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No. 8771,-APRIL 10, 1896.]

TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

Losnos, th April, 1835,

The Afghan troops have been attacked and completely defeated by the Russians at Penj-Duh.

We hear that Dr Wenyon, who has done! good service for years among the Chinese

Sang,

THE S.S.

ZAFIRO' ASHORE.

THE CHINA MAIL

Kurz,

taken

ox to attacks on both flunko..

far

payment

for the pas

should be Such were the relations between the

power than the muzzle-loaders in the British roally an advantage. Were they close to whole line from Gibraltar to Hongkong, the onltivation of their folds and the use of Considerable anxiety was felt in the quadron. As representative of the ples of gether, other nations could join and crush But by fortifying and provisioning Saigon, water the Saryke paid nothing, as formerly

guns with which these vessels are provided, thom. But, supposing Ergiand and Chins by mobilising the Franch fest in the Chila because the landa occupied by them had for 68 superintendant of the Wesleyan Mis- Colony yesterday conusrning the China and will bo quito sufficient to state that thi vore allies with India as a point of juno-scas, and by utilising the strong gurtisone a long time since been considered as Turn sion Hospital at Fatsban; will start in a Manila S. 6. Company's steiner Zafire, Duguay Trouin carries eight 200-ponader. tion, if any nation game to stack China, kept in Tonqain and Cochin Chinn, France man territory. Ther

and an equal number of 100-poundera, England would fall on their reas, and vice could swoop down from the cast on the tunges was very irregular when the power few days for the frontier of Kwangsi, thozo Captain R. M. Talbot, which left Hong having a penetrativo power equal to titst of vest, while an assault on India would be colonies and possessions of England. The of the Amicer was solidly established in

the Audaciona to attend to the Chinese soldiers who have kong for Amey and Manils on Saturday the 9-inch guns of buan wetinded in the recent engagements list, the 4th inst., no information having ahead of the British in every rospent the between them is not treatwor the Englieb a necessary elardent in the payments; but immediately disturbances

Again, in gunboats the French are

Japan are bolli in Asia, but decisive victory in the Mediterranean over and Heret, the Baryks were regular in theic writer of the article, however, makes a Afghanistan, and specially in Tehar-vilaget

War Imminent between Russia

"in Fangquitz The Chinese-have no sue been received of the vessel's arrival at they can steam faster, and are better thy," "brapan does not understand effective success to be eo 57 reaped by geons or doctors who are akillod enough to Amoy. The fears entertained of the vessel armed. The Zutin, which is a init specif-their-int pudence, It England and the feet and army of France in the Far The Afghans Dever dared to appoar 12 d by began the Stryks rofaned to pay their rent, and England.

ront mon wounded in battle, and as there having mat with some accident were this pluvena knota. It is true that the Wanderer frightened alliance with Chins. of the article in question Franco has, thereof non-payment they seized the flocks upon

mon of the French gunboats, can steam China

united, Japan would be Bant. According to the sanguins author person to receive the money; but in cases Private telegrams received today are to

an immense number of mon morning confirmed by a telegram received as trao guns amperior to those on any gun and are both in Europe, fure, everything to gair by her distant the pasturages, and detained their until the effect that war in imminent boiweon manat bo Russia and England. This situation { suffering from wounds sustained in the by the agents of the company, Messrs boat in the Far East, and this vessel is al- but England join France, because expeditions, and she should no longer delay their claims were satisfied. At the, King is explained by the fact, contained ight, there can be little doubt that Dr Russell & Co., from Amay, to the effect together a good boat; but the Cockchafer, she is set solely on to the neglect of in spending the and monoy abroad. tine raids of the Baryke into the Herat

Fly, and

and fidge na of bad design of were unitud, France red bo circumspect Hongkong, and the Chiness

their tri

tras policy. But hins and England Keling should be kept as a pendant to valleys wore of very frequent occurrence. Wenyon's services will be looked upon by that the Zefire had gone nahere at Tong engines, having been

For bows were under water and it other ships and lupted, are enticals and would eagerly due to be on good popitiated and petted, so as to be inducot Afghana and the

Sazy ks. It is quito l'anjdol. Panjdoh is on the frontier claim. ? course, Dr Wenyon's services will be given was feared she would become a total wrote unanited to the ship and are constantly torms with England. SOFA 31 Anis and into load their aid in the intura. Suoh is clear that these parinenta wuru simply

The date of the vessel's stranding was not ng repair, and cannut drive them more 1 Europe pet likely to e in distant cannot fad to flatter the amour propre of and did not imply

than six knots an hour, while their arma Afnerics is not

brief summary of a curious article, which rent for the subjection lu The place out consists of one effective wuapos ouly, enterprises, being devoted to coful par- Angiophobists on the other side of tho rat. Now that the use of the paatur. where she went ashore is believed to be Russian fest, though greatly inferior ship with China and England. 50 at frm

6-ton 7-inch gun.

auita. Besides she has troath friend- Channel, in point of number is the British and alliance between England and Could French fleets, is composed of vessels capable cusure lasting peace to two continen

both ateaming and fighting well. The ladimir Monomach General Admiral (shortly expected) and the Minin powerful ironclada. All the cannon on

board! the Russina flecta

flect are

modern breechloadera, of long range and great penetrative power. Both the French and Russian slips are plentifully supplied with shell machine guns, and machine guns generally, while the British vessels have no nachite shell gas whatever, and are very nigroly plied with the other class of guns in med.

those wflicted as a boon from honvon, Of

In another tolegrain, that the Russians and attacked and defeated the Afghans near

ed by Russia, and is loss, than a inndrod gratuitously,

miