1885-01-23 — Page 3

No. 6707-JANUARY 23, 1885.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

Polios Intelligence. (Before H. E.. Weichowas, Esp.) Friday, Jan. 23.

ALLEGER THEFT OF BAW OF JA.

Some time between last night and this should pick up the throads and put his morning a mat dealer's shop, situated at finger upon the blots of China's condition No. 94, Queen's ILoa:l Contral, was entered in a manner which confires an arch that by burglars, and four bales of mats, valued, loe bean written during the last fifteen or at 865, wore stolon. The robbery was dis- twenty years. There is this other con-

and a half later, one of the men suplayed first in The Times and then in a handy in the shop, who had been sent out to seo separate form, will cirtainly tend to a if he could find any trace of the stolen pro-tract the ntisation of the commercial porty, discovered the bales in Teung Hing world to the field which the opening up of conducive to longevity and give to life amtear kindly consented to sing such originals being copied by clerks to be Wotton and Denzott, appeared to prosecuto. bamboo condrita

rovered at six o'clock, and about an hour sideration that the publication of the lotte whim, the lawyer who delights in micrus-brilliancy and case of their execution, which mission of land if a system for filing of 20084, and two seamen, were charged with cussors, was at the time of my visit engaged.

A CORRESPONDENT, in the Shen Fuo of 10th January, gives the following particulars of

come out of this and other kindied alloria.

That.

CRICKET.

arrested the prisoner by instructions from thuong, good to drink near Lang-kop, is bad the Captain Superintendent of Police, and above that point owing to the brooks which that he searched and found nothing on run into it being poisoned by the minerals board the junk, the case was remanded un- til to-m

A ROW IN A BOARDING HOUNG. Constantin William Huberbe Klerkx, a runner for Lamon's boarding home, was charged, on a samana, with having com mitted an assault on a seaman nanied Donald Matheson.

the defences of Port Arthur. Thero are 10 battalions--my 9,000 tron, armed with Of course the great obstriction to the pro- Mauer rifles; two batteries of steel, brece-gress of China in the lack of moans of cem- loading, Krupp guns. Along the shore are munication; and Mr Colgaheun naturally five fors made in Europonn style, euch reiterates the complaint. Liltile can be done, armed with 4 25-ton guns worked by ma-

ho says, until proper comununications are chinery. Inland aro 4 batterica, each

opened. At every place he visits the samo *Longswon the toss and went first to mounting 6 40 pounder Krupp guns, built statement holds good. Good roads, so the wicket, the juninga Irating till close upon under the supervision. of Gorman officer.

railway, andy steamers for the rapida, a gun fire. Captain Maturia, who was the There are also two floating batterica, 4 iròn

better system of financing, and more second waan in, carried his lat out after clads, large corvettes, 4 torpedo ressol, honest taxation,--unit you have the ma-making the splendid score of 10. This was and 2 mosquito gunboats. The men are in terials of untold development for China not done however without giving several a high stats of efficiency and eager to fight. Mr Colquhoun thinks that there is no great chances. Hendry added a useful 10 and An English military man daring carefully diffenity in the way of constructing a rail- Stuart 26. The bowling of the Shorts examined the works, garotas his opinion that it would take a land forge of 6,000/ #ay fronx Tientsin to the South, 700 miten was decidedly botter than their fielding this piece in capital style, to the crident pray Jour Excellency and the Legislative | out in money úsposit of $20.

which was at times very loose.

againa il.

-

wickels

The

We append the score at the 'Longa"

TE TADEN.

U. Bar, How, Comber,

3. 4. 6, Hendry, Libogel, 1. Dangligh, ............ 40 Digit, abateria, aut pate

1

W. O. Lyse, N., Cirimble,

W. Wasar ke, b Dabulist..

C. But, b thimble,

1. W. Dreeks, H., felurile, li Danglish,

B. 11. Milioni, le Grumble,

A. G. SœÂ3, à 12hstan, .........

H. E. Without Wil......

A. E. Stoics, e thorium, 1 Wilson,

H

s of

(Signed by 48 of the leading residents and landowners of Hongkong.)

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

it was nil over. Defandant, however, went

ult wven

THEFT ON A TURKEY

Foochow

(From our Corresponulent,)

18th January.

and the detritus of the forest.

