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No. 6732.-TEDRUARY 23, 1885.]

George Phillippo, we congratulato Mr Ack- royd upon his promotion in prospect. Ho

THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A GAMBLER

THE CHINA MAIL

indioption in the report of our Northern tenent, Still, as a worthy supporter of Sie. contemporary. In the meantime, however,

An inquest was held at the mor unry this it in difficult to know what actually did occur, and it may be as well to await for will be much missed in the Registrar's de-afternoon by H. E. Wodehouse, Eng., the Coroner, and a jury consisting of Mosers thor information beforo, coming to any department of the Supreme Court. unite conclusion.

47. A. Tonen, J. Roserlot and R. Klinfeldt,

Why Mr A. G. Wise, the Police Magis.

carefully considered the Despatch and Re porta submitted to them.

We learn that the Bayard, Triomphunie, trato, shudld have been selected to act es upon the body of Chan Achin, the may regularity and with such singular ing queation, and it behoves us, if possible, self, and therefore he only claimed $300.

Nislly and Aspic were part of the squad ron watch pursued the Chinese vessels,

We observe that a foreign firm here has no tified to the consignees of munitions of war a departure from the strict rules of English that cucensed was brought to the Govern that certain cargo, from Antwerp and Ham practice, makes a very good magistrate; ment Civil Hospital on the afternoon of burg to Hongkong and Shanghai, has been but we do not suppose that he can possibly the 19th inst., suffering from fracture of dincharged at Singapore from the British. take up the threads of the Registrar's office both fore-arma, the tight leg and, ho bo- steamer Yorshire, an oute to Hongkong or so satisfactorily as Mr Sangster is in a posi-lieved, the back-bons. He died from the Shanghai. This is a now development in

We are of opinion that Mr effect of the injuries received at 9.30 pax the present uncertain state of neutrality. Sangster has clains which ought not to be the same day. Docesand appoured to have Burely to French do not intend to in-patel over, if long service and familiarity been a healthy man of about forty years of terforo with arms that are being conveyed with the department go for anything Mr age. from one English port to another English Wisa would danhties do well, but from port; but as shipownere ought to know the maturo of things we think Me Sangster

their own business best, it would seem that the Singapore agents of the steamer have adopted the course which Hy doen to be the wisest under the circumstances. This action may, however, be regarded quite differently by the consignees whore gorls are detained.

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Sin H. Stewart, who commanded the Camel Corps, and was severely wounded in the sacond engagement near Metanuch, has Buccumbed to his wounds. He vas boll

more to the list of brare mon who have raet

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THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE CHINA SEA. The Shanghai Courier of the 18th instant contains the following account of the Inte naval angagonent bot rod French torpedo

men-of-war :- boats and Chinese

The benefits which the variɔna Colonion price for oach passengers was 84, but owing and raturnod on the 16th, when she found contributing to the Imporini arbeidy will

« box which she had luft korkad, containing to the steamer being detained the hend eini- The Committee are of opinion that the derive from a moderate payment for the grant men rofused to pay more than $2 each, her mouey and jewellery, had how brokoń gonoral advantages derived by the public entire service requiro ang to be mentioned so that he had lost 800 He had several open and the contouts stolen. She sus- In this Colony, in invarastions with the Captain about this, pected the defendant and had her place from the present system of subsidising to meet acceptanco.

mail servios have een very grim, and particular, the amount contributed to the and the Captain refused to pay up. Plaintiff archo, when a set of five cout, pisce have fa ly justified the ast at which the Imperial postal revanno has bevotio & burn skareupon agreed to suffer half the loss him- buttons, which complainant identified an part of her property, was found in a bundle mails have boon

freedom from casusly. to suggest swa tenas whereby the pay- This was the case for the plaintiff of clothing belonging to defendant,

Ernest H. Christianson said he was Defendant, who denied taking the To bonkers and merchants certainly, and, mert can be minimised,

pro- Very generally I have shotched my objec master of the German steamer Olympia.perty and said the buttons aust have been Registrar of the Supreme Court, is not who jumped from the couf of a house in in no small degree to almost every resident quito apparent. Mr Wise, though some-East Streat to avoid capture by the police in the East, whatever he his calling, the tions to the letter of the Committee On the 15 February, 1884, bis steamer put among her clothing to throw suspicion importance of a rupid, regular and treat approved by my colleagues, and I have went into dock, and while there the pinin- upon her, was sentenced to three months what prone to overkrok the fact that the on Thursday lust.

D: Marques gave evidence to the efface Worthy Burvice cannot to overrated, but suggested a system which I believe, if asked him whom the steamer would be bard labour.

the Committee recognise that the boon of elaborated, will fully answer all require ready for cargo. Defendant told plainti circumstances of the Colony' often démond

the possessing on a perfect conveyance of ments. I will be glad if you will send the stoatnor was getting a new crank shaft,

said he had a and plaintiff

a great deal of Offcial I despatches of national importance, Governor, and for that purpose I handl yon | cargo, and requested defendant to come

residence, including Inpurial and a copy of this letter to His rollency

aeroas 38 soon as possible. He was engaged and financial and commercial documents of a duplicato. You will also confer a favur erou great value, has begun to be regarded spam me by noting ing. «bjuctions in the taking into cargo ontil the evening of the by many na so much a matter of course, Minutes of the Chamber, and if you will 20th. Plaintiff never asked him to go away that they have not realised what the permit this letter to be printed along with on the 29th, but on the evening of that

Our telegram was fully confirmed this change would imply were the views to the Committee's recommendation, in the day, he asked him to go away on the 21st.

a subdivision of

Shanghai Tag-bont Association's tug Fuh- ne the shaft did not fit. During the ine, which had visited the scene of the en- prevail of these who advocate, for the usual annual publication of the Chamber's Defendant said he could not go away on the morning by the arrival in Shanghai of the I have the honour to be, Dear Sir, Your 21st small quantities of arge came on board gagement. She had as a passenger Mr. and sectional antidics. The the service anke of greater economy, a

from time to time the whole day. The Richardaen, ohief engineer of one of the omveyance of the mails under contract most obedient servant, E. MACKINTOSIL

afternoon of the 22nd He never heard and about a dozen Chinese who had been in with the P. & U. Cn. Je bent afetory. To the Honourable W. Keswick, Chairman, steamer left the harbour at 2.45 on the two Chinong vomois sunk by the Fronch,

Hongkong Chamber of Commerés. not without regret Be change in the

frota plaintiff ve any other person of any

the fight. We interviewed Mr. Richardson in all respects, at the Committes wond system that has worked so well, vus they Retract from the Minds of the Finance russengers learing the ship in long in this afternoon, with the object of obtaining consequence of the delay; f his steamer from him full details of the engagement, Cuncolitve of the Legislative Council.

had left here on the warning of il 21st, he but he courteously informed us that the Me Mackean, who acted for several in No. 51 of the police are coming'nre of opinion that the subsidy will hear;

reduction, and that in a new tract an

February 10th, 1885. increase speed of one knot per hour should months na Police Magistrate, is spoken of and almost immediately afterwards he saw

The Committeo.consider the queation of / would lava rozched Amoy Iste on Saturday Chinese ficials had requested him not to the wail subsidy.

night, the 23rd, and he could not have loft again for the magisterial-bench-;-het-wo bo-the decensed appear upon the roof and look be obtained. The Committee would s

down to the lane below. He warned the est tim that the control peri_d_sliculd_ba Renta letter on this subject from the Amoy until the 25th, as he had cargo to communicate nows to anyone, and in con He could have taken sequence wo had to go elsewhere for the tiere nothing his yet beon arranged.

limited to von years.

Chairman of the Hongkong General Chan-discharge and take in.

particulars we give below. Other foreignéra deceased not to immp-down, but then the Committee old bf Commerer, dated the 15th Jan, on board cargo at Amoy on the 24th beside Mr. Richardson-vert-close-at-hatid- lattor, after a faveond bok over the roof, remark that they endorse the views. so 1883, and cas forwarding a communication but he could not have cleared from that while the fighting was going on

they Gal had to cant the passenger and he jumped down, alighting on the top of some fully stated by the Pertinanter General from Te Mackintosh, of the firm of Messrs port on that day, because the Gorman of Hongkong in his reports on the subject, Batterfield & Swire; expressing his view on | poultry baskets. The coolie then noticed boring date it and 11th September Inst

sho subjcat.

bal also to receive his permits from the afterwards, and are not reticent as to what I have the honour to be Sir, your most

Read also a report by the Pastmaater Spanish Consul, which he could not obtain they saw. And from the trils they tell w

are surprised that the Chineas should try to the police, as the deceased was able to

obedient servant, W. Kravio, Chair Denoral (Mr Lister), containing a roms on Sunday. He was detained 36 hours oop the truth from the publis. They

As it was ho

was he arrived at Amoy on their own way of doing things, however, the correspondence relative to the re The wife of the descent, Ip Achow, asid The Bonourable W. H. Marsh, D.M.G., Eastern Mail Service and its relation to Sunday morning, the 24th. Ho took on bat it is ridiculous for them, or any pat

beard 107 postcuger at

Ma never Amay Hongkong, with some additional obeTV beard wiything about claim for deductions tionlar sertion of foreigners, to think that * Incorporated in the Postmaster Generalia Itepret of tious and suggestions.

Resoived that as the sections of the Comer account of detention until a month after important matters of this kind will escape

publication. равописть

We September 1st, in whirit its printed into one of

published the news on Thursday munity which are most interested in the the charter was finished. No pár 15).

question of the conveyance of wails uro

came on board the steamer the day ho arrived at Amoy, although he was ready to gvening last that the French fleet of six Sessels had proeceded south from Gatzlall the recommendations of that Chamber, steam all night.

receivo

About September, he Chinese fest of five vessels was at anchor which have been nude with only on dia

in the neighbourhood of Theipoo Rule, sentient vote, shoull, i, the opinion of the offered plaintiff two days" money for deten

and we hazarded the heliof that the French Committee, Le recommended for adoption.

Alvet bad gone in search of thou. Wa were right in that supposition,

would do better.

CAPTAIN LO Deah, why was condemned to

the post reads for saving his vessel during the bombardment at Prochow, has arrived

Amoy.

THE Shanghai Courier understands that

4 p., on the 19th.

T4 Achik, a coolic living at 58 East Stroot, was in the lane behind Eet St, at about De heard shouts

more.

man.

Colonial Secretary.

of

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visited the sunken veggola immediately

Homo, and employ thar fome in garciaon in conveying min and supplies to reinforce and he had supported her and her childLetter from K. Blackintosh, Esq., dissenting representer by the Chainber of Commerce, is them all the time, and he kept up At this time it was well known that the

their fats in the Soudan. It has apparently been decided to embody thas Militia at

siuty, rather than call at the Army Reserve. Such a step will probably give employment to many working-men who LISTS of suns which have remained un- might otherwise be severely straitened in claimed in the Treasury for more than five these days of dull trade. Officers for the years from judies deposito, insolvent and Militia will, however, be needed.

bankrupt catates, extutes of deceased police- may add that the Militia, officers and mon, men, sud intrato extates, are pubishel number 100,806 ;- and the Reserve, 30,000. im Saturday's Gazette. it is ranked utave it

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from the resolution of the 'hunder of Cominterce

The permanent Militia staff consists oflice sume continue unclaimed, the amounts/19th by virtue of warnunt roduced, | ofgously suited by His Exultancy,

5,176 officers, warrant-officers, &c. The strength of the Army Reserve Furco is stated to be 50,250 officers and men.

will be transferred to the general revenue of the colony. The following talograma has been received by the French Consul in this port from

which was signed by a Police Magistrato and authorised him to forcibly enter the house and arrest any gamblers found there He entered No. 53 aud went to the roof, while Sergeant Butlin entered No. 51.

I

The Committer trust that, in any new arraugasents, the dietribution of the aquist of contributing towards the paying of the subsidy will be favourably considered as far as this Colony in couruzned, and

which have not already been printed should rectement that the papers on this subject be printed forthwith.

W. B. Mansa, Chairman,

SUPREME COURT,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

tion in order to settle the rantter.

Cross-examined, defendant said he knew

On Thursday afternoon the Chinese fleet

that plaiatif had given notice to the Post- master that the sleamer wond teave on the afternoon of the 20tb, but plaintiff never told him that he wanted the steamer to sail was at anchor in the outer ronds of the one day and soventeon hours. If he had land, and the order was given that st at that time. Has run to buy, compted Sholpce harbour, inside of Montague. To laft rn the morning of the 21st, he would day-light on not have arrived at Amoy before sun dow

.proceed north

morning they wona ið While the Chinese o'clock

MANY of our readers will regret to seo from M. Lemaire, Fronch Resident-General st/ was an escape from the back of ja not far distant when the need for sub \ {Before the Hon. J. Kurseít, Puisne Fudge.) on the 23ad, and could have unicaded for tis Bect to proceed southwards, and

Hus:--

the telegram which we reproduce in another column, that Mr 3. Camaroa, the well- known correspondent of the Stand, was killed in the fighting which took place be- 1884,

Hud, 20th Folruary The export of rice from Tangan, which had been authorized from the 1st Docutor, elered free, and this order shall not be months to the public.

Monday, Feb. 23.

"Wod"engu" CIRA"AND DÉBERS V. M, 0. CHRISTIANSEN,--$894.20.

on Saturday, the 23rd, and he would have fleet was getting under weigh, at six had to reunis outside all night, as he on Friday morning, the French foot hoto could not enter Ameg harbour in the dark. in side to the eastward of Montagun La- If he had left here on the evening of the land. The Chinese Admiral, who was on board the Ka-chi, immediately signalled 20th, he would have arrived at Amoy

and taken on.

on. board his cargo, on the Saturday. His Lordahi

pointed out that it stated in the charter party that the charter the ship was ready, yet it would appear the Chinese fleet, were s001 & wes not to common

until 48 hours after sin being smart steaming vessels, the erent really, of the Nanyang sindon of

and left the Nou-shes and Nan-shuar shaped a

course for the Heishan Islands, the Y quen and the Chicheng

Was

wake, The Kai-chi, flowing in thir

and Non-

-cheng,"

even to rushness; and his death ndis one quita a number of Chinese steun-launches that, her husband was employed in an in Shanghai havo lately baon purchased by the Kwangtung authorities, their descating house in Queen's Road Central. tination in all cases having been the West He had been married to her about ten fivur, where they are doubtions employed years. His wages were about 85 a month

He had interdad to return to the Chinese forces now engaged against these well as his parents, who lived in the

country: Franch in Tongxing.

Hongkong, 22 January, 1885. Canton this year. Deceased went out t visit some friends about 3 p.. on tho

Dear Sir,-An the sole dissentient Mem. 190s, and the same evening some one had ber of the Committee of the Hoogkong told her that he had fallen from a house. She Chamber of Commerce from the views ex- went to see him at the hospital the same prased by that Committee in their recam. evening but was not admitter

mendations to His Excellency Sir G. F. Inspector Quincey,

polico, Butin and a way to by Seipt Bowen, Governor of this Colony, on the p.. on the between Great Britain and Chim, the to No. 21 Fans of Fico, prended qusation of the renewal of the petal service opiniona of the Chamber having been ||

beg to place on record the reasons for ty not agreeing with the conclusions of the Com- mittce,

Though strongly of opinion that the time

saliving Mail atcamera will become an- necessary, I am inclined to think that perhaps at present we are not sufficierlis advanced for no radical a change, “Suit I concoive that the very onerous subsidies

Mr Caldwell appeared for the plaintiffs uw paid can be considerably reduced by sections of the faute between this and Deacoa), represented defendant.

This was a claim for damages alleged to actually commuted before the ship was and as the French flect were making a

on the 19th. It would rendy,

appear, there. ann Stewart and the Mahdi's troops near Me

the service er Aloe the subject of ane ton tammeh Mr Cameron, it will be remem

tract. By this means greater competition account of the defendant detaining the

tifs two days, and was also trying to g the French would pass them by nad pursue the other thres, steamed round barod, was present in Hongkong as special

will be indred, and the east to the public stearter Olympis, which they had chartered. most sensibly curtailed. In arging the two days after she should have been ready

Adyaqueeze them over the detention. systems of sectional contracts,

Mr Wotton said his Loriship had inter- Cape Conway and entered Shoipoo har She was detained two days in

Mou Bay. wiah correspondent of the Standard for samo months in 1883, and about the samo tima

to be understood that I have nothing tolongkong, and, in consequence of her not preted the charter party properly, but both ho paid a visit to the advanšed posts of the A rost. ofica notice, slates that the Post garbling house for n ng time, It was as against the whinie services, being por-leaving until two days after her due date, partics had agreed to take the 19th as the their attention to them, and eventually

dote on which the charter commenced. He first came to the Office of Norway calls attention to the

formed as our natract. Tenders could be she arrived in Any on a Sunday, whea

After acaring counsel, his Lordship said he would reserve his judgment.. necessity for distinguishing dearly, in the

invited both for the entire service and the Custom House was closed, and auther for sections thereof, the option of selection day's detention was incurred there.

Mr Wotton, on behalf of defendant, admit- resting with the Imperial authorities.

A line between a liau

Inons of half in Hongkong, and in respect of that he bad I paid $171.60 into Court. The notice roa, both to the gamblers and the police, ils on hoard a steamer at Suez boned he had himself leul several narrow escapes. to Bombay. Between Suez and Bombay be ready on this Hill February, 1884, the A fatal case of a similar nature to the there is an endru trafic carrot on by

month in which the stormer was chartered, Then

rossula

was merely said he was a energhat to facilitate the work of loading present one securred in Dec. 1583 at a tie finest steamers nat ise in Queen's Rand West. In that cise would glatly compete for

a very moderate

Wong Tien three lives were bust and the police were subsidy, to carry the maila between Don and a member or the Chin Cheng Hong, charged with manslaughter.

and arrivals. From Bombay the mail the 15th February, 1981, he chartered thu effect that the present was a very sad case: could either be transmitted by rail to German steamer Olympia. Messrs Siemsscard the same resad, or the 22 inst.

Complainant's statergent was to the affect armour whatever, and their speed was

muro

than 9 Much has been hoard lately about conces

the deceased was not a criminal, but was a Madras, where it would be picked up & Co. were the agents of the steamer. On the

that at 2.30 p.m. yesterday he was in this baroer was the best move they could knota, so refuge in Sheipon 18th, he receive t notion that the steamer sions which have been granted by the

fo castle on board the Princess Wilhelmine, Madras, Jan. 20,-Modams Blasataky is perdent upon him and he had met

working-inan with a wife and family de-by the Calculta, steamers trading to be ready for the voyage on the when the defondant, who was drunk, atubbyć taką with the French coming rapidly down

very C China, o

or it might be sent from Bombay would rulers of the Protected Malay States to

ill. Colonel Olcott, who is in British Der shocking death in dolging in what was a by camer to Hon long. The large and morning of the 19th He commenced to British subjects. The now famous Salamah, has been telegraphed for, and returne very common practice amongst Chinese growing trade between the chief Indian load about six o'clock on that date, and gor Tin Mining Company was the outerme direct immediately.

Rangoon, Jan. 23. The firm of Halliday ass and had not in any way exceeded the ing that, na didaulty would be unced notice had been given to the Postmaster on defendun.

experienced authority given them by the warraut. in obtaining for a inoderate pavaient from the 19th that she would be randy to leave

borated suspended payment.

brought to the notice of the Government to

1st March, 1885, in hancforts do ot No. 51 and a strong trap-door in the throwing open to public, tender the various and Mr Worton fut leasra Wotton and from defendant's accounts that the oharter sheed of tho Yat-en and the Chin way tweon the British force under General | zapotud without a provious notice of two waste he was collectity; the gambling gear 1 Europo; instead of, as in the past, making have been incurred by the plaintills fore that defendant had overcharged plain- good stern chase, these two vessels, think-

French in Tonquin,

front as a correspondent during the late

Afghan war, and he was also present in

We note that this intimation, though of great public interest, dove to appear in the last Ceterumcat Gazefic

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addresses of letters, between the maines, of the tows of Christiansand and Chris-

written as follows --

to the rent. He got from the roof of No. 59 to No. 61 and found that the gamblers had made thuir uscape by the roof of No. 49. Be one man tunning from the roof of No. 51 tn 49. He found a quantity of genbling grac in the cock loft passage to the entrance fruin the street.

13came and informed him that a man was lying in the lane at the back of the house in a dying state. He went down and saw deceased, and sent hit to the hospital, Deceased was not known to the police. The house No. 61 had been known to be frequented by trades-people and coolies. There had been a former conviction against the house.

The Inspector slated that it was common thing for gauablers to escape by

I

ar

it to sail.

Zululand, when he was takon prisoner by tinunsand, and anggesta that they be always the roofs of the houses. There was always Alexandria would at nitoo, by and ted that there had been a delay of a day asd ai

car-

the Boers. Though his oreer as a respondent was not a long one, he cared for himself a considerable reputation as a

journalist, his descriptions of the Latiles which he witnessed being must vivid maxi interesting,

of such a concession; and several other

Christiansand, X. Christiansund, S.

The Spanish bakeutiae Maryæritu arrived at Manila from ifigkney on the 17th in

stinit,

Thx folowing telegrams are taken from un Indian paper

a great deal of risk of falling from the the railway from Alexandria, place the vivent plaintiffs that the atoamer you

Police Intelligence, (Before A. G. Wie, Esq.) Monday, Feb. 23

CUTTING AND WOUNDING.

Gerhard Koeylenberg, a seaman belonging the Dutch barque Princess Wilhelmine. was charged with cutting and wounding

The French did not revet, but directed all

bour

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them by.

however,

gave thein A Now Year'a cumshow,' their destruction has been irreverently termad. The Chin-chang is the Foochow built boat known as No 26. Sho, Yor chemanded by Vice Admiral Ting, who has been to Europe and had training, we hellove, in the British Navy. The Yu- yon is the old frigate No. 6 that was moored at Woosung for several antis, and she was commanded by Kin-yung, but botter known to foreigners as ob whe bus risen from the ranks, his first-

of warfare boing Dxperience

the Pluto and Caficits during the Taiping rabellion,

3 Wodehouse addressed the jury to the buy and Sues on fixed dates for departove and one of the plaintiffs to this suit. Carl Tons, another scanal capdoyed on Bath these vessel were of wood, with no

him with a

not

The Police and arten quite regularly in the Purts and this Colung warrants tae' in atat completed loading at noon on the 20th.andud ho Knife behind the left par. There upon them. But when they got inside

this way. So far, there seems to have been

Bang dore, Jan. 20.—Thres compacies of no objection taken by Her Majesty's Gor- the Uxfordshire Light Tufantry and consider if it were not possible to devise pilling, from others, a guaranteed date. She did not leave until half past three

The

no quarrel between himself and the French blocked the four-cutrances, and made them un ensy pray for their powers ful weapons of destruction, and superior carpenter on board the barque corob skill in naval warfare. Nevertheless the complainant's statement and added Chinese commanders if they lost their ships,

commercial ventures have been launched in Bluthers, rice millera aul anerohants, have ought, however, that the ease should be is now in the trade, or, if they were about5 o'clock on the avering of the 20th that cixmplainant and defondant had on us they must inevitably, have done erament to the concessions that have alreadiness tu start at a moments tclicy for some other means of suppres gambler Bailinge and arrivals compted with sup the afternoon olie 22nd. On the 19, previous occasion had a fight. Complainant under the circurastanees, they saved their ̈ ready been acted on in the States where Maliapooram, owing in an expected disturb- och led to such and rcantis. He Euroue, if it must be subsidised, can be commenced or the 19th, from which dato and know nothing about it, was sont to pring, the 13th inst., that the thin-chung-

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police,

would

was lying down in als uk when stabbed Thus erior speed.

i: appears to me the he telegraphed to his agents at Amoy that wille question uf continuing en bsiches

to the stormer would arrive there on the 23rd. by defendant.

The prisoner. who anil that he was drunk to freible entries by the the Mail service between Hongkong and The charter was for three months, an

ash for six weeks' hard labour. suggest that jums noh means se rust eficiently and economically solved as he paid fraight, and Messrs Siemen con:- The Shanghai Mercury of the 18th instant ut for the suppression of unlicensed he served by the Suez Bombay steamer date. In answer to the talagraus

wore used under the Contagions Disea I now auggest. Aden and Ceylon would enced making up their bills from that

hoisting of the Russian flag on the French make the landlords of the houses; res- katter could be ranched either from Madras grants.

ponsible by

serring notices upstor Bombay as lacilties by consting resc Consulate at Shanghai :-

ate among the Moplahs in that locality.

British Residents are stationad. Tn the

State of Pabaug, however, we are no

Pesident, and the following notification

he sent

RECKLESS USE OF FIAT-ARMS,

crews.

It

which appears in the Government Gazette gives the. fo lowing details regarding the brothole night de employed, and thus touching at the former place; while the to his Amy agents, bo received two tele- man, appeared on a charge of being drunk The Botchkiss machine guns on the two in casea where houses were known to ho offered. or special steamers could he da. being receitud as evidence, as they cunhavolver to the danger of the inhabitants the ire was too much for the torpedo bosta

authorities.

ment.

as follows:-Uuder Lly instructions of banned to see the new flainess who would be glad to see it substituted for the monnt neccavity for the slower journey vĨA

تمرین

Tautai

members of the French

The

THE EASTERN MAIL SERVICE,

the

For atenter.

Art

thom

swore

The letter was cot allowed to be put in.

His Lordship rod plaintiff how he did not edust the money from the last month's charter taunay, threatened to summen him so ofton he

Plaintiff said Mesara Siemssen & Co.

was about ten o'clock on Friday mor

and Yu-yen anchored about two hundred The yards apart in Stieipoo harbour. French allowed them to remain quietly Soloman Santwell, of Mauritius, a watch-there till about ten o'clock at night, when four French torpedo boats attacked them. and wifinly and malicimsly bring off Chines vissels were quickly at work and of the neighbourhood.

which were driven back. At half-past eyesterday a report was made to him that

Inspector Swanston stated that at 6p. twelve o'clock the torpedo boats returned drunken man was firing of a revolver into the attuck, and were again beaten of St, Francis Street, Wanchai. He went to thread again, and for the third time tho

and at 8 pm. on Saturday night the place and found the defendant in a Chinese were too much for thera Bus

they

house, hilden under the bed with a lot of Adicinal Canzbet was undanated, and he baskets piled on the top. Dofendant was well skilled in strategy as he is brave, druck and had the revolver produced in

-missed fire.

to

towards the ground.

Chinese

Those £sb-

5 fee of 324, he was sent to gaol for to effective fire could be blazed into them, the

months,

.

The vessels

ships.

were not blown out of

ut of the water, the

picsions ruaking holes in their bottoms, and

ALLEGED HOUSEBREAKING. Ching Acheang, stone coolie, was causing them to fill. This done the torpedo. charged with breaking into the house of boats returned to the French ships; they

Would it be posible to do away with Bervice with them for the future, regardless had to, rosuming, said that 100 passen-fone Cheung Po T. and stealing therefrom had done their work against fous they found

Phintia,

Mr Wotton objected to those telegrams of the 21st instant has reference, wa under- stand, to a concession granted to traders in

At 8 o'clock this morning the tricolour used as gambling houses, leaving the land-tailed for the service, The evastant com- not say who they were from Fingapore. In Pahang, the State at the of the Muscovite was simultaneously boisted lords the right of appeal

munication between Hongkong and Shang- should receive them.

His Lordships asked Mr Caldwell why extreme E.N.E of the Peninsula, very at the French Consulate, the French Muni- If the jary were of this opinion they hai presents the certainty of fixed depar

cipal Hall, and the Poste de l'Est. This old add rider to their vordict to that tures with accelerated speed between those Mr Caldwell aid the telegrans had a rich gold deposits are believed to exist; somewhat unexpected fact winch are many effect, which would be brought in the notice ports being obtained for a very triding pay-bencing on the cute, and plaintif so that and the Imperial Government evidently hours are past, will have ben dashed over of the Government. intend to coservo their right to revise any the be considered of no small siguitesnes, death, and added a rider to the effect that by any British subsidised fine. The Aucting a maio

civilized portiun of our globy, and which

The jury returned a verdict. of accidental Jaran coull remain as it now is served they were not bogus telegrams without get Tho misy agreement made with the Enjah.

was, however, periezmad

without the least if any other means of dealing effectually rean route, being the more expeditious, to The telegrams were not allowed to be path pocket. Tres cartridges had been dis- and at four o'clock on Sunday morning, the 15th inst, Chiea New Year's Day, a nu- notification, dated Singaporo, 6th Feb., is ceremony, and the absence of

uf nay official with public gambling were practicable they a great exiest dues away with the para- in. Of course, the

Bir Caldwell then handed in a latter charged from it, and three appeared to have bar of Chinese fishing bosts came into tho Hying over the

the present dangerous system of forcible entries Suez.

whica plaintiff said he had received from

A schoolboy named Frederico Da Silva on shore. Under cover of these boats, four barbour for their crews to spond the day Her Majesty's Government, it is hereby French Conesasion were not a little aur and arrests.

