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No. 6768.--Arait 7, 1888.]

THE CHINA MAIL

REAN-Admiral Rieunier left Brest in the

THE CONSPIRACY CASE" ment. Doubtless, tas influence of the late ; Tue French corvette Primanguel, Captain | would give us great satisfaction here, if the The case in which the two hawkers, Sir Harry Parken has been folt in pre-Buge, arrived hure to-day from the Penon-enthorities were also to tell us to take whatever steps we consider advisable for! Chun Ahing and Chun Ashing, were charged paring the way for this result; but Sir dores.

the protection of the port. with conspiring together to bring a false Robott Hart deserves credit for the part charge of murder against Mok Apin and he has played in the entisfactory arrange othorn, which was discharged on Saturdayment. Last by Mr Wodehouse, at the Police Court,

It may be added that telegrams from is cho of the most remarkable and also one of the most complicated cases which Lave Shanghai speak of an armistice having been been brought before the notice of the pub- agreed to, pending the result at the nogo tiations for peace. This evidently refers to lic for many years. The chief reggist that

TURKEY AND ITALIANS TO PACIFY

THE SOUDANA

MABBAS, March 20.

..

now occupied and abstaining from aggre- A Cairo élegram states that it is con- fidentially (I confidently) stated in Franchion, the ground was cleared for pacific political circles that the pacification of the negociations between England and Russia.

This tologram, taken from an Indian Sourian will ho undertaken by Turkish and

of

A LADY, who was a passenger by the S.

Chan, rather astonished the denizens

the Colombo harbour the other day by

THE FIGHTING IN THE RED SEA ¡ne à belligerent blookndo; and that as long

LITTORAL rios sustaineth She fell a distance of

as the hostilities were confined to cortain of accidental death..

London, Slot Murol-General Graham latalities, and neutral vessels were not eighteen feet. The jury returned a verdict

Another jury was thon swore, consisting telegraphs that hie force started from the interfered with on the high seas, Her of Messrs A. F. Collace, J. M. de Carcamp at Sunkini at daybreak yaeterday and Majesty's Government would not deem it valho, and Ho Ui Shing. To third in after never fighting cleared the bills near necesary to take any further nonance for quest was on the body of one of the men Hasites. The onomy's force was estimated the observanco of their neutrality than the who was severely scalded by the boiler axat four thousand. Guneral Graham and his enforcement of the Foreign Embataient

This took place in the month of 2, plosion which occurred as Hung Hom force advanced on Tarnai, The Indian Act. Docks on the 26th ultimo. It was at Lancers charged the enemy concealed in November last, And the decision of Her Srst thought he would recover from bla in the bush, and meanwhile an entrouched Majusty's Goverment was communicated juries, but he died in the Government acroba was formed which is now garrisoned to the Governors of the British pasuessiona Civil Hospital on Friday fast. The wit by the 70th Regiment with six guns.

in the East In of recent The remainder of the force returned to

Minister in nossos called WOND the Police, the

he camp. Lieut Dalison of the Scotch Fusi man who was injured, who said

country that the Foreign Enlistment

trousled Turne on the 22nd February CAPTAIN Desnony line. book appointed to for the Far East. The Admiral will arrive the comminand of the Duynay-Tronin, too late to be of any servico in the con-relieving Captain Guion, who returns to Francs on oceamt of ill-health. M Dea flict between France and China, I, heony proceeds by Le Chateau-Yquem,

which is to leave on the 2nd prox

thats from the arrives at all.

the community will feel with regard to the measure taken as a preliminary, to the an. Lazur. Colonel Dugoume, who was in com- LANDO, 22nd March.The Undor Score was a sleep when the accident happened, liers aud 8 mea were killed. Among the Act was not boing strictly enforced in CEO will doubtless bo that another cruel cuncament of peace'; and we understand and of the French forces at Bac-lo last tary for the Colonies, replying to a quee and Mr J. W. Boyd, Engineer. This wonaded wore Major Harvey of the ath Hong Kong as regards the repairing and murder has been committed in the Colony, that the official notification of the concln-year when the Chinese made the attacktion in the House of Commons, said that gentleman said he was present a few minutes Lancers, Major Robertson of the 9th equipping of French toseels of war, it was The enemy's loss was tions to the Goremore of the Eastern colonics for their guidanco in carrying out: hot, showing conclusively that there had heary. and the murderer or marderers have ca.sion of peace was notta be mado urtll to-day which has led to the present war, is a Col, Warren has settle the Stella and after the explosion and examined the Bengal Cavalry saverely. Doctor Lane,and deomed necessary to issue special intruc- In telegraphing an account of the en- the decision of Her Majesty's Govorn- Those, instructions did not le The Dako and Duchess of Connaught been no water in the boiler and that tho caped from the hands of justice. The hor- Orders hove, we bulievo, been forwarded to passenger by the mail steamer Natur (which culty and is hopeful of pacifying Gos. furnace crown. This he found to be red 33 men wounded riblo atrocity committed a few months since the ports and stations where hostilities have arrived here this morning from Aden, to