I was very well received at Truong-khanh, The two mandarins, both Chiness and An-

norite, allowed me full liberty during the twenty-four hours of my stay there and furnished me with all the provisions which I required. It was the only place on the route where I was not annoyed by a most palpable apetem of espionage.

fect, a following of some historical will-o'-tartainment in itself. The hoartient thanks and the difficulty and in some cases the

Thuong-khank suffer much from the un he-wisp, or what not-only let it be of all there present are due to the able pro impossibility thus occasioned in tracing and labour of love. The tanker who devotea fessional gentleman and the highly talented ahtaining production of such of the Title

wholesomeness of the water oblained thote: his old hour to beo-keeping, the mochanie lady for inaking such a splodd composi- Deeds aa relate to the whole of the Crown

Two Quan-plus in four years died from who takes up a line of philosophy, the thou known, whilst the performers are Lot or Section he foro such division, it would

lovers contracted by drinking the bad water. merchant who indulges & stock-breeding worthy of the very highest credit for the greatly facilitate and cheapen the trang-

Siu Yong-fan, master of junk No. The present officer, wiser than his prede. Copy, the bookkeeper with a fancy for in acidum surpassed.

cupies of all Deeds which have how to for music theso are the men who do not Mr Hirst was not given, ar that gontlonan legalized either by duplicate copies of sath about the 16th Jan., off Green Island. acronautice, or the brcker with a passion The song which was to have beos sung by "be registered in the Land Office were having stolen 8 balls of raw opium on or in preparations for supplying the village become drudges, and who continually grew was authoring from indisposition, but a well deeds being loft with the originals or by Mr. Wood, from the Ofice of Messrs with water of a paror nature by moans of in moral stature. Such. diversions are known

The water of the Song- song in place of Me Hirst. It was noticeable appointed for the purpose, sudi oficial Inspector Cradock having stated that he azost that the possible rewards of com- that this Lano, Praya West. Information was given China would furnish to the enterprise of hercial or professional or recipical in- song sullerud accordingly, tu ondoren cupies to be t-ken and received as evidence The rendering of the originais, and if certified copies of to the Police, and ten men have been ar-English and other foreign merchants. The dustry do no afford. And these diversions of aeroral passages with a flarest voies was the memorials of all such deeda ae have rested and charged with being concerned in pervading tone of the brochure leads to

aced not be followed as a purely recreative apparent, and it was evident to all that this already bean registered warn (lass and matter but earnestly at arduously, with fine singer, who is deservedly regarded as except so far as they should be proved to the robbery.

this much-desired result; and appearing as tho purpuse of securing important results, one of our best local tenors, was not in his inaccurate) to be taken to be sufficient it doos at this juncture, when so much personal and otherwise, though they will anal form.

evidence of the deed and of the dus excoa- attention is absorined by the political comprove, recreative navertheless, The_Cur- The solo on the violin was played by Hoertion thereof go far as the same were excRI-

von Wille, who had choson" 'Iturorie' by plified the memorial, plications, it is to be hoped that goor may

Dancia for the occasion. This gentleman VI. Your said petitioners also discussed is well known to hau musical circles of several other points of practice and proce- Hongkong as the first executant upon the dure, and came unanimously to the conclu. 'LONGS' VERSES SHORTS,'

violin in the colony His nastery of

of the sion that without the aid of stato legislation Matharenand another seaman med John A match between members of 5 ft 10 in. instrument is so complete, and bis remark: nothing effectual could be accomplished to Lucas averred that defendant, on Blatheson and ever in height and those under 5 ft. 10. able bowing is so perfect, lust ho alimons warda roseuing the land question of the going into the dining-room on the 20th was coressenced this afternoon on a capitulis fully maintained his reputation by his tangled position.

causes the violin to sponk, and last evening

from its present hopeless and en- inst., asked him what was the matter with

bin. Matheanu replied by asking defend

The Chinoso ohiof had received orders wicket.

exquisits rendering of the piece, to which

The the audience listened almet with breathless ordinateu has been prepared by your said fendant then hit him in the mouth and with twenty of his men's so when I had accompanying draft formi. of ant what was the matter with him. Do- from Lang son to sacort me to the capital attention. If howevor Horr von Willa will petitioners after exreful consideration and they had a souffle, at the end of which Mú allow us to give hit a friend's hint, we will regard to the special nature of the require then and he would give in, and they then teken leave of the Quan-phu X started from get that his style would be even remoto of the practice of conveyancing in the shook bands, and Mathieson concluded Troung-khanh, with a regular cortége; pictive bat for his almost excessivo, sild- Colony. VIIL

