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No. 6712-JANUARY 20, 1885.1

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR IN THE BOUDAN STEWART AND PAUZE ATA' KAPK.

London, Jan. 28. General Wolacioy telegraphs that there in for uneasinges and that Stewart and Earle' clamps have reached Jarbita.

CAPTURE OF METAMMER. HEWART Woorden, Motammeh his boon captured, Colonel Bir H. Stewart is severely wounded,

THE LAZE DYNAMITE EX TOPIONS

An important due to the authors

DISCOVERED.:/

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THE CHINA MAIL.

38 does. The rice must be won two auc- cessive years before the Cup is carried if Naam allows Kuthigen 10, srca. Avjet Si Heces. Kalition Ariel 14in. 44.

CORRESPONDENCE.

under

would it have been more surprised to see that to you were to to the telegraph. The one is just as likely to be conceded as the other.

PlaintifAt any rate wo tried our beat so got it.

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evidenco did not support his case as sot on in the summons, and nid ho was not pre-

of very wiry proportious. Being at last pared to say at the winent he would nat

perched, if aut roated, somehow or other you fool the draughts on your hoad, and if non-suit plaintiff 5 Wotton liked t rest his case upon his present defonce-

of an inventive oriitative turn of mind, you follow the oxample of the gentleman scumad fntato plaintif' caso-he could, but who on Monday laat aloiterad his occiput at the same time he work reserve the point. within the hood of a No doubt Me Waiton and looked up his au

mantle. Tho thorities, and would trust his case, but if he air from bobind the footlights, propagates

lever de ride is being played, and white tho liked he could put forward is ordenco. more than chilling freshness among the Mr Wotton said he was prepared auditory, apt to shill also the cathusiasm of altogether to rest his case upon that one the public, you, the sceptical eritio, wonder judgment on it, and, if he did ut non suit which managers of theatres deer fit for the peint, but is Lordship might reserve at the stupid nonsense, or infantine humour, plaintif he might give in, Mr Wotton,diversion of the early comers to the theatre. loavo to bring forward his evidence.

It was decided to adopt this course, and como dimmer still in the house, so that you The entrate ensues, and the dim lights be- the decision was roserved.

ated by Colonel Stewart, as the one had to Ir has been reserved for the enterprising follow the bond of the Nile for some dis editor of the Pall Mall Geralt to invent tanes and the other (Colonel Stewart) had the most offensive abomination in the way to strike across the desert. It would ap- of advertising which I liavos yet had the perform to day's telegrams that a junction, il-fortune to meet with. Coustoricit pro-

Mr Dennya said that was the has now boon effected between Colonel seatments of babies in arms have thed

for the plaintiff. He explained to his Stewart and General, Entle's forces, and to aire me, and I have grown used to

Lordship, lost it alinald he thought rather convicta Bulin Dond Street the other possibly the latter may hayd. accomplished day I encountered, three men whogo and- THE TSAT TSZ MUI HORROR.

entions why cation should not have been taken by the plaintiff sooner than the 5th Its mission," "The troop which formed the wich boards consisted of a couple of coffin

To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAIL. January, that correspondence had passed lids, adorned by the device of a skull and advanced force on the march to Motemma crstones, while the men themselves were

S-Are these bloodstained wretches to self and Messrs Wotton and Deneon from almost daily on the subject between him- under Colonel Stewart were the 10th attired as mutes with black hats and nin in our midst unmolested?

the 9th December until the samous was Hussars, the Camol Corps, the 55th roging white bands. They were, of course, Will our worthy Surveyor General any

issued. ment and the Naval Brigade. If Metom sailed, them with cries of Who stalo the lambs? Here, in & British Colony,

followed by yelling and boys, who askonger continus his licence to the human

Mr Wetten said the enia for the defend. CLUE mol has bean captured, there ought to be cofe Yah, body-minicher Pote. And what should be the safe shelter of the Bei-ante was first that there was no contract, little difficulty: in cojamunicating with all this is an advertisement of P. M. Gus fing, a man is hunted for his life, en till 'under the term under which he was Seither verbal or in writing, with the plain-

can scarcely discern the features eren of of the Khartoum by means of the armured ing, it is just is well to draw the finding part and proved at least to be acessory tween thea was simply that they did even-

your near neighbours, and still loss of the Christmae extra. Suroly, even in advartis-tared and butchered; entire villago vals Buing that really all that existed ho-

There distant apactstore. The rules of lato dynamite explosions has been discover-steamers which General Gordon has run somewhere.-Life:

before the fact. I but coho the sentimenta

Engish etiquette forbid your rising from of the community when saying that every either as partners or for service of come

tually intend to mak ed. Eight inen, are under surveillance.

your seat, and turning round to inspect the avina

arrangements ning on the Nile.

public-if the light purmitted you to do so. adult squatter in that village should be de- ported and the ants utterly demolished the Government for the apply of arms sort for the purpes of obtaining orders from

A long, empty pause induces you to reflect a the slowness of time, nntil the orcheste By a recently caucted madinates, very sam- wary powers hava heen granted to the ex-

and ammunition. Messrs Jackson anít Bid- Chan Akau, & caulker, was charged, with begins its concertina or ponnytrumpet mau- cativa ander which the former part of the

wall proceeded to Cantant on many oc- being epicerned, with another not in

aic. The musical conductor takes up at proposal can be carried out; and tire Suris, and interviewed those persons custody, with breiking and entering

instrument, sumie thing between a trombone vuyor Genoral most decidedly has it in his

and a saxophone, or by whatever other who they thought could influence business dwelling house and stating thersfrica Bix

reason whatever but his own wish to down; power to carry out the latter, even for contract; and if that contact lud been cur- of U Lai Chun, a shopkeeper, on the 28th

me it may be known, and executes a solo, for them, and on sun arcasion they get a pieces of clothing, vilts $21, the property

be the delight of the gods. The piece is ried through, they would have divided the instant

in end, and no curtain rises, The orchestra Complainant gave uvidence to the effecwhile, mach to the satisfaction of the pub- hegins another piece, and concludes it, after sa fourly it had fallen through,

8. No curtain, however, rises as yot upon. The contracting

At 5.30 this begin a concert of their own, far from har Chu more impatient of the spoctatore now second part failed parties of the dough Street, top floor.

what thyering, while in his room in the Gough thought they could do at the time Street houss he heard see one enter the sprinkling of sichs and umbrellas. Were

monious, executed by boot-heals, with they contracted, namely got a guarantee rom. It was dark at the time and he got you in a Parisian theatre, you would take from the Bank; and, of course, the parties up and naked. Who are you.' He then sew

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The next worden, Mazz, by the .

Co.'s steamer Bukhara, luft Singapore po Saturday, the 24th inat,, at 8.m., and may be expected here on or about Saturday, the 31st January.

Ir is fully time, saya Truth, that the police should take the man Eglinton in hand. If they want evidence against this rogns and vagabond, I shall be most happy to furnish them with the name of the writer of the following letter. Every now and then one

Police Intelligence. (Before A: G. Wise, Esq.) Wednesday, January 28,

MORE HOUR BREAKING,

The next AaDRIOAN MAIL, per the 1 efforto, hnd that if the work at the Ly-eo-hears of some cld erone being prosecuted then inuch more so, when the punishment profita batwoon then. As his Lord that he was the taster of the Wa On saopa

· löft` Yokokama on Monday, the 20th guns, it could not be intended that therings with the unseen world; anti per Banishablo umrler is the motive of hind could not possibly be gain acted in Queen's Road Central, but lived at 13

5. S. Co.'s stanmer City of New York, inst., At-daylight, and may be expected hers on or about Sunday; the lat prex. The B 6. Radnorsh're lofe Singapore for

this port on the 22nd inst. *The two direct steamers, with the first sale's

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opium and Indian mails, left Calcutta on the 21st instant, for this port. The & 8. Benglos left Singapore for this

port on the 24th inst. The stemmer Copack left Singapore for

.

this port on the 26th inst. Tho B. S. Glenfintas left Singapore for this

́port on the 27th instant.

dary rwo cases of dynamite were brought wat here in the steamer Jessie Osborne, which arrived from Hamburg to-day.

His Excellency Six doorgs Bowen Loft the Colony this morning on a visit to Canton for a few days. While at Canton Sir George is, wo hear, to be entertained on board H. M. G. Vigilant.

i action.

Yours, &c.

JUSTICE

Frimenting recently on the question regarding the fortifications of Hongkong which was put to the Governinous in the Legislative Council yesterday, wo suggested that light gunn had their special man in

moon Pass was being armed with such for gaining money by pretended dealf a heartless and apparently ofherwise an

should take the place a larger guns of enlightenment, fools have been found ***ple wonder how in the present age capable of dealing with the most heavily to become her dupes.