The boiler was good one. It was ham praised specially the Indian troops. any way modify the attitude of Hor tested to stand 100 lbs. pressure twelve Korti. 20th March. Sir Evolyn Wood has Majesty's Government or their decision at Tat-tsi-mui by some members of the been going on; and the practical application Keelung, where he assumes the chief cam-visit Constantinople as guests of the Sul-accident was due we deceased's own careless-gagement to Lord Wolsely, General Gra-mout

months ago, and Mr Boyd examined it last established his lead-quarters at Debbob. arrived at in October last, and announced Hakka clun, which was passed over by the of the torgs of the phoille settlement willard of the land forces under Admiral | 18.

Courbat

November and found it to be good in all The British troops evacuate. Korti at the at the time to the French Government.

The Coroner thought saras end of this month.

The French Government, however, havo. Attorney General, in spite of the fact of be carried out as soon as the intelligence

Suakin, 21st March.Another account now found it necesary to exercise the right- strong personal evidence being adduced can be conveyed to these places.

61. PEZELSBURG, March 19.--The Jou: at

respects.

against one man, a case unworthy of

de St. Petersbourg, commeating upon recent

independent testimony should be called that purposo he adjourned the enquiry until particulars-Oo the enemy being attacking tercept contraband of war destined for Chi- putting before a jury, excited naturally a

ministerial statomonts in Parliament, saya ictly walking down the gangway of the garding the quality of the boiler and far of the aétion at Aasheen givre the following of search on the Iugh seas in order to in- that, both parties remaining in positions steamor, taking a 'ander into the son. Wednesday afternoon, the 15th inst., at 3 by General Graham's forces the enemy nose ports, and as the export of munitions streamed in large numbers towards Tanni. of war from neutral posts is not an obliga fueling of horror and insecurity. When,

and swimming to the adjoining steamship, o'elook.

The British loesamounted to "2killed, includ-tion imposed by the law of natione, it is however, the murder of the unfortunate

the Havenna, and back again. This feat

The fourth inquest was held on the bodying 17 belonging to the Jadian Contingent, not unnatural that the French Government old Indian, Aili Bahomed Rehenally,

Colombo paper, a profound sensation of a Chinese who was killed by a large and 44 wounded, of which I were Indian. should resort to the remedy which that law became known, it was generally boloved

by a member of the fair sex produced, says among the gangs of coolies working on boulder falling on him while he was at work Major Habertson of the 9th Bengal Cavalry affords to the belligerent They have at tist, with the powerful and intelligunt

on Belcher's L'oin: Battery, on Sunday maruwas wounded in the thigh. The mon of the the same time assured Her Majesty's Go fores of Police at the command of the

board the various vosols in harbour, as Colony, such a crime, ermitted in the

inquest was adjournad, to allow of the coroner they charged the enemy trice, indicting exercised by them with all the considera- of the city,

itv. could

about the shipping in harbour.

tion and forbearance towards and jury visiting the spot where the accident great tona. Ik

The Indian infantry and a British force which the circumstances permit. occurred. The enquiry will be resumed at the Magistracy on Wednesday, the 16th, at under General MacNeil started from Suakim Majesty's Government do not think it

at 7 this morning in two squares on the necessary at present, therefore,

modify road to Tamai for the purpose of construct their dosision of November last, which ing zarebas, whore it was intended to insures a just and equal measure of new- leave the Berkshire Regiment to garrison trality towards both belligerents and the thami while the rest of the force would re scrupulous observance of British In turn to camp. The rebels tried to intercept The Marquia of Salisbury: After the noble friend, this force, but were presented by a cat vary moderate speech of my nomade from the Hasbeen aroba and the the noble earl opposite has, I

I think, shown ships in harbour. Heavy loss was inflicted considerable reluctance to make a plain

the enemy.

atatement

of the policy of Her Majesty's Satin, 22nd March, Midnight. The Government on this point. It is a point troops

ops advanced this morning and succse of extreme importance in the view of in- deed in forming a zareba six miles on the tornational law, and also in regard to was after countrynien trading in the Eastern sens.

