no habitation is to be soon at which the Bacninh is passed, and we onter that of Piately from the platform, leaving a ring by got as far as the gatos, but were
the alarm bells gave notice of the fire the the Officers having yesterday just saved Government and Volanter Brigades prothernaelves from following-their-innings by
By the time, however, that they had
one run.
I passed two hours in a smoky but of bamboo and mat, occupied by mountainoora who cortainly resembled briganda more
Jang-son.
After overcoming the difloaties encORIA=" tere just actor leaving Bas-le the journey becomes much more agreeable. The road
ceeded to the spot with their steam engines. The Club therefore went to the wicket at arrived upon the scene, their services the concernent of play this morning than woodcutters, the only house or is much better, being wider, and shaded for The Whampoa will leave the Kowloon were not required. The house, which was a and succeeded in putting together a total of hut which I found on the route for a considerable distance by spreading trees.
The Alexander Me Not will go to Kow.
loon Dock on Monday.
D
210, to which the principal contributors several kilometres. It is unly two hours
small two storpy building, used as Dock on Monday, The Pax will leave the Abordown Duck family dwelling, was pretty well enve-
on Monday.
loped in danes before the alarm was buth roof and floor had given way and falen in. In the meanwhile, however, the
H. B. M's gunhant. Swift left here this given, and before the enginea · arrived morning for Amay.
rived in harbour this afternoon, and re-
ports having left Saigon on the 11th instant,
Magas Jardine, Matheson & Co. inform
wors Dr Piko, 1; G. Grimble, 38; Rico,
3, and G. S. Guzon 26.
The Officers then handled the willow, but though certainly showing better form than Jesterday, only managed to raake & for the
wickets for 43 runs, bowling 70 balls.
before reaching Bas-le that the road agai becomes open; the Kills bordering it are lower sind quite bare. I found bore that I had crossed the first belt of auuutains.
I noticed, as far as Bac-le, numerou
(To be continued)
NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS,
(From our Correspondent.}
London, December 10.
A. merry Christmas and a good New Year illuminated with this beautiful light. This points. No cao slept, except about an
will be done in the future.
Without a lid to drop in and scald the hands, without u spout to melt off, without
a boltow to knock out or burn. This is
The origin of the fra has not yet bon/other side Prothero bowled 135 balls, tak vexalioris and sufferings. which the in- from friends at home a month too late. items are really unneccessary. us that this 8.8. Glengarn from Glasgow discovered. The value of the contents or /wg five wickets for t5 runs, and Lyne three babitouts have had to undergo since the oc- Hat that doocated appearence of the shops, of the bottom is more startling. A half more anxious, We had to conceal all the London, Penang and Singapore, left inga axceed $100, and the loss was not, permission of Col. Graves and the officers demand of the Annamite Government All oppoeratro of money in pookot' which ing the fire a better chanco, and the watering from the Coreane of the whereabonis
pore yesterday for this part.
Mrssng Butterfield & Swire inform us that
the O. §. 5. Co.'s Bleamer Dioned, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yea tarday (16th), and will be due here on the 23rd instant..
the house destroyed would probably not
understand, covered by insurance.
Ox the last trip of the Worley to the east coast of. Ferdosa, six hundred and fifty soldiers were landed in four hours, Tho steamer has gone on another trip. N. C. D. Neus.
TÓSOKONG ¿, e Scootud Laninga.
H. G. Rice, and b Prothero
4. f. Curoa, b J-akado
F. 9. ure, c Jarrett, ↳ Lyne,
C. U. Staty z Przienza, la Ligue, na
of the Japanese. We were all worn out
Only
Tas third heats in the Lawn Toquis police from No. 8 Station had laid hoses los,`of six wicke:s by gau-fire--The match traces of old rice helda and runed cabina. to you all. It seems but yesterday when is a distinot move forward and shows what hour or av at a time when-reliovod, We was therefore decided on the first innings, The sojourn of the rebels, who pillaged and I last wrote wishing you the season's greet
had sixty Coroan "soldiers · to guard the Championship will be played on Monday, on to two hydrants in the neighbourhood and the Club winning by 79 TUUR.