Yet Eglinton armed ironclads. The statement made by allowed to practis his trade with in- panity, and persons of sense and education His Excellency the Governor yesterday pay him. A little while ago, a lady sell shows that we were correct in the known in fashionable, and racing circles surmises. Light guas are being mounted consulted bias as to the bure which weml

win a race. On a slate was written the the submarino mine fell against hostile rushed to him, thinking that they had in the fort for the purpose of protecting word Thebas, and Thebais, being first favouratu, won. At once silly aperuintess stcam launches and boats which might at fortune at their beck, For another nice, tempt to take up, or destroy, the torp. does, the word Amalfi was written. Amalti,

did not win.

caired, within the last few days, a telegram from home etating that now guns are being provided for Hongkong af cost of no les than £80,000. There are the heavy guns which the do- pounders now being placed in the fort on the Ly-ce-moon Pass are merely intended to supplement. Heving said so inuch, we may add that Mr. Jackson's queation can do no harm, while it may possibly do much good, as it will bring

inst that there was a serious disturbance attacled in this Colony to the arming of

terests in the disturbedl district.

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SUPREME COURT. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before the Hon. J. Essell, Fuisne Fudge.) Thursday, Jan. 20.

A. 1. JACKSON 1 H S. DIDWELL AND W. KERFOOT HUGHES,—$700.

am, appeared for the plaintiff, and bir Mr Dennys, of Messrs Deumya and Moe Wotton, of Messrs. Witton and Heaton, reproscnted defendants.

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but s

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the rise of the curtain soon follows Life. of existence, is nowhers to be found, neither in the house, nor outside in its vicinity. masie, to nacorapany the melodranu, and At last, the orchestra bagine some more soft

SIXPENNY TELEGRAMS. In view of the greater influx of messages

of the first part had declined to refresit a man run out of the font down stairs refuge in a newspapers bad habit in itself the mosey, until that emition was ful Complainant then zousted the lodgers and among French playgoors, but acceptable as filled. Therefors the contract fell through a Europan Police Sergt. eatno up, and went

wakeshift. In England, you have no Then he contented that if there was sueltonov in pursuit of the mat returning the playbill, provided at the moderate price resource but to study the advertisements of The an agreement it was an agreement which about fifteen minutes alteraards with was clearly covered by the 4th Section of defendunt. Two jackets which were hassful and entertaining little ponay public- of sixponed by the stall openers, while that the Statute of Frauds, because it was a ing in complainant's room bad upon taken c contract not to be performed within a

ation called The Theatrical Programme, ip Shu Bhan, one of the lodgers who were

which has just entered on its second year year and not in writing, Therp had been no pact performance

consideration tint Mr Jackson could have residing at 19 Gough Street, had missed Statute. The agreement with of the aroused by complainant, fund also lust four with the Chinese pieces of clothing at the same time, and only valuab o Wong Hing Chi, a Chinese officer, also Government, which was the

given, or

a waistcoat. brought into the arrangeraent, Mr Wotton, when proceedings were burne

burned our valueless, and resumed, renced the objection which he said that giving up that which was value

it could not be P. S. Gorge Hennessey was in Gough took last night, namely that the contract was less was a part performance suficient to shouts from No. 1. Close to the door hus theStreet, at this morning, and heard

of Statate Franda, Section 4, and could not Frauds. He relied for support of the con; one which came under the provisions of the take the cras out of the Statute of saw defendant and another man walking conserpent upon the adoption of the be suud uron before the expiry of one year which savored the whnlo question. Where ing the house the Surgeant found that the have been and are now adding and extend- burriedly away. He arrested the defendant alicuper rate of telegraphing in August next, from the date of the antract.

teation on the case of Peter v Crumpton, but the other man got away. Upon sater-the Electrical Department of the Post Office the authorities quoted held that a pat per our at the top of the tits lund beer braking a large number of tow wires throughout of the parties which he could not recall. He also found a dagger on the floor. finance rust by something done by any 80 68 to enable one to push back the bult. the u

netropolis and the provinces to mect the expestant increase in aphic work,

teleg For instance, giving goods to

The stolen clothing was found on the top in London, notably in the Paddingtora paid for simply of an act betw en the partice during at a futuro date Anything in the nature. Loor of No. Bast Strost, where defendant distrist, along the Uxbridge Road and other

lized.

main throughiares, the wires have been the supposed pending of contract would

Four previous convictions wors proved placed in iron piping and laid underground, do away, as far as practically can he done, with all overhead wires, and the

thepuumatio tubing now so aucrossfally carried on be- tween the London Central Telegraph office. and the City offices (when removed from the upper gileries of the central office to the ground floor) will, it is anticipated, bo throughout the mastropolis, thus enabling extended the various district offices

Prat ass of these offices, about twelve in all, to other account.

uvery crec this

callort

obtained the adtrees of one of his visitors,

(Befine H. E. Wudchense, Big.)

ENTERING A HOUSE FOR A FELONIOUS

PURPOS Che Asung, a olio, appeared on remand on a charge of entering house No. 64 East intent to commit a felony.

bed in the reorn on the ground floor of the Complainant's evidence was to the effect that at 9 p. on the Iith brat, he was in

We are glad to learn, from the Agents, that the guns to be sent out to Hongkong in the stiape of a remarkably stiff cutting at would be called a partnership in igs the partnership was lo be for ten years; Street at 7 p.m. the 14th inat., with the department to monopolise the wires in

Captain McKoolanie and the officers of the

at Saigon. It will be still more gratifying be of the best ani latest pattern of breech to hear that prompt reasures are being leading ordnance, anyablo of resisting at

For not.

A

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

AT 4 F..-JANUARY 28,

so as to enable an enemy's cruisers in enterica qurduration of the article which the harbour. It is very satisfactory toappened in last week's Trails, relative to learn that the leat Tovéniacuit has re

Mr Eglinton, the spiritualist, permit ino nay a few words. A lady residing in Grosvon.-pare, notorious for her creda- lity on the subject, called on the individual above namod, and asked if he could and (the said son having died about three would produce the spirit of her dead su months ago). Eglinton naturally stated he could. A seamen (of course, a Jurk one) was arranged. After the usual mumerics tis Zondship said that point had better a form appeared. The old lady at once be pronounced it to be the spiris of ber den vill his cross-aximination, and the argued later on. Mr Woston nigh: parted offspring, conversed with him for !

point could stand ove thae was informed he comfortable where his was, and Mr. Eglin continued: He never contemplated entering

perfectly

Cross-examination of plaintif was then Ir was reported in Singapore on the 21st before the home authorities the importance intance attended a highl siunce of this parties concerned Meyara Hughes, Pitwall hot in itself take the case out of the Statuto, against the defendant, and he was now being the intention of the authorities to

rom received $50. Ton Lulies of my ac- wretcherl

partnership with the other three in Brunel and that the Sultan had abdicathe, forts hero with heavy and efficient wero anawerod, but questions a-ked and Sohland) unless the receiving of 10 In addition to that objection, he contended committed for trial at the Supreme Court.

imposter. Th ted, HLM.B.S. Curages and Foxhound loftguns. It is more, thus probablo that the answers were utterly incorrect. Eglinton per cnit. aa the not profils could be that if anything ever existed, or was ever I koew that the intended to be carried into existener be- Singapore the same morning for Labuan in terms in which the vote for constructing who is remarkably good-looking, and draft of agreement sent. by him and Mr Ween the parties, it was a partnership;

partnership. order to be, at hand to protest British la- these facts was panced in the Council have a few days afterwards begging her to call

Schland & Murara Laughs and Bidwell, and support of the argument, he re-

and, commenced with the words: We do hero to a great extent, on the agreement hud some influence on the houe Cover-on him, as he wished to arrange a durt by by these presents agres to enter into a submitted by Messrs Schind and Jack-

dance with her. I proposed to attend it partnership. ment in finally deciding on the nature of instead, taking with me my farsiline spirit,

He did not know whether on, in which they said, alistiuctly that

Tho Council prased the vote unanimously treaty of the lady, who dreaded a row, and one dated the 6th Devenilor, sent by and nothing less than a partnership.

that at that any it must have been in whip, and it was only at the carnest ch Mr Watton hors prixlaced two letters, their minds that there was a lost steamer Rosyn have been exonerated on the understanding that the armnunt hut am appearing, that I desisted front Mesues Schlund azul Jackson to Mr Bidwel, partnership and a clerkship could hardly partnership before a British Consular Court of Inquiry provided by the Imperial Government will the well merited horse-whipping be du- willing to accepit; and one dated the 5th was fercanately now in his bands, showed house No. 64 East Stroet, when he heard a

serves. giving this impostor arul vagabond Eglinton suit forth the terms which they were exist at the same and this document, whic

he be proscented? A poor gipsy woman

What I want to know is, cannot January, from Mesara Selbund at Jack very clearly what was in their minds when manson to Mesars Brunton, Wotton and Dea- they submitted this agreement to Messrs taken to ascertain and mark the danger tacks by the heaviest modern irunc'ads." similar tricks is amenable to the law. Why received two monthia' anlary they would Hughes, he thought his Lordship could not business to be in the hoose.

who charges aixpence for performing ei, This resolution was at onco tulegraphed is not Eglinton? I engluse my card, and proceed against Messrs Bidwell and Hughes, hold for one mument there was a title of Tutorming that is that unless they Bidwell and Hughes. Regarding Mr

reply by wire that the proposed expenditura home, and now we have the satisfactory remain, your ahalient servant.

SPECZEMLA AGENDO

Grass examination is then resumed, and evidence to show that he had in any way for providing the armament has been more

in answar to questions, plaintiff mid implicated himself with Mr Jackson, OF On the 5th January, he was actually in arrest on any terms with him. than doubled.

A d partnership with Dr. Schland; this part- and

ned alone would hardly, he thought, be sufficient to enable Mr

Some of the men in Portsmouth Dockyard

Their ubject was to carry on the sande

saidu Burt of business as that in which they had been Of course Mr Jackson might have meat are now working an hour per day avertime, Nuami, Mr W. H. Ray's Kathleen, and they had carried on before. He never tried imt he, Mr Wetten, confeased he had ne The three yachts, Mr W. H. Forbes' nnected with Mr Bidwell, and also what of analysing the actual meaning of a nud, the usual period allowed for dinner having. Lieut. Brecks' Ariel got away from Castle fue him hiaseli, because he thought Mr thought, would hardly say that Mr Hughes ps the Chartered Bank to stand security beans of doing so, and his Lordship, ho heen reduced from one hour and a half in Peak Bay at about 7.30

a.m. pretty Bidwall had agreed to obtain the security, ought to be sued in this suit. half an hour. This arrangement applice to well together, the inat-named

Aa his the hands, about 2,000 in munnher, who are

being and because he know he could not has

would see by the agreement engaged spin the murela strips now un-

there was simply an agreement with the rawn up for Messrs Bidwell and inghes, dor construction-viz, the Coloss, Comper start, but was ahead of the

out of the Clustered Bank, and saying th down, Edinburgh, and Impèricas. It will when passing the White Itacks, aurd not with teu vents because it was not endorset. eipation in the profits. In exchange as it a summons charging him with tailing Haiphong. 39.3954.672 KR

the receipt

ot given by the Chines was not other parties for a clerkship, with a parti

Manila 30.07773

774 www which time an extra expenditure of £5,000 ch buland the Numi. From there down the receipt would have bees onlused auorher agreement, so that up to that to ordinance 11 of 1884.

3 the guarantee had been obtained, were for this, the other parties submitted spiritus quors withouta licunse, contrary Hongkong 30.84 51.208 to the Stake Bunt at Macao, it was free He knew that the contract salearly simply in negotiatam for some house, No. 99 Wellington St., on the 28th, Nagnankt-30.41

1 Ots Ducumber, they were Sergt. Bullie entered defendant's coffee Shanghai.30.50 33.000 NNE to be put up for auction on three different Harrington's evidence (before the Prison canvas they could, as circumstances permahout to be asted on. Ho did not know identiy; Measra, Bidwill and Hughes half full of gin under the counter, and a

running, all three carrying all the outside that another of the same kind was MrJackson wantera partnership evi- by virvac of a warrant, and found a bottle WPostock

ed had not beem ted fill, bute

thing Commission) as to the plank-bed ought to

Before reaching the Stake Boat the the $50.000 which should have been de were not prepared to go that length, case containing seven nopened battles in abolish the barbarous contrivanco.

He Naomi housed her top-niast and tacked and Shanghai Bank was actually dep site. | 19 paioru certain work in referenca to ob smels strongly of gin

pbsid

as irgain money in the Hougkong out simply wanted to any ge ME Jacks the cook beuse. A 1 wine glass on the counter found it torture tu sleep on the plank-bed; round under main-mail, foresail, and jil, or not; he was not anger of the bank tail contracta, s

there was a marked C. W. hubert, a runner in Lemon's his flesh was discoloured and sory; for the and passed at 16.20 a.m., followed by

When be

be returned front Canton, after the difference between the terms propused by boarding house, and John Kidd, a seaman first prisoner is suspected of sleeping in his werk he could not sleeps at all. If a

signing of the contract, he did not set about one side and theso proposed by the othur. clothes in order to soften the couch a little

trying to cery i out, because everything Neither of these terms were accepted; and

left toe Bidwell. He did know on

on there was nothing to show that any nego his coit every night. Mr Harrington has he is obliged to leave his garments outside

the 7th Tecember that the tract could fisting between the pacties wore szently different tensions known a man driven to stempt suicide be cause of the plank-bed.--Truck, 20

that has proved so disastrous to the Roslyn.

and vide

Tus sinual distribution of prices in the Diocesan Home and Orphanage School will take place to-morrow (Friday) at the Insti- tution itself in Caine Road, at 12 o'clock, The Bishop will preside. It is hoped that es many of the subscribers and other friends who may find it convenient to at- tond will de so