I-If an Ordinance to the proposed upstairs and returned immediately with a twenty Chinese soldiers with trumpets, for the interral of ten minutes, the 3- efect wow prasod your said petitioners have chab, with which he knocked Matheson guns and flags, the chief on horseback, and coud part of the programme opened with no hoitation in saying that it would be a down and helaboured him, and bruised him behind me the ten Annamite soldiers from Mozart Overture The Magic Bluto,' ar rusged for four players on two pianos,

groat relief to a large majority of land own- ers and would materially facilitate dealings The case was romanded until Tuesday, to Danish in charge of the baggage. I had The same gentleman who gave Fulclip at with lands in this Colony:

allow complainant to be examined by the wished to do the journey from Truong- the commencement of the court rendered Your said petitioners thereforo humbly Colonial Surgeon. Defendant was allowed khauh to Lang-son ia one stage, but found in length, which would reduce the journey

enjoyment of the house This overture Council to introdinge u Ordinance to the

it would be impossible with so much en- men and a powerful floot to do anything of 42 days to vao of 2 or 3. Ard ro-

The Shorts' commenced their innings, was followed by the recitative and romance nove effect, and your petitioners will ever

cumbrance with me, to arrive before night Rend's Daughter. This pretty wong pray, &c. *King

Chun Ayan admittal having stolen a ferring to this subject he mentions a point sending in Lloyd and Dauglish, and whons sul

Was wull sung by Mrs Fraser-Smith, who

(Here are appended the signatures of turkey from the cook-house of Mr w. I therefore stopped, about four and a half

all the Solicitors in Hongkong) La Aon, the man who was committed for on which we had occasion to remark the the stamps were drawn had two dit great erudit to the song, although the

Lerge's house in Seymour Terrace yester hours march from Lang-son, at the hamlet pitch of a few of the highest notes 8007.ICL

day afternoon. He was seen by Mr Legge'a of Cut. This is an insignificant place trial at Le Supreme Court on suspicion of other day. He says: A for words must budowa for the same number of rans.

Beyonal the

Fange and natural compass

Wo the undersigned residents and land-gaidoner to take the turkey, and run off being concerned in the double murder at said on the most important question of match will be continued tomorrow her voice." song was followed by the owners of the Colony of Hongkong having with it. He was pursued by the gardener. containing about a dozen huts and Grand Fantaise Le Mois, of Thalberg, read the foregoing putition are advised and and ultimately caught by a lutong. Hea bousu for travellers convenient enough Tent Tez-mui in November last, was this Bnancing, for imperial loans on reprodus.ing.

reidered as a piano solo by Professor firuly believe that if its prayer be granted was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment for passing a night at morning hrought up before Mr Justice tive works will bo a necessity if railways are

The vil nuviet. The perforinanen of this piese the effects will be of a highly beneficial na- with hard labour. Russoll and formally discharged from to be carried out un any monde. Ai prosent

lage was formerly of some importanod gave the audience one more proof of the tore to the large body of resilents who have Big pridor of the Professor's talents as a interests in, and will greatly facilitato deal-

but now its two-terraces of houses have been custody. The Registrar of the Supreme the wasteful system hitherto adop ed han

ansicion. The nuly quiable that coul: beings with, lands in this Colony. been the negotiation of paltry loans, ar- Court, Mr Ackroyd, explained that no

destroyed by the rebels, who have, every against the piece is that it is stao- criminal information in the case had been ranged sometimes through the moliun óf

what lengthy, but all womens was

time they were driven out of any place oc "by the splendid interpretation. Curriched

espied by them, set fire to the housca" Aled by the Attorney General, who did not individuals whose canners, to say the

this very difficute piece, and by the enforest think be should be able to prove the least, is unnecessary, and brings no credit,

admiration of the powers of Endurones and

The sunkes gun-russel Yi Xing has been before leaving. No traces remain of the That this case should Dorrowed for a few your, auder unnsecs.

and nimbleness of movement of the Pro- prisoner's guilt.