Orcat stress has been laid by the Com- his Auoy agents, in which they stated that notified that British subjects going into prised at the sudden change of things. We

mittee upon the necessity for the regularity in consequence of the steamer not arriving play on a open piece of ground torpedo boata stealthily stole a inarch on of arrivals, and punctuality in despatol of at the proper time 300 passengers which above St Francis Street at 5.30 p.m. and the Chinese men of war's toen. - Malay States where there is no British of first heard of this measure to be taken on Sunday lust, the day the Russian cruiser

finder the syste! I propose had engaged prasanges had gone in another defendant fire the revolver twice,ing boats coming suspiciously close to the We have received from the Colonial Se-tree feature cau be observed.

maite.

directing it cial, for the purposes of t:ado or any other Rastujnik, carrying tigh ai fer the South.cretary farther awapondence respecting penalty clauses, similar to those whic

of Rear-Ad-

war-ressels. were Therd were a number of boys stuuding

were hailed, and the commercial enterprise, will not be entitled miral C

Mr Wotton objected to the letter being 1Crown, left Shanghai

mediately afterwards four torpedo boats

· got. out of the way. to the protection of the Government, Far: We were informed that a anmber of the the Bustern Mail Service. The first paper art of the present contract, would be a put in; it was dated after the steamer left close around, and the defendant told thera as given Fishing bosis. But im- shot out from their hiding places, and more Defendant stated that he fired the revolver alongside the twn Chincas vassels before an ther, that both in the present, and in the Diplomatie Corps and paid a visit to four in the correspondent is a despatch from condition in suy engagement entered into Amoy, and he could not consent ca its ad-

with those ronning these sectional routes, wittance.

to amuse the children. In default of paying future, the Government reserves to itell Admiral Crown, with the result that under Lord Derby, to Sir George Lowen, nolos and these punalties would be none the less

result being that torpedoes word exploder present circumstances it was ought to be

operative than they are now. But to say,

under the two Chinese complete liberty of action as to recognising the safest to adopt the tucusare, which was as extract from the report of the Post- any concessions that may have boon grant-carried into effect this unurting. On Mon- master General to the Trenaury, in which as the Committee do, that because the pro seat contractors hare performed the service day last the French authorities informed the latter raises the following questions for well in the past, as they undoubtedly have ed by the native rulere of any such State."

the Tactal of their intention to hoist the discussion:-

it would therefore be well to continue the Russian flag in lieu of their own. The

of the facilities now efforing for quick and Ir is balieved that Mr E. J. Ackroyd will diplomatic corps of the above-notitioned subsidies, and to entrust the mails to the economical intercommunication, is too ultra gers had engaged passages from Hanging clothing and money to the value of 330 on more perauient and heavy than had been

consequently paid a visit to the act for Mr Justice Russell as Puisne. Jadge ountry, for the purpose of explaining that inst suitable versla starting on the voyage conservative to meet the wants of these to. Amoy, and 8 for Maula. In conss the night of the ith inst, at Sai-wan- expected. The Chin-chang drifted on shore

her: Complainant, who is hard enolie at the and filled with the tide, for china, paying by weighs only, as 15 days of pngtoks, during Bir Russell's absence on Ianve. Mr such measures were quite unnecessary, as,

Advantage should be quenes of the steamer, however, noble Glass Factory at Lap-sapwair, lost a jacket. in boats to the land, and out a single mal escaping at the time Exed 22 of the Atney their sabjects safe

States?

development of communication that is the couple of thousand of Could the

of the 13th.

sink for four hours afterwards. All her Courts for more than thirty years. He was Celestial Braves into the Concession for Bombay and Caloutta?

their protection, and, if they had no As to revision of the existing distrita-bsidies, or the advantaging of one body them back the money. $2, to each Amoy his honse on the night

over the rest, which is repugnant to the passengers, and $8 to arch Manila passenger, --Defendant, -from-information retired, crew get safely into the boats and with the a magistrate in Mauritius for over four tion, he would even hoist the Dragon fisgat tion of expense.