As will be soon from an advertisement in another column, the stenteship Canton

of

London, 1000 tons, classed 100 A.I. at Lloyda, is to be sold at Salgon next month. According to the articles of the Commercint

Code ander which it is sold, the vessel has

pansions, the first being fixed for Wednes- day, the 4th February next; and afterwards on the two following Wednesdays.-

Passion has been given by the local aattoritics to the French Ironclad Friom phate, at present in Harbour, to take on board seven days' supplies. These were

being shipped to-day. This is the first Yessel which has had her supplios doled out to her under the recent proclamation issued by Government. It is not Kkely, it supplies can pouibly be transported to Koulung in vosols other than French and Chinese, that the other ships of Admiral Courbet's fear will visit our port often.

Last until the end of the prescut year, by

will have been incurred.-Trid

or

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man jump from the first door into the cook- found the defendant there; he had no house on ground floor. He got a light and

uained Akam, lived on the 1st floor, and hu Defendantstated that his adopted mother,

went there to visit her.

Tau Ayce, the wife of Ng Aman, residing on the first floor of No. 61, was called by the defendant, but stated thuet eho know n

bero. Defendant was settlenved to three nonths' hard labour.

station.

YACHT RACE FOR THE DOUGLAS nerelip colmenand.os. the 1st January. Jackspir to bring an action into Cunt thing of the prisoner and tad never scens bira Bolinao...

CHALLENGE CUP,

slightly at a disadvantage The get it. He rennbred Mr Bidwell cuting

tz.

Ariel Raiden

4:10 40

12 10,to

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in

Kathleen

The Naomi immediately after Lassing took

Wals

Rod of the head?

them.

point, the

(Before H. E. Wodchenise, Brg.)

Thursday, Janatry 20.

REVAILING STIRITS WI+HOUT A LICENSE,

Rudolph Müller, proprietor of a coffee

shop in Wallington Streut, appeared on

ún board the American abp Commodor,

gavo evidence as to having bought kin, at

cents a a glass from the defendant, on

COMMITTED FOR THEA).

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The barometer has fallen. Gradients indicate strong winds. Overast weather still prevails excup: over Luzon.

W. DOBÉO. Government Astronomer.. Hongkong Observatory, January 27,

1. BARAMÉTER, reduced to 82 degrees Fabren- beit, and in the level of the stz in inches, tenths and hundredths.

2.. TEKERRATURE, is the shade in degrees, od tenths, Fahrenheit.

3. HTHII, in percentage of saturation, the hamidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

4. DIABUTION OF WID, to two polutel

3. Ponce or WIND, Acording to. Beaufort Seale.

6. STATE OF WEATHER. ¿ blue sky, è de- ched cloals, d drizzling rain, ƒ fog, 9 gloomy, squally, rain, a snow, thunder, y sisilility A hail, lightning, overcast, p passing showers, w dew (vet).

7. Ram, in inches, tenths and hundredths.

Quotations. HONGKONG, January 29. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 5977600

Oli

cash,... 360 New Benares, cash,... 5924/95 Ola

11 candy- Now Malwa, credit,... 540-

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$2

in a single roof and started close-hauled on not be carried out; he did not know over settled or ar-red at. Even up to the fith | Defendant, who stated that his did not now that it could not be carried out, Decouber, when the Let agreement was sell the gin but gave it away, was fired her way buck t the White Rock. The Ele had to idea it would be carried date reserved all existing rights.

submitted, Mir Jackson hia letter of that | BōU, Hittle Ariel, plunging heavily bart holding her out, in

fourteen days' imprisonment, the fact le FHE pretty certain date

If the liquor found to be confiscated, HAVE beard of many ways of pushing a own, gallantly followed, and took the same it would be carried out. In the draft of two letters of this 6th December and 6th

The fine was paid. paper, but the Paris Gaulois has surpassed course, though apparently under some tem- plaintifs, was described as a elett, in the show that there was a very marked chonge January were placed side by side it would by Mr Bidwell uything which has ever been attempted in porary difficulties; while the Kathleen stenok agreemont drafix by herself, he put bi

the understanding of Mr Jack- Ng Asau, & fiahmonger, with a record of this line before. As an inducement to year out a course for herself and made for the sulf down as a puriner. The unty time he sm on the

actual state of afus nine previous convictions, was committer! ly subscritura, the conductors-promise to Matue Shere. The Naomi got well up, hat garding the c ntract was when that gentle- In the arst he simply wrote about partner of stealing a pure containing 65 cents., from ever had an intervi w with Mr. Hughes re-existing at these two particular times. for trial at the Supreme Court on a charge pay sum of three thousand francs to the bad to tack thrice before again rounding the man visited Mr Bidwell a room, and, in ship, and in the second he simply claimed the person of a woman named Dial: Yut Ho, We have pleasure in announcing that a by any accident, either on railway.

heins of any subscriber who may be killed White Rock, which she did about 2.45 p.m. had arranged matlere, smiled and noddes he was auing op a contract which was to

answer to Me Bidwell's statement of how he unration for two months' work. Now on the Preys West, on the 20th inst. lecture will be delivered in the City Hall, otherwise, They go even further in their The, driel was about 20 minutes behind his head.

Last for Eve yours from the beginning of

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday next (the 3rd those of their readers who may be tein- deal of time by holding up towards Castle this kind a man should have more than a then the case was taken out of the Statute Tung Leung, compradore, on the 28th liberality, for they offer a smaller sum to when the Naomi tacked, and lost a good His Lordship-Surely in a matter of full. If there had been a part performance was charged with being drunk and assaulting November. On that he must stand of George Hayward, an American scaunan, Fab.), by the Hav, J. G. Tenison-Weeds, porarily injured and can produce their sub- Peak, apparently in search of a chance fa- M. A., F. G. Si, F. L. S., the subject being Life.

seription receipt for the current year.-

Plaintiff said he concluded that when an

of Frand, if there had been no part per inst. Complainant bad gone to Lemon's *Midcs and Minerals of the Malay Penin

vourable wind or tido. The Ruthteen came roan had certain positions put before bita farmance then this casu came under the boarding house to collect some money. Buts. Mr Tepison-Woods, who is vice-Presi- Mx Stuart Comborland performed an exhalf an hour after the Naomi, followed some

up in time to round the White Rock, about aud said nothing, that man agreed to

Mr Wotton contended there had While standing by the doorway, the de- Statate

no part performance, and asked his tendant, who was drunk, came up behind dent of the Linnean Society of New South traordinary thought reading experiment time after by the Aries. - •

Lordship t Re-examined, plaintif said he had "con-

En non-sait plaintiff on the ground him and struck him several blows with his Wales and z geologist and mineralogist of with Mr B. M. Stanley at his hotel in Ber. From the White Rock down to the Stake 23rd and 28th October. When he went to backwards and forwards to Canton in the Not being able to pay the kon he went versations with Mr Hughes about obtaining that the case came under the Statute. fst. Def. ndani denied the charge, but was concessions from the Citiese between the His Tardship said that plaintiff had gone lined $5, or fourteen days' hard labour. Canton there were a lot of people with him, month of Novembor, and tried to obtain to gaol. Lord Garmoyle, Mr Hughes and Mr Bid-casions, under the verbal agreement,

which to extend for five years. Ilia Lordship: Was Lurd Garmoyle in

3r Wotton said that was not a sufficient the contract 7

part performance to take the case out of Plaizti Mr Bidwell told me Lord the Statute.

His Lordship-Suppose Mr Dentys A former generation went to the theatre Bank, Wire, Garmoyle had promised to supply, the

upitul. When we went to Canton, 1 and argues that it is?

more for moral edification and intellectual Mr Wotton:If your Lordship decides recreation that for distraction or dissipation. Mr Bidwell went to the Yamen, and tried that point againes me I am prepared to put of a mill character, which nowadays at the returned Mr Hughes asked mo, if we were to obtain the coavessions, and when we

evidence it

in

the.box. likely to get the I anid I thought so.

Mr Dennya then addressed the Court. The higher object and the intenso attuation. tracts most spectators to the playhouse, His Lordship: He was not chaffing you, reported in L. R., 9 Exchequer, page 307, made a good deal of disconfort bearable at He relied on the case of Nolman v Duitt, not to say absorption, which it entailed Plaintiff-Oh no. Mr Bidwell

in support of his contention. The way he the been made between the partice, and it was famous houses as the Seata of Milan bear Gold Leat 996 fine..

notice. The arrangements of even sch

30 days sight, private

agreement should be entered into for live spoilt in so many ways, on the contrary, undoubtedly their Intention that that out this view,

To the modern public. Sovereigns, these won a partners, or we the question of comfort has become of

Temperature. Jackson should act as his clerk,

some repate, has just concluded ́àn ex- lia. The teak appointed was to mark out ploration of the Malay States; and a Perak on a map of Africa, and under the usual Boat was pretty much a repetition of the and Solangers have lately commanded rather thought reading conditions, the route which morning's run, but there was a little more more than ordinary attention in this part mind to follow on his next visit to the dark as follows

Me Stanley had determined in his own and wind. The Stake Boat was passed

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of the world, the lecture hore announced continent. Mr Stuart Cumberland was will no doubt attract a large audience. The entirely successful-firstly, in fixing on Me chair will be takon by H. E. Sir George in following stage by stage the route to be Stanley's intended point of departure, and Bowen

followed After his last public performan Mr Stuart. Cumberland handed over the receipts, amounting to 2000 marks, for the sick poor of Berlin,

JAKEITA, which has been reached by tas colnams of Colonel Stewart and Genstal

Naumi,

Kathleen, Áriel,

6.10 p.m.