understand the noble earl to say that road to Taut The zare

in order to stop the import of munitions of war, and that tins has not been objevted to by Her Majesty's Gereramont. Does that mean that France, which is only blockading one or two ports in Formos claims the right of search with respect to all Voszela gcing to any of the ports

ordor to find out whe of China in

not

unpaniahod. Italian troops: the Turks from Buakina topper, may be taken to mean that Russia well as the other natires who were on or ing. After taking part of the evidence the Indian Contingant bohared splendidly; [vernmant that the right of search will be

has, however, beon moat unmistakably proved, during the last six months, that the capital erino, baardor, is the and most anfoly to be committed by malefactors in Hongkong; the one in which the criminals have the host chance of escape from the grip of the law. To whom this inmunity from conviction for capital crime is deo for the community to judge,

murder

Borbor and Khartoum; the Italians from Massowah to Scheid, Koseala and Khat toum.'

kas obtained all she at present desires, and that if Britain does not attempt to drive her back, who will remain content, at least for the present.

So heartily sick of the war with China had the people of France become when the last mail left that they were not content with

Although what is suggested here, may at present be far from the intention of the British Governmout, it is quits within the In the ones before us, Bok Apin was tried hounds of possibility, nay of probability, on the 18th March before the surone that in the event of going to war with Rus-freely expressing their opinious privately. Court in Crimital Sessions for the of Alli Mahamed Raheinally, on the Gisia, Britain would assign the task of sub-We God in a home paper the following February. The case was so recently before duing the Mahdi to the allès who are so significant item:The Paris Municipal the public that it is unnecessary to respi

mich was not consi- eager to give auto tangible mark of their Council has adopted, by Elty-two votes talate the evidence, dored strong enough by

specul jury to friendship.

two, a resolution condemning a policy of convict the prisoner. The defence set up was an albi, but it appeara probable that the jury were more influenced in coming

to their decision by want of ererience in the

ali

THE TEA DUTY.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before the Hon. E. J. Ackroyd, Pain Judge!

Tuesday, April 7th.

Tstr arrangements indicated in the nonex. ed paragraph, taken from the latest homop.m. papers, will probably be cancelled :--

The French Government has freighted two now ships for the transport of inunitions and coal to Haiphong. The ships in question are the Yoruba, of the Senegal Company, which takes coxl, and the packet-boat Louis, with munitions. They have reciv. ed orders to repair forthwith to Tong-

CHYN HENG / WILLIAM DAVIS,$75. King.

Mr Caldwell appeared for defondant The French Governmont have called for tenders for a monthly survies of cargo

It appeared that plaintif had formerly boata between France and Tong-King been employed as stoward to the forward mouth to provide a mess for four people cipally.

Defendant, the second mate of the afeamer, The Siam ork left Toulun en 'the 20th

was manager of

of the mess, and plaintif de inst. for Tong-King, hiring 393 civil and glared he had only been paid part of the The Vint-Lanyar-money for January, although he acknow, military passengers.

ledged having been paid for February and part of March. Defendant and the third engineer of the steamer, Mr Simpson, both gavo evidence to the effect that plaintin was fully paid, and that he was discharged for laziness. His Lordship believed the onderice for the defence, and said it was

on

rds neutrals

to

Ker

Gor

I

renate expeditions and colonial adventures, They will be required-to-carry-coal-prin-mess of the Folien, and rersivad 100 per wards attacked by four thousand rebels.ance has claimed the right of search at

CALUUTTA, March 13.

and calling on Parliament to put an end to them as speedily as possible, but express

Calcutta Tea Association havo telegraphed

to the branch association, London, dosiringing aympathy with the soldiers and sailors

that strong remonstrance be made on behalf orgaged in the Far East. In all probarived on the 18th with 398 passangers from

Tong-King.

the second man of India &gainst the projusal to add three- bility the example this set by the Paricians

pores per pound to the tea duty. A would be spoodily followed by the pro-Ir is satisfactory to hear, mys the St.

or con-

memorial on the subject has been forwarded

to the Government of Indir.

vials.

"James' Bud et, from Lord Granville that he considers Franco and Ulira to be belligerout

but after twenty minutes' sharp fighting. they were remised with a loss of orer a thousand men. Our loss is 6 oicers and 31 men, ineading 25 Indians, and 120 wounded, of whom 70 ware Indians.

деть

FRANCE AND CHINK. In the House of Lords, on the 23rd Feb. The Earl of Danraven rose to ask Hor Majesty's Government whether there had ther they have munitions of war? I part of the French Government it is prac- been a declaration of war between

exercised or claimed by either of those tically setting up that which the declaration of Paris destroyed namely, the system of against boll parties the rules which regulate was not due to him. Bo therefore non Powers: and whether the rules ragulang paper blockades-Franco aseentud to the

the conduct of neutrala towards belligerents

plorod in the Mee-kong shop, No. 11. Bon-States, and therefore intends to apply evident plaintiff was trying to extort what and China; whether the gil of 893m/preliend that if any claim is made on the

the dealings of neutrals with nations at

war.

suited plaintiff with costs.

Police Intelligence (Before H. E. Wodehouse, Esq.) Tuesday, April 7.

VREKK AND DISORDERLY.

was

ín

at

against

BAR, DO

hawker Chin Aling and some others la General Negrier. It appears that the ruins fcge Mr Wodehouse, at the Police Court Findeed, they can roully be said to blockade. S. 8. Art was charged with being and we cannot get away. Several French admitted so easily they inve done.

even those.

avillonce of the hawker Chan Ahing than by the statements made by the witnesses brought forward to prove the alibi. At prisoner was acquilbod. cronts the On the following day charged with the maider, Chan Ashing, was tried. The evidence against him was almost entirely limited to the statement of the hawker Chun Ahing that he was one

A suorman named Cheung Alwong, em- of the three men when he saw enter the Indian's shop on the evening of the mur

ham Strand, was arrested yesterday on a der, and the prisoner's own confession that

The Re-captare of Langson-

were applied to French and Chinese vesela provision of the declaration of Paris 1860, ho was actually one of the men who at

that blockades, if they are to be carried So far is soems that France has raised

British

ports. The noble carl said he temp:od to rob the Indian, but that ho

Intelligenes received by the 5.S. Nun warrant granted upon intonation supplied

found in The Times of the 21st inst, the ont, miek be yenaino blockades: and the pretensions which international lawyers by had nothing to do with murdering him,an, which arrivad kast evening from by Leong Kwong, a shopman formerly um-

following statements from ita correspondent claim to search vessels on the this done by the first prisoner and

being

matter what port they are going to, merely another man not in custody. The prisoner Haiphong, though rather meagre, fally ployed in the Meg-kong shop, on suspiciou no means recognize. As Lord Salisbury

Hosig Boral an like a paper blockade enforced on the

The so-called 'blockade is only effectivo because one or two ports are blockaded in this case, during the course of the trial, contiens the news of the recapture of of being connected with setting fire to the pointed out, there is something extremely

European merchants. In Tanaui we appears to me to be one which has placed made a statement to Inspector Matheson, Langaun by the Chinese forces and a serious promises, 11 Bonhamu Strand; on the 18th China coast. The French do not effectually

Majesty's retracting his former statement or

Peter Conway, a seatuan belonging to the are now without ten trails from Europe, that doctrine in great peril, and which fer Governsent should not have fession, and intimating that he and the reverse sustained by the troops under October last. The prisonst was brought be blockade more than two or three ports, it

But we have heard that drunk and damaging property belonging to war-resols run along the coast and sink brought the charge of mardor against Bok

this morning and was charged with mali-vessels bound to other places are subjected the mistress of a brothel to the value of every hoat which they meet, taking the Another point alluded to by my noble Apin with the idea of obtaining the reward commenced in the north of Funquia to

and that is the question of permitting offered by the Government for information words the end of last mouth and the road only and feloniously setting fro to the to search and seizure. And now we learn 59.50, on the 6th inst. From the evidence crews to Keelung, where they are treated friend was not touched by the noble earl, that rice is declared to be contraband of the complainant, Chan Lai, it appeared barbarously. The proceedings of the French French vessels to make English parts a base which would lead to the conriction of the to Langaon: became next to impassable in promises with intent to defraud a certain war! But if rice, why not Lea, or sugar, OF! that defendant came to her honas on the are nuparalleled in the history of modern for operations Agathist China

civilized warfare. The latest French action murderer. The new story told by the prisoner appears to have been cradited both many places. As a consequense the con.fiamburg Fire Insurance Co., on the 18li ¦ cotton cleth? Why not, in fact, declare all afternoon of the 6th very drunk Radi

commeres with China contraband? This mashed the door when it was shut aquinst on the Farcosan coast has exsited the that during the Cuifederate Wara war would simplify mattera epnsiderably for the French admirals, and have the farther him. Defendant was fined 31, and $2.50 greatest indignation. The French vessels which raiand thesa questiona of belligerenay

amends to the complainant.

are to receive ten days' provisions and tive and blockade in a very acute form; and days' coal. Saigon is considered their nearest caused thom to bo examined and discussed. with great mianteness the rule was adopt- advantage of completing the ruin of the English trade in China.

Francis Murphy, a private in the Buffa, pott, but the Triumphante received mureed that England would allow neither of the was convicted of disorderly conduct in why, no one knows. Letters from every cuntending parties to send its ships into

for allowing the assaulting P.C. Wong Asam in the execu England is condemued

twenty-four hours. They were not allowed of conspiring legather to

to bring af

In French to use Hong Kong as

Now, he could scarcely suppose that the to ship more either of conl or provisions than would be necessary to take them to of murder agamat Mok Apin, the first pri Langson, sending the sick and a large of Commons, Sir H. Hicks-Benche asked hour, the British Government formally tion of his duty, on the 3rd instant."

was sout to prison for seven days hard French were not conducting their oper the nearest part belonging to their own soner tried and acquitted. Mr A. E, John-

tions in a manner consistent with civilised Crown Solicitor, prosecuted when the portion of the troops under his command the Secretary of Stato for War whether any amoured this though no declaration of default of paying a fine of $5, defordant

This can hardly arise in the nation. warfare usage of civilised nations;

and the Case came on Lofore Mr Wodehouse. The away on the road to Kep, while he tie-progresa had been made with the provision war la Deen made either by France or

but he was not quite clear that what The present oase; but if there were two ships howkor Chan Abing who had been the

self, with the rest of the foren, marched of the works and armaments for the de. China, a state of war actually existed be-

LARCENY OF A DIAMOND RING.

Times

correspondent said about the action belonging to opposita belligorents in port principal witness in the murder trials, now

lamuil Xavier, clerk, of Macau, was or the want of action on the part of Her at the same time, and if one of them loft, the other was not allowed to leave without turned round and states that the evidence out in the direction of the Kwangsi frontier funce of our coating stations abroad; and twee the two countries; and even this

charged with stealing a dinar

Majesty's Government, was exaggorsted, be which he had given was false; that he hud and attacked the Chinese, whom he found when an estimate for the porpose would be tardy acknowledgment seems to have been

wing Tran them. The vacillation of the value $25, the property of Mrs M. Smith cause, from the experiezen of the last few a delay of twenty-four hours. Now. I have been induced to come forward a

Is a witness

Government in this respect has already

the 5th inal. by two men named Aping sad Achic, who to be strongly reinforced upon the border, submitted to Parliament.

The Marquis of Hartington---Progress been so thoroughly exposed and condemned are not now to be found, and that, he was Phe first attack took place on the 28th ul† Las been made with the works at Aden and that we need do no more than draw utten- Beaconsfield Arende. A littlo after 2 p.m. courrehension of their duties-(hear, car) against those ports by watching ships within

tien to the following paragraph as a

by the Chief Justics and the jury, and even voys of storce and munitions sent forward

mar-

had it not been so, the evidence against for the supply of the brigado at Langson him was insuflicient to convict him of dr. After the had been acquitted failed to reach that place and it became

prisoner. the charge of

of murder, both he and the evident to General Negrier that it would witness Chin Ahing were arrested by be impossible to hold the position. Ho

On

Oct, 1881.

M- Wotton appeared for the proscaution and applied for a remand and the case was remanded till the 10th inst

remember

order of the Attorney General on a clare therefore made arrangements to evacuato On Friday the 20th Febroary, in the lonso Just before last inail left, at the eleventh licensed brothel No. D Ship Street, and quarter in China and Japan tell me that English ports, for a longer spaco than

Son,

falso charge

taught by an Inspector of Police what he in the afternoon, and was carried on into

Wie to

heat

labour.

her

RON

Iu-

Complainant is a widow, living at No. 11 years, they could harily feel sure that ifer heard-I do not know whether it is true.

Majesty's Government had any very distinct that France is carrying out her blockade British (hear, hunr); that a French on the 5th fast, she went out, giving theor sny very distinct determination to car gunboat or man-of-war lies alongside the

ports (hear, A number of witnesses were examined the night. In this pugagement the Chinese ongkong, and in the production of arma vincing proof of the righteousness of the key of a desk in ber room to her RON. and a mass of evidence tason, but it spile were driven from their position, only how.unts on, will be taken in the Suplu seply to the Secretary of Lloyds My T. side the desk there was a box of jewellery, nutter, there had been no declaration of particular, trader whom she has ruasum to

sum of £35,000 be takon in the Sup. Lister, of the Foreign-Ulice, writes on

When she returned to the house stie of this and also in the face of the onfession ever to reum the offensive on the follow-

If anything of that kind has taken of the men themaclvos, Mr Wodehouse on

a.gross breach of the interne told her the same time, France clained the right of out.

searching neutral vesayls, and she was also place it is. Saturday lost discharged both prisoners. One ing day, when a very severe conflict octar-luntary Estimates for 1884-85, which the 14th inst.: I am to state that although missed a diamond ring from the box, war between France and Uhiua, but that, at suspect and watches her and follows her

will be laid on the table of the Ilouse within no formal declaration of War has bean and from what. of two things ja morally certail either the red. In this fight General Negrier was

F# WAS 5 godson var exists in fut. Her Majesty's Govern in the same house.

inconvenience and uncertainty arose from hear) I hope the noble earl will be able story told by the two prisoners in the first

to tell me that the publis reports to that instance was correct, and Mak Apip was seriously wounded by a ballet, which passed the next few days. The mcosy required Bed by either France or Clina, a state of she suspected the defendant, who lived condnoting the blockade of puris. Extreme Biobal practice in this respect. (GST).

Coenied it

A correspondent in effect are erroneous; but, at all arents, it in the next financial year will bo included ment have, trovisions of the Forsign the defendant was arrested complainant re-

it necessary Hongkong to look for employment. After that stato of thing.

1 him that two or three day ago to enforce the guilty of the murder of Rehemally, or they through his body from side to side. After in the Arny Estimates for 1885-86, which tight Act, and they cannot contesti esived a letter (produced) from him adenit. per cent. premium had to be paid on a appears to me that, both as to the extent to

formed

which the

the right of search is permitted and German vessel

'carrying out goode to China

the answer of the noblo when the seal perman would be: 1.per the extent to which hostility is given to the

belligerent CAME Thera is also an English vessel at the presens nomer obliged to unload at Bingaearl is very imperfect, and I hope he will pore a cargo destined for Shanghai and table, and give us at the same time, the and supplement it by laying papers on the Hong Kong in consequence of the exercise.

were laid last night on the table of the House,

complainant's mother and came to

are guilty of having given fatse evidence a very severe struggle the French troops

the belligerent right of-szarch on the lighting have taken the ring. with the intention of convicting an inm cent man of the crime. The decision of were forced to retreat, and the same day

seas assorted by France, but I am to nåd.

Defendant stated that he did not take that Lord Granville has received an assur- Mr Wodehouse clearly demonstrates that Tangsure was rececupied by the Chiness.

the ring with the intention of stealing it he was himself of the opinion that blok The French loss is said to have been eighty An amended copy of the Order of the Day anos from the French Ambassador that this but merely to show it. He was going to Apin was guilty of the murder. The special

right will be exercised with all possible

advance and the ring with them. Council, contains the following additional trade."

Defendant was sentenced to six munthe imprisonment with hard labour.

jury which tried the man were however of killed and two hundred wounded. The for to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative respect for the legitimate interests of British Blacso yesterday and sent his clothes on in

A.

different opinion, and in the present munition ran short before the engage instazice we consider

Mr Wodehouse to mart was finished and the retreat was con-itema

An soot as information of the disaster.

reached Hanoi, General Briere de L'Elo

be in error in summarily deciding a case of tinued dating the following days until such intricacy and importance without allowing it to go before a jury. Both in Kep was reached. the interests of Justice, and also for the purpose of clearing the tramos of two most energetic And responsible plicers of the Police force from the auspicions cast upon proceeded with all despatch to Kep; with a them by the prisoners, the case should force of 4,000 men, and assumed the direct have been thoroughly investigated with legal aid. If an official and searching en- command. General Negrior was sent to the quiry were now to be ordered it would pro- hospital at Hanoi. It is believed that fully bably be too lato, as tire late prisonere have probably by this time followed the example 80,000 Chinese soldiers were encountered

of Mok Apin and the informers Aping and Achik, and cleared out from the Colony.

TELEGRAMS.

Peace Between France and China, (Special to the Ching Mail')

PEKING, April 6th, 1885.

Feace concluded between France and.

China, through intermediation of Sir Robert Hart at Feking and French Gover- ment direct from Paris. Dasis is Fournier Convention of the 9th May, pure and simple. No indemnity.

A private telegram, which fonds to con-

in the angagamant on the 29th alt, and the

1. The Honourable T. Jackson, pursuant

to notice, will ask the following ques-i tious-lt as the Blockade of Pak-

INQUESTS..

This afternoon inquests were held on

bo been legally notified 2nd. Is it four bodies, at the Mortuary. The first was,

an effective blockade? 3rd. Can your on the body of Andrew Cooke, who com Excellency suggest any remedica for the existing evils under which the trade of this Colony with Pakhoi, and the surrounding district, is at present suf- fering, in consequence of the reported blockade?

mitted suicide by swallowing a quantity of

carbolic lotion on Saturday last. The jury. sworn consisted of Messrs H. H. Read,

C. C. Carveth aud P. D'Agostino..

NEWS BY THE FRENCH REA FL

of the rights of search inconvenience dong text of the instructions which have been

issued to the Colonial authorities." accrue to neatral vessels not carrying soo Earl Granville was understood to say traband of war, sines they are all lip that he had a cbjection to lay papers en bie to be searched to me if they have the fable contraband of war upon them.

The

sibility of their being searched may affect Luad- than innicutely, for it is 1 ed what is contraband of war. The in

..

The Lord Chancellor said that the right

of search was not limited to the case of defin-Printer It-tad abse reference to the pre

Quotations.

HONGKONG, April 7. right of OPIUM-Now Patua, cash,... 577) 831

Old New Bonnres, cash... 556/57) ht

position at Kep' is still considered in a arranged, and all blockades are at an end, Rabelais, it appeared that the boy onbeen preparing of Biau Lord North- which, as neutrala, wo were bound to per

critical position.

cash,... 600

cash, 570/721

convenience of the right of search was felt, vention of the introduction of articles of contraband of war for the use of a belli. (LC Express, February 27.),

not only by vassels bound for Chinese porte, HR.H. Prince Krom Man Narer, the but all vessels bound to Japan with argie gerent. Siamcae Minister, called at the Admiralty wore liable to be searched and possibly de-

Beizo!.

France and on the art inst., and had an interviewtained, or even with Lord Northbrook. H.R.H. present China were at war it was obvious that we, We presume that now peace has been From the evidence of deceased's boy M. ed to the First Lord the surveys of the as neutrals, must submit to the incon

cast coast of Siam, which have recently venience of the exercise of the

by the directions of his search; but then there were certain duties the hon. gentleman will withdraw his ques- seeing deceased take up the hottle, tried Majesty

bruck thanked the Minister, and stated that form, and it was not at all clear that we tions. Fortunately there will be ne fur to prevent him drinking sut of it De

the surveys would probably be included in were performing those duties. If we were ther need for questioning of this work, at ceased, however, threatened to strike the the Admiralty Series of Charts.

not performing them, we wight, involve our- least in the inmediate future. It is to be boy, and caused him to let go the bottle,

and then deceased took two long draugais Japan Storie, Asap. M. Lust. C.E.. late or their cargad paled or victualled in a Hie Imperial Majonty the Emperor of selves in infialte trouble. If, for example, has been pleased to confer on Mr. American vessels were stopped and seized hoped when similar circumstances again out of it. After taking the lotion decens F.

douflecated by a French Passen STEZ CANAL--King's Cross, Feb. arise, the unofficial members of the Counciled was unable to speak. The night before Engineer in Chief of the Imperial

Book- will take more speedy action than they hero could not sleep and was always making a Rising Sun, as a recognition of the valua was entitled to, serious difficulty might the occurrence, deceased was rather queer, yard, Nagasaki, the Fourth Ulass of the British port more than as a belligerent she The next Exam MALL, per the done in the present instance.

nois, shouting out.

ble service he rendered to the Japanese aviso. He thought the uncertainty now Dr. Patrick Manson said he had attend Government during his long touoca

until his death. He operated on him, and TEA

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

23.

cruiser that had

of

hanging over the matter ought to be cleared

Now Malwa, credit,... 520

Allowanco, Taels

40/48

Old Malwa, credit,... 030 Allowance. Tasis 48/04 Persian, Only 640/55 Alowance, Tals. ...... 16/24 Persian, Paper tid, 648 Allowance, Taals...... 16/24

Exchange.

at 7am., and may bo expected here BAD as we are placed as regards defences od deceased since the middle of February office French Chamber have now before "P, and therefore he begged to put his Bank, Wire,

question

No formal declaration

"

Demand,

31

30 days' night,

S. Ca, 's atanı er: City of Tokio, left of everyone will go out towards the sister been gradually recovering. The operatica Far East. They are the Tresties of Bud, of war has been issued by France or China Crodice":"

port on the 4th inat.

4.

of the

demand,

30 days sight, private 73

Sovereigns,

Temperature.