raised and is now boing repaired on the former Annamite habitations except the fessor's lingers as we listened to the theute, have fallen through in such a manner and sary restrictions, the policy is a hond to

with it lightning-lila variatious, which were

patent slip at tho Arecaal, Tas Fal-po ia raise of some walls of mad and stone sur- The rouse- the ends of justice been so completely mouth and epondthrift oue.

in some cases sustained for fuil five minutes

out of does and lies of the Arzenal. She rounding sonia broken down forts. without the slightest

rost ur in Luger

JAKO

looks much as boforo, though a slight bend On the morrow I left Cat and proceeded ing When the piece was finished the andi-

in her lines marks whero her back was towards Lang-son by a road which is now M. SAUVLET'S CONCENT AT ST.

once felt strongly inclined to shout Bravo, ANDREW'S HALL

This morning the Puise Judgonentenced broken when she ran ashore near Limpon.thing more than a pathway out along the for the Professor, and several enthusiasts did so. After this brilliant performance the teacher found guilty beho new vessel, which was on the stocks sins of the bills, the lower slopes of Yesterday evening, the community tarn

fore him on Wednesday last. Part Boug Warum bist slu

Food' was

when the French destroyed the Arsenal and which are terraced and cultivated, with ed out in force to attend the grand evening sung by four gentlenen amateurs. T'10

Half an hour's inarch from Cat concert of Mous. Sauvlet, and although nging of this piece was a decided im

The firet prisoner brought up was Cheangad some seventy holes made in her by rion the numbers present spoke volumes for the reflected much credit on the Ip, who was found guilty of having stolen French shells, has been launched. She is surmounted a hill from which I ob

and singers, expectatione raised by the programuro1 and

a blanks: from a tea shop, and who said ho named the Bing Hai, and ia, I believe, tained a good view of the surrounding The last item of the programinu was a

was a leper, and that he was driven to steal

Well from the same model as 'No. 24, which country. To the right and left of the road what was known of the talent of the porno solo by M. Sauvlet. The solo eco-

His Lordship said to keep himself alive. slated of two pieces, MANDALAY (through Thayely) 20th formers, it is not too much to say that the Dupon and the other written by Manor from this butt, and besides that ha pontoons are being made in the river op- tarren ranges which form the watershed..

one composed by

there was no doubt prisoner hud stolen the was amk on the 23rd August last. Two the prespast in limited by a sucession of eubor.-Authentic news Las been re- concert as a whole was a great succes and Sauvlet. The former called Plus de

was found with a knife and à chisel on his ceived that Blano has been captured by wali merited the confidance placed in it. skilfully readused in good style by

Mai

Was a light pleasing piece and was Kingkweli, a Chinese Chief commanding We have attended many concerts in Hong-pianist. The second piece was a gavotto 300 Chinese troops, on the riglish irastunt.

one and was played by special request.

It is a Lecaastal is shortly expected. Kachiyoons kong, but fail to recollect any only entered the town after the Chinese which cutshone that of last evening, 1 porrect gem of bright fantastic music, 11 tonco of the Court now was that hu bo kept good faith, that the huge black boxes the route and empty themaziva into the

of light and movement, but those ainong

at penal servitude for three years. it. The Chinese are establishing tock

were to be towed to White Fort and used river Song-ki-oung, which passes Langaon To-DAX the Police were successful in cap-Governant in the northern villages, and M. Sauvlet deserves great praise for the the audience who have heard the Professor turing a couple of Chinese belonging to a states that Blame will now be tributary to perftctness of his arrangements, and is under this charming morset before must

as a defence against the Frock skips. The and flows in the direction of Okina by the gang of swindlers who have, during the China. Foreigners are Leing rated well to be congratulated on the thorough and evening. We were pleased to see the braid that His Lordsaip could do what and wall near Round Iskind fasugs, neighbourhood of the frontier. The maga

bevn slightly

Cheung Afuk, guilty of satching a disappointed with it lust

woman's errings, was next sentenced. Chiness are run up a long crenellated Chiness profecture of Laengcliau, in the past few days, cebesfully robbed several by the Chinese who notify their pacific well-deserved success which crowned his fiant little compusition winning pupularity

intentione towards all but the Burmese, honest Chinese traders. The trick by The african missionaries were fired upon carts. The concert opened with the perish it for the benefit of the community. In out of prison for any length of time since

with him.