feeling of the majority of the trading making in alt 8108. He received a letter was arrested by Inspector Coreben yeater exception of the second engineer, a China

shore. The boat: years, and for a term of seven years he has the French public buildings. This offer, Mr Lister then contributes a report on classes, he they frue fair, should be

zeveral of the missing articles were found which the second engineer was, capsized prantice 30 passengers had Beserved. however, asost cordially rejected.

subsidising is extinguished, en I believe it The lotter prodnced having been writ. there and identified by complainant as part and he was drowned. This was the only proposal to do away with subsidies. We will be uk av distant date. For this reason ton by the Chief Officer was shown to Oop-of the Bet paid that he found the bundle Chinese side; the loss on the part of the

property.

death caused by the engagement on the Defendant append the remainder of the series TVE

atances should that under no circum-tain Christiansen, master of the Olympiz,

Would

the duration of the contracts who said the letter was not written by any of clothing upon the hill side. He was Frezon is variously estimated nine and t states Leter from the Blinghong General Chamber exseed five years, and if a shorter term officer on board her seved the letter from sentenced to three months hard labute, in

his stemmer.

convicted of unlawful possession and teen killed being the figures given. of Commerce.

The tugboat Fuck-ice, Captain 0. could be arranged at a inoderate increase, Plaintiff

McCar 16th January, 1895.

lin, arrived at the scene of the engagement nour. Wera it not that the new Judge elect Foreign Office from all parts of Germany,

Sir,-In reply to your letter of the 9th the lesser period should be accepted. a boatinan, who said the supercargo told him default of paying a fine of $45.

on Saaday night. Mr Richardson, who was lacks the judicial experience which would fit asking for information regarding the state September last, transmitting to this Chain- Tender could be invited for terms of he had received the noto from the Chief

of Officer.

the chief engineer on the Yan, and the The letter was not admitted.

only foreigner on board the two Chinese him to take the place of the Chief Justice, of airs on the West Coast of Alries, to her copy of a Despatch and its endinsure, three and five years, optional with the gothor with requeste for appointments and together with a Report thereon by the Government to accept either period. For

Plaintiff said he claimed $343.20, st

rood-of-war, and about a dozen Chiness ongo the appointment now spoken of would, we employment in the territories recently Postmaster General on the subject of the it can be safely amumed that the prosen: $114.40 aday, in tocordance with the charter

still, feel sure, be heartily approved by residente placed under 'German Sovereignty,

Leung Akan, a married woman, appears up to Shanghai in the Fales, with instruc The existing Postal Contract, and alan to your means of communication will not stand sa party, for three daya' detention, treated en ramund, charged with stealing money tions report the engagement to the Chi generally. The Puisde Judge now takes semi-official organ declares that the Foreign letter of 12th Septeiber last, transmitting on the contrary, it will

by the Post strides in the future with groa Hongkong and one at Amoy..

He alro and jewellery to the value of $100; the neu authorities hore. The French feet Office

is unable, in the prosent circum- copy of a further Report

public

elained $15 for supercargo's and coolies'

ward then outside, cruising round after the. of Kwan Afung, a widow, on the position so nearly equal to that of the Chiefstances, to entertain or answer such appli- master General on the same subject, and therefore deinands that the beat system wages, and 200 food supplied to passen 16th ins property

other Chinese run-of-war, and as Admiral Justice, and the position has been so ably cations, which can at present ily be replied requesting the pinion of this Chamber shall be availed of in the future, and gers, runners, coolies, etc. He also chimed Complainant and defendant lodged in the Wo signalled for them to proceed south; filled by ita present occupant, that it is not to by the commercial houses having branch thereon for the 'information of His Excel very earliest posible date. To make the 3300 for less he sustained on the tickets pfame house. On the 8th inst, complainant there is little doubt that they did so, but

sstablishments in the regions now under letoy the Governor, I have the honour to contract for any extended period appears to the passengers from amoy. The contrastais bar lodgings to go to her natire place afterutrda tumed back,

inform you that the Committee have me most siz

in

crew

Ackroyd is an officer of great experience, cass the French authorities did not think about to be done in the Ease of inkila for taken of the gradual, but surely extending passengers and the 8 Mauila pazaetizers which cobioined $20 in the pocket, and balonging to her was lost. She had no as be, has been connected with the work of willing to send agh, be woald be the United is be transported by way of feature of the age. The whole system ut returned their tickets, and he had to pay some other articles of clothing &c., from foreigners on board. The Tu-yuen did not

obje

been engaged in the most important offices which perhaps was too well-meant, tho subject, in which ha disapproves of the limited as far as possible, till the from the Chet Officer of the Olympia, saying day, and upon his hours being searched man, they reached the shore.

work of the Supreme Courts of Mauriting

and of Hongkong. He was called to the

bar by the Middle Temple in June 1872,

TEE North German Gazette

and obtained a first-class certificate of ho- that namera applications of rarios

kinds have been received at the GermTRAN

now so easy to obtain a enitable Jum | German protection,

1

interest

af tha

(Before H. E. Wadehouse, Esq.;

LAVCENY.