5.50 p.m.

6.16 p.m.

Another run close-hauled brought Neomi close up to the finish, which was complished at 10.1.29 ..

Kathleen, 10.45.40 p.m.

Lord

was hel

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LIFE ON THE STAGE.

The reopening of the Imperial' suggests several observations important to playgoers.

Old Malva, credit,... 550

Allowance, Taale.

9/32

Allowance. Taals.

82/40

Persian. Oily,

515/26

Allowance, Taels..... 16

16

Persian, Paper' tied..... 620/28 Allowance, Taels

Demand,

Exchange.

30 days* night,

4 months' night,

Documentary 4 months' sight, Credits, " Lüdia, Wire, *

demand,

容量

Barle, does not appear on any map of tha Me Stanley Smith, Iate stroke of the the Ariel arriving shortly after 11 p.m.elf asked for the concessions at the put it was this: A verbal agreement hade theatre, and it generally even escaped Shanghai, demand

Yamen

10

3.51

$28.35

Sonden in our possession, but the place is Cambridge eight, Mr C T. Studd, and Fretty well throughout the entire run probably between Mettemineli and Kher Mr R. J. Langdale are at present engaged there was quite as much wind and rather he wanted to stairi & concession for navige His Lolabip Did you really believe toum. The distance from Metfemmes, in a sort of missionary tour in Scotland more sea than most yachtsmen are for, but tion by steam on the West River? Are you aware that this is a concession which to Khartoum is about 100 miles if the heathen. Last week they addressed a sail, especially wheir finished. A sub- trying to obtain from the Chinese Govern- banke of the Nile are followed. In regard crowded mueting of medical students in marine vorage is to the most favourable ment for the last 12 years, aided by the to the column of Geuoral Earle, it was Edinburgh, and met with a vary. cordial to observation, espellally when your cota. Pelio Did you itagine that such influence of all the foreign ministers sinderstood that thợ spécial mission of the uption, Mr. HK Studd, is also.

the same description, having chosen East at.ibe owner of the big boat stuck to the party going to Canton 1 London at the field to his labours. It is

whare the recent engagement was fought, before starting for China to convert the it was, on the whole, not an unpleasant the British Minister at Peking had been not, was immaterial; but if his Lordship/preme importance, and nothing will con- (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises,

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believed the evidence, there was a distinct to auch houses as the Imperial, for instance. sequently prevail with the public to draw it agreement ou the part of the defendant This latter theatre, although of moderti irunth; so long as plaintiff continued to it should not be. The access to the stalls that he should pay the plaintiff $200 a build, is the very model of a playhome B BARONXTRE

work for them, and try to obtain con-is difficult and unsightly, and when you Plaintiff-Well, Yim, tao-tai, believed support his argument; and he also cons

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- fogde-Wan to punish thý tribe who were the hoari, about "to engage in work of peting friends are in similar etraits; and concession was to be you by an excursion tracts. On this agreement they were now have reached your seat it is u easy matter, THERMOSKT-9

orderers of Colonel Stewart and part.mpbesibla. not to ndmire the pluck and tiller' pretty well from start to finish, his it could be you really believed it tooded that service was as winch apart Loft, to occupy it. Even men, to whom na

For this purpose he had collected a brigado devotion of these young met, while one otherwise valuable evidence was hardly at infantry story the Fourth Cataract, and cannot help regrafting the loss which available. Idaration must have at the ontest taken English cricket will sustain by their absence

obtained.

Mr Dennys

Plaintiff-Tes

could be obtained.

From the field in which they have so greatly

The Naomi (Mr W. H. Forbes) therefore wins the race for this year by 27 min.

performance as the payment of goods or

In the further argument which orased Mr Donnya:-You are speaking in all Iseriousness, are you not? You really his Lordship pointed out that plaintiff's

money.

him in different direction from that pir distinguished themselves,

has been leas bountiful taan to woman, and whose raiment bulges out much loss, ble to arrange themselves within the limited or rather not at all, Sud it next to impossi compass signed to them for a seat, unless

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