place, but we mistrusted them, and one burnt all around them at their leisure, badings of 1883, and yet twelve busy months and the final heat on Tuesday.
had stopped the spread of the flames, and
European had to be with the Corean guard On the Club side Hendry and Pike were driven all the inhabitants from this part of have fashed by. Christus is not yet upon
at each post, to prevent their getting out. eventually extinguished the fire, without for the most successful bowlers, the former the country. The traces of this pillage and us here. The Christmas cards and nura-
Further, we had another danger inside, The French cruiser Duguay Trouts arther assistance. The enginca remained up taking three wickets for 18 runa with 45 destruction became every day more and bors are out becane of the vast number of the description of the latest blug in kettles, two Lagations, we had about twenty-two Besides four Japanese soldiers lent to the on the ground, with steam up for about balls and the latter two wickets for 32 runs, more frequent. The sight of these han persons resident abroad who must not be Sening is believing and I have seen Legation, and we feared that the Corean other Japanese of both sexes in the U.S. an hour, ready to rundor assistance abould with the same nurahor of baller On the doned districts gives a fair idea of the neglected nor receive their festal offerings And if you think about it the first two soldiers might try to attack them.
On it be required.
The absence Monday wo wore roinforced by about twenty Chineso soldiers. This made us still
supation of the country by the rebels or by the wagon leads of Lolly and mistletoe, the scotion of the kettle contains no water, the Japanese men in one room, and the women The Band of the Buffs, by the kind those who were sent to expel then, on the fatted calf in the butcher's shop, the general metal being put diagonally across it, allow in another, and to watch the. Chinese to."
provent their wandering about, and foara..
of the Regiment, performed a choice selec who are acquainted with Cochin-China or everybody seems to have at Christmas, are boils in a few minutes. tion of music during the afternoon. Ap- Tonquin will readily understand how the still wanting. We have had mow. I was I was at a house last Sunday and Miss with patrolling, heavily armed, heavy ulsters and our pockets full of revolver and pended are to-day's scores :—
native holds on to his little bit of land, only talking yesterday to a gentleman from Fortescue had been staying thore the day rille cartridges.
evolver and however small it be; it la cere that he was Hereford, who allowed his imagination to previous. She has received £11,000, ont of
On Monday afternoon, the whole of the born, thore the grave of his ancestors, and run away with him, to such an extent that which she has to pay her costs. She order women and children in the centre. Japanese marched out of the Legation, in there that he wishes himself to rest. He be informed me that the snow fakes which speaks well of Lord Garmoyle, and says The troops kept up a Gre along the streets, only abondous it to force which is absolute had fallen there were as large as a shilling they would never have been parted had it to clear the road, wounding and killing and beyond all resistance.
or eighteen pence The Christmas num- not been for the pressure brought upon the many. No one attempted to stop them, except some Chinesa or Coresus in the China views with much satisfaction the bern are really excellent. Those of the athair by Lord and Indy Catron to thing palace who ired three shots at them in cannon, and also fired at them with mua. evacuation of all the old scattered villages | Graphic and Illustrated, as naual, are ton- the saparation about. situated near the frontier, and encourages derint in their colouring. The presentation Terriss, the handsome Romeo, has received ketry. Only one man was wounded by a ride bullet The whole of the Japanese, the inhabitants to congregate at the great pintares I doʻnt much care for. Truth is most deserved anpbhing for a very gre even the Minister and the women, were centres which are all some miles from her dover throughout, the etchings particularly. tuitous piece of insolenes which the letter walking. They left everything bahind, even money and valuables, having to fill borders-Triang-Khanh, Langion, Cao The advertisements are marvellous. It is below will explain --Bix, my attention has their pockets with ammunition. Shortly bang, and which are peopled principally by not possible at first glance to tell in the only just been directed to a paragraph that after they wore out of the city, it came on Chinose who are satumally the rulare over illustrations where the Christmas number appeared in a recent issue of the Era toto now, and snowed heavily for some hours. They had to tramp thought the this territory, still nominally Anumite, sods and the touting for businesses the effect that Mr Tetris of the Lyceum maw all night, but none were lost, and all A quarter of an hour before my arrival mences. Firms do not hesitate to use desired to state that he is in no way con- reached here next morning. The women. and children ward at once shipped off to at Bar-le I mat, six Chinese in long costs, Royalty for their purpose and the picture nected with the Miss Terriss new appearing Nagasakit. The Japanese lift the city ty without arms, who wished nis a welcome. of the Queen and Princess Beatrice sipping at the Court Thostro.. Will you allow me One of them informed nie that he was the Cadbury's Cocos Essence in life like
to state through your columns that I con- guarded by Chinese soldiore: These wore 50 or 60 carpenters with them, and these. military chlef of the guard of the district Homeward bounders, it is rather a far cry aider the assumplice, which la conveyed in made short work with the gate with axes. and that the visitors' house not being quite to 1897, but that will be a big year in the paragraph, that any possible good could All seems quiet now in Seoul. The comfortable, he offered me the Lospitality England. It is the jubilee year of Har scame to me through its being supposed skops are open, bat large numbers are of his house, the best in the place. Majesty'a reign. And if you are thinking that I am any connection of Mr Turriss's leaving the city. Nothing has been settled
Expecting, from the account given me of a trip westward about that time, hit the gross impertinence to say the last of it,
Jan 2nd.
Ma Beverly C. Mosby, son of Colonels. Wha-on has cleared for Chin- kiang, deeply laden, ny doubt with am- Mosby, and for some fine past vice Couent munition,We hear-she-goes-to-Klang- for the United States, left here to-day by yin to take in troops, and that she will the 8. S. Tatsany for Calcutta After a theo proceed to her mal destination in
trip through India and the East, Mr Moaby purposes returning to America.
A CONCERT will be given at the Temperance Hall on Tuesday next, the 20th inst, at 8.30 p.m., for the baneft of the funds of the Hall. The programme in not yet ready, but a number of our local amateurs, both ladies and gentlemen, have kindly offered to take part in the performance.
Messes Slemesen & Co, inform us that the DD. R. 8. S. Feronia will leave Singapore for this port to-morrow, the 38th inst
Formosa Shanghai Mercury.
We learn that the salving of trosaure from the wreck of the alyson last year may shortly lead to litigation between Captain Vincent and the owners of the Shanghai Tugboat Association, the former claiming the money which was recovered by a diver with the aid of a tugboat.—N,-0. D. Neus.
A CORRESPONDENT writing from- Mount Gambier, South Australia, to a London paper says:--"The ' Hallelujah Isaten' of Adelaide have been going in for trances. lately. One young lady, whon in that interesting condition, en coming to her Bezes once mura, made the startling an
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ILE. Angier, not out,
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OFFICERS OF THE XAYE AND BUFFS,* * Beoord Innings,
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Police Intelligence. (Before I B., Wodehors, Esq.) Saturday, January 17.
the West Gate, as the South Gate ves
A Commisaon has arrived from Japan Two battalions of troops and four men
We have received from Messrs Adamson,nouncement that she had been in the Bell & Co a card almanso of The Fire realins above. She said that they showed
shelves labelled, and here was a very bae has been five times previously convicted in fair sized village, I was surprised to first, to take your part in the rejoicings, to my own name, whereas Mr Terriss has as. They also showed her the warps, the Hongkong Police Court, was this turn-distover that Bacle consisted only of Eren now the waheme for the festival is, his being merely a nom de theatre H. B. M's ourretta Champion, Commander which were made of gold and pissed in ing found guilty of having stolen a small eleven or twelve bamboo and mud being talked about, Amongst other things Yours faithfully, Florence Terris Court ▲ 1. Povlett, arrived here from Anoy racks with their coming owner's name quantity of
man who is als fre, cabins, situated on a small plateau, which i a monster fair in Hyde Park and a whole Theatre, this afternoon.
son, the one army from Gourge Rober
Insurance Association, Limited' of London, her the erowns, which were lying on Patrick Muldooney, an Irish seaman, who by the Doi of Bao-ninh, to find at least a time off so that you arrive about June the mero especially as I hare. a distinct right anquire into the ssaarres in Seoul,
attached to thom
of was having arrived from Japan, our tora of Ohemulpa looks like seat Thare are also Rusian, English, and Ara rican war-resaola berec–NO, D. Neus,
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