His Lordship This it, I suppens, the result of the made by the Chinese and the natives, give said the prisoner had scately been formanes of Beethoven's overture Fidelio. conclusion, we must record our deliberate 1871. There were tou previous convictions Sher-pee, and published in your paper of the currents. There can, however, bono

· Rules for Warfare, translated from the ao indication of this change in the direction Tho piote wae arranged for eight hands on pinion that the entertaiment

provided 200

against him. It was very lucky for him two pianos, and must have proved a pleas! Just evening for the delectabios a tu com- that the woman's ears were not torn, and time ago, The wall is, however, doubt that none of the streams of water

munity was of an uncauuly high order ing novelly to many present. The pisce for the colonice, nud was, taken as a whole, that her persun had not beeu injured. If only a foot or so thick! The forts at Lammet with after leaving Cut go to fend as a whole, her cars had been torn prisoner would have poo are now being finished off with chunar. the rivers which flow through the Delta. way rendered with spirit by Messrs a billiant sugross. In sothe points we have

to criticize

been sentericed to bu flogved. The sentence somewhat Sanvlet, Lammert, Sangster, and Schön-bong, to this in a seat was that he be kept at peaal servitude for they look very pretty, but how much would The Song-ki-cung belongs to the China berger; and so perfect, was the move. night contributed on largely to make lite five years.

be lufe of thong after half an hour'a canno-system and carptics itself, so the Gloverter: A Blue-book has been published at Berlin ment and time of the music that, in the East pleasant wil, se hope. whether

of Lang von informed mo, into the streams uding is another matter, THE EXTORTION ERA, which status that the establishment of dressed, and wear an ominently respect additional consulates and incansofoxcept for the greater volume of sound buy be gentlemen or ladies, take the

It is said here that the Chinese are which connect with the main river which Chu Aleny Lasa Asam, Choi Alru, and remarks we have felt it right to make in able appearance, and the shopkeeper nsuslly display of strength on the part of Germany it would have been difficult for a good part, recognizing that no goull can

To Alin, the chair coolies who were found pouring men, arma, and money into Formosa passes Carton. This river has its souros placca implicit confidence in him. Having dum from Consul Stubel is also published in Polynesia are imperative, A memoran-

blind man to have realized that the casnic from inorg weak points and that guilty of having extorted a watch, a bangle by way of the Pescadores. The detir, now among the chains of mountains which bars.

811 in the employ of Mr

Both in chosen the rticle, he tells the shopkeeper with refurenco to Anglo-Australian compe

is the vesential duty of a grilu to dis- $5 from

Colin, by means of he is employed in a foreign hong and aska tition in the German trade. ----

tinct pianos. The second tour was a part-night's performance is but the forotustehen

naked if arciors and a Taotai of two from here to end begins to be navigable where it loavon. him to send one of his men along with hin

song intitled 'Come ailent crening, and of many an enjoyable evening which the they had anything to say why sentence of was rendered by six well-known gentlemen combined energy, enterprize and talent the Court should but be passed upon them, the South. The braves' have of late been the sub-prefecture of That-Khe, midway

of our musicians, both amateur and pra-Chinesa view of the case they had done nother to the Anshurage.

the first prisoner said that nocording to the trying to preas foreign cargo-boats to take between Langson and Cad-bang,

Captain Low

The journey from Catto Lang-son, though. amaicurs. The impression of the perfect fessional, will furnish the community.

thing against the suah, time and movement of the last piece was

Hie Lordship according to the English, Baal is still in Fuochow, and, as all for mountsiness, is easily done on foot or on still se strong that it was impossible not to LAND REGISTRATION IN view of it you have been guilty of an offence eigners hope, will probably escape being horseback but the road is very narrow. notice that the observance of time by the

HONGKONG.

for which you are liable to three years' pe- -The following-is-du-jutton-of-the-sell susitude. Thuse by

English law, and not gooil unthority for asserting that the banish by the rice cultivators but the houses are Legislativa Council on Wednesday Chiness law. You took advantage of the ment to the post roads mane nowadays, numerous and do not form villages, only To the Hon. she Legislative Council of knowled, you had, in order to gut from for a man with a little money, merely a few the place on the route, Tam-tai, having any

this woman the money she gave up to you, Henglong The Humble Petition of the Undersigned 5, the watch and the bangle, on condition years enforced residence in a comfortable claim to the title. There us finds

that you kept the whole thing quiet. You house at Kalgan, where thera is said to be few buts grouped together inhabited by SHEWETH,

know you were doing wrong; and you

Annamite mountaineers.

defeater is certainly moat unsatisfactory.quence is that there is a series of tem- At the opening of the case at the Police poraty loans, got with liftenlty, and at a Court, twenty three prisoners wore pas in high rate of inter

of interest, instead of a proper dock, many of whom wore at least wit-national debt, procured at a reasonable AFBRER of the horribla tragedy enacted on the rato."-

www.m

hillside at Taat-Taz-mui. Yet though The little book is published by Messrs almost all the residents of the neighbour-Field and Taer, London, and can bu had hood know the particulars of the story, the at Metarz Kully and Walsh's hers. whole machinery of what is generally sup- posed to be a most afficient department, the Hengkeng Police force, has failed to bring home the charge of complicity in the crino to any one prisoner. That there has been bangling somewhero is apparent.

which these robberies - woto effected is tot twice by the Burmese troops, a new one in this Colony, but it seems to have been played with more than usual sunning and smartness. It as follows: One of the gang goes to a respectable shop, generally doing an extensive business, and kodesta koma article, frequently of consider, able value, for purchase.. Ho is always voll

with the article selected to obtain payment. The unsuspicious abopkooper agrees to this

Loxtos, December 11. Towards the ex- ponses of the great Colonial exhibition to bo hold in 1856, the Choodian Governmont have guaranteed £10,000, and Now South Wales £5000. The Cape Government will probably quantos £2000, /

Ma. Sinith, the secretary of the California Agricultural Society, was very busy when

at once, and the swindler and the shopman he was approached by a granger who desir proceed to the foreign hong. On arriving ed to talophone to a down-town store. There's the telephone; go and help your

1. Hugh, ober,

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Total

late been

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before the How; J. Ritsseli, Priisue. Judge,)

Friday, Jan. 23.

SENTENCING OF PRISONERS.

THE IMPRONTOCS LEPEN,

person, and he had also been found guilty posite the Ewo Jelly for the purpose of It is here that the basin of the Red River tenced to two years' hard labour. The sou-chorage. I was told by a Uhinaman, in all unus. once before the Supreme Court and en-raising ships and guns at Pagoda Au-eases and that of the Chinese rivers comi

Sevonal mountain stresus

wald pub

le

liked

for itebli, and wish the Professor would

severe strain,

il

A RECKLESS DRIVINAL

cross

harmony was the joint product of two discriminate. We sincerely trust that last then placed in the dock. 3, wora at Pagoda Anchorage, is to take more der the Tarkiness, province of Quang-yen

there, a confederate of the purchaser id the secretary. The yeayor singers was faulty, whilst the rendering of tara and laud owners procuted to the Colony are bound whoare in this Beat to the pustyosida. By the way, I have Thu hills which are traversof are inhabited

big

succeeds in dropping into the hong, accidproached the instrument tater timidly, entally as it were, just as the goods arrive, eyed it cautiously for a few moments, and the song was somewhat spiritless. The asks the purchaser if he has got the articles then, taking a plece of paper, wrote a mess-

Jestive season which is now rapidly closing age. He then rolled up paper dod required, obtaïne possession of them, and tried to push it into the aperture in the has doubtless proved a severe tax or ad! then directs the shopman to accompang transmitter, Falling in his attempt with members of Hongkong musical circles, the first swindler to another foreign hong finger, he took his loud pencil sad jam and no pertaps some excuse must be made.

med whore payment will be made. The first With an air of satisfaction he took his seat The third pieco was a sale on the piano

it in, destroying the vibrating board.

2010 swindler and bis dupe proceed as directed and awaited a reply. After about ten by Monsieur Sauvlet. As he played the

minutes he became discouraged, and think to the second foreign. hong. Here the ing ke perhaps had not sent the natasage ou Piece, Beethoven's Scrata in C. Flat, swindler tell the shopman he must not the right line ho wrote another and janimed exeuntion was attentively watched by the enter the house as it is a foreign long, and it into the band telephone, and, tu nuke audience, who exhibited the greatest in instructs him to wait for a few minutes un- ball in a rifle. He again sat down, and toreat, well appreciating the musical treat til he returns, which he promises to do in a after waiting nearly half an hour became they were receiving. So well is the talent few minutes. And while the shopman discouraged at getting a reply, and, thank of M. Sausiet known to, and appreciated ing the secretary for the use of the tele-

site work, ho rammed it home as he would

Petitioners.

Un descending the last hill before reach-

woman if the matter a brought to his officials with their wives and fazailies. Mying the citadsl of Lang-son I was received kuuw your master would dismiss the regular suburb inhabited by disgraced knowledge. You took advantage of this informant had been at the capture of

enrich yourself,

First Frisoner:-She gave the things up Mauus by Tao Trung hung and had bitself voluntarily.

aurred of the wind that has been

His Lolabip-This is the first case that

brought to the knowledge of the Court;

travelled by the post roads.

TONG-KING.

by the Land-binh, whom the Governor hat

scht to moct me to invite me to come and lodge at the citadel in the dwelling of the Quan-an daring my stay in the provides.

Quotations. HOXOKONG, January, 23.

waits, the swindler passes through the ier phone, walked out, remarking that he by, the community that it seema aceless one could technical point of view, practi conjunction with the Chief Justice, and the received there by the Qaan-phit, who, being OPICM-New Patna, carb... 597/600

fore the Court to-morrow,

and Futurs prospects of China. The little

ble a

as a prolection to vendors, are apt to

mere

e suticitors constitutie the whole body of 1.That your petitioners the undersign solicitors in the Coinny of Hongkong.

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very langu namber (it is be lieved majority) of the titles to land in the Colony have, for various reasons, during the existence of the Colony, fallen into a most complicated and entangled con.. dition, so much so that there are, as your said petitioners have experienced, a very in which persons have used their powers FROM HANOI TO THE PHONTIER OF KWANG-SI great number of titles which, thought in this way, viz., to extract money from possibly so far good in the sense that no persons who have been guilty, of immora

When 1 arrised at Truong-khanh I was i I have considered the thing in dispossoss their owners thereof, |lity. eiga hong, which has always two entrances, would not give a continental for the to remark that the interpretation of the are, from a and disappears. Four charges of swindling machine anyhow-Sucrammte Record,

three movements was most masterly in cally bad in the son of their not being sentence of the Court is that the first and informed of my arrival, bad come out to as they should be, titles which a Cours of third prisutzers be kept in prison at had mest me, accompanied by the chief of the by this means have been ledged against the

every detail.

Of the fourth, picce, the Equity would forme un an unwilling labour for two months. I have considered two man arrested, and others are expected A GOOD deal of interest was, says the song 'La Serenata de Braga, we regret we purchaser.

the fact that you have been in prison for a Chinese auxiliaries, and preceded by two to be made. The zach will be brought be Queenslander of the 18th Decr., shown on cannot speak so highly. The song was sung of land in the Colony hase become to a sentenced to three months unprisonment, lances and bearing blue and red flags. The III.-Owing to these facts the transfers month, so that practically, you have been trumpeters and some soldiers, armed with board the flagship at the regatti on Wed. by one of our most appreciated lady large extent difficult, if not, indeed, on becued the dock, and demanded mandarin told me that he had prepared

you were really the active parties; nesday in Captain Drevar's demonstrations amateurs, who was accompanied by the open contrasta, impracticable undertakings you Wz have received a brochure entitled Tas of his rough-and-ready life-saving sp. first of our local performers op the rilinderaanding strong guarding conditions of the

Practically all of you are paratos In less than twenty minutes ho

limitatione opening of China; Siz letters reprinted constructed from a cask, two pairs of oxra and piano. Accordingly suuewhat high sending purchasere aur prejudice a distinction. The second and fourth are forms a redcube, with bastioned walls, armed

on sales, which, however valua squally guilty, butt

at the first and third were lodgings for me at his own house, and from The Times on the Present Condition and

active than the other tro, and I make thither I went. The phu, or Residence, few pieces of pooring-case timber a float in which Mrs. Drowar was able to stand expectations were entertained, but un the buildings, or where the contract is an sentenced to six weeks' hurd labour. without inconvenience or danger. Captain fortunatoly the audience experienced some open one, such as by letter, as so many are,

There was a large number of Chinese in/ with swival guns maaked bohind a screen Bank, Wire, book is merely a reprint of half a dozen of Drover himself took pasanges in another disappointment as it listened to the ronder the result, as "the experience of the lust Court, and, bis Lordship, through the in- of interlaced bambous. The guard of the Mr A. R. Colquhoun's letters to the great cash, which had been fitted with boards to ing of the beautiful piece. We wish to be three years conclusively proves, infrequent terpreter, sald :--I want every body to post is limited, as at Bac-lo, to Chinese organ of Printing House Square-with prevent it rolling over in the water, end in

clearly understand that

this may though short introduction by Mr S. E. Lonttit, materials and tools ordinarily available on criticism; but it must be confessed that ties above and your said petitioauro, at a and charged with and connected of a similar to be very wealthy; he was born in this 4:208i[y; he done with fair and impartial yet lenient in our IV. In consequence of the legal difficul. not be considered an offence against Chiness ausiliaries, whe number ebout sixty. Their but it is a good thing to have ablated board ship. Taking the other float in tow, this piece was not a success; the accom- meeting lately held by them, considered offence the punishment would be very province and had always been in the ties above referred to attaching to transmis law that any parties brought forward here chist, named Hoong phuc-tacons, appeared reprints of important articles on Chins, and propelling himself by means of a dog- As a sensible and outspoken comment upon and two tin plates, he proceedle paniment was perfectly rendered except the whole question and the mode that much moro sovore, Prisoners knew it was

ble paddle, composed of a broom the conditions and prospects of the Chinese titrer in his strung craft, to the bed anally one that it might have been a little softer would to beat in the publie inferunt to contracy, to Ragist. law to donand money Azanite service. He seemed to be a very

remiody. V.At the same meeting your said pa- Empire, it is of great interest; and as the var holds the handsouu silver medal of the in good condition, in several places sang ditioners unanimously passed the following wages his master was dus him, to aand

derment of the spectators, Captain Dra- but the lady, whose volen was

One of the prisoners said he wanted the points to which the waiter most particularly Fisheries Exbibition of last year, awarded out of tune, bat this, doubtless, was dus to resolutions

home to the country. directa attention are those with a som for life-saving apparatus, and, as he big nervousness rather then musical error.

(1.)-That in order to assimilate the law

His Lordship said he did not know what mercial and tradal bearing, mercantile British Chantel, it cannot be doubted that serenade was that of the ronde for

tested his ideas in the open waters of thes In strong contrast to the saccess of the of property in this Colony to that now in their master would do about that, and prix

two force in England and to facilitate the truns-soners were then removed, men here and at home would do well he can teach our seafaring me some useful pianos by Chopin, played by Mrs Just and fer of land is the Colony it is very desirable carefully to note ita contents Mr Colqu lessons in this direction.

M. Sauvlet This was most assuredly the that the Imperial Acts known as the Real HE DOUBLA MURDER CASE→→NO INFORMATION hoan, whose career now seems to be that of

gem of the Concert. We have had the Properly Litation Act 1874 and the a pioneer of commerce, kas undoubtedly It is woll that a man, the injor portion of in different parts of the world who were ar-

good fortune to have heard many musicians Vendor and Purchaser Act 1874 should be Li On, who was committed for trial on a is in timbor, which is sent up to Langson, Do

extended to this Colony o fer us the pro-charge of being concerned in the double but some business is also carried on in THERMOMETER? had exceptional fucilities for compiling in- whose life must from the setual necessitistes of the first rank, but we never enjoy visions of the same are applicable.

with under which occurred at Test Tez Mul, a cottons and medicines. The place is sur

Do this morning formally discharged. HisLond- last evening by the brilliant execution and ecssary. denis. It may be said that there is little ting, should cultivate some specialty by faaltiesa interpretation of what is perhage (2)That having regard to the mausertion had been filed against him, because that is now in the articles, but it is a alg pursuit, a study of some branch of art, Chopin. This piece alone, as rendered by have been ad ay still being divided into not be able to prove his guilt. Therefore, of the population. Though otherwise an way of diversion. It may be a scientific one of the most difficult compositions of in which the Crown Lats in this Coleny the Attorney General considered ho would supply sufficient grain for the wants pennt fact that an Independent oberever an investigation of some agricultural aub the two performers last night, was an ons Sections and anch Sections into Subarctions, he was discharged.

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