3.02

Co's steamer Venetia, laft Singapore for ilia gort on Friday, the 3rd inst.,

un er about Wednesday, the Bult inst. in Hongkong, we are acrtain the sympathies from the time of oporation deceased had thient four subjects of importance to the Eur! Granville

4 mantle sight The next AMERICAN MAIL per the P. M

Tokohama on Thursday, the 2nd inst., colony of Singapore after reading the ful-Manson remarked an excentricity about with Cambodia, also concerning the Proment maintained that they were not at war

was an extensive one. From the first Deregulating the French Protectorates that Up to a recent period the French Govern Documentary 4 months" sight,

****** India. Wire, deceased; he was worse and dull without tectorate of France, of commerce with with Chins, but that their hostilities thero firm the above, has been received from a daylight, and may be expected here lowing

on or about Wednesday, the 8th inst.: London, 28th March. In the House of being sulky. He did not suspect him of Barmah, and lastly, one for regulating the were only in the nature of reprisals. They Tientsin, which states-It is the generale. S. S. Anchisa left Singapore for this Lorde, Lord Sidmouth called attention to the being out of his mind, The bottle shown Spirit Traffic in Sian.

Wight of cantalued five per cent. of carbolic, in opinion here that peace has been signed."

azergising the belligerent With reference to the oxtonning of the sequently repudiated the intention of Shanghai, demand... deadly From Shanghai another private tologram The S. S. Energia left: Singapore for this defenceless condition of Singapore. Lord & sulation of water, and was need as a lo telegraph in Sam, we haat bizit the new over senin vessels, and insisted that the Gold Leaf 99) Ene..

had they Northbrook replied that the fortification of tion to bathe the word. It is a port on the 6th inst

Botifad poison taken in large quantities. The dose Bangkok Tavey line will be completed this blockade which gives it thus I am informed upon good The 9. S. Fulghymnia left Singapore for Singapore was postponed until next year, he took amounted to about half an ounce (Zinud), in s north of Sist, is also to and not belligerent blockade but that (Taken at Mears Falconer & Co.'s Premuser,

dose year. A line from Bangkok to Ceng-mat ports of Formosa was a pacific blooks

blookade

authority that peace protocol arrangements this port on the 6th inat.

medicinal doss Wan from two to thres

the Timo in view of the greater importance of Hong- the

600 miles

would be captured

niesty's Guveras rough to have caused his death. Mr Hewlett, Consul at Canton, haa more than

those ment were unable to accept at 7.30, this morning.

Settlements Lad been ordered to take what-Dr Manson was of opinion that he commit spending some time at Geneva for his and it the same time they were alorse BAROMETER

which would a BESTE VALD Other advices, received from independa Spanha frigate Aragon left here to over stepa he considered advisable for the tod suicide from an insane impulze-

The jury returned a verdict that duossed eat sources, confirm the news given above, day for Manila

committed suicide while in an unsound state hower convalescent, end proposes starting own rights as neutrals and beyond the TERMOMETER- of mind.

for China the frat English mail io in almost the same words which make up

in wishes of the belligerents They conso Marah

amounted the French Govern

Do our telegram and there seems to be no 4 8200TING match is arranged to take place

The second inquest was

Dr. Dagat, late of the Fronok Legation get that, in their option, a state of war held on the doubt, although no ficial confirmation tomorrow afternoon at Kowloon, between until we are made secure here, but all the

at Peking, is still at Barneille. His did exist in China which compelled thein has yet begu nade public, that the preli- two police teams, one of which will com ame, we will be selfish enough not to ob- body of Tung Wong Hi, & girl aged eight health is now very nearly established, and to enforce the provisions of the Forsign Do

years, who fell down a ladder in house minsties of pesos have been arranged, prise sight of the cracks of the Force, jest to the Government's intention to place No. 39 Queen's Road East, on the evening he hopes this summer to begin practice Enlistment Act: that the blockade

Fornican, was recognised by them, but only this time directly with the Froach Govern- and the other ning of the ◄ duffers," Hongkong in security arst Possibly it of the let instant, and died from the injus either at Marseilles or at Alx les Bains

have been completed by advices from Paris Tas delivery of the French mail was began kong, and that the Governor of the Straite grains: the quantity taken by deceased we constructed, e noutral vessel attempting to break i

of 4th April

protection of the ports.

It is certainly very hard on Singapors that it should have to wait for protection

Do

healthy which we are sorry we learn has not to take any step which

so satisfactory of late. He is now, the aluation unnecesarily as regards our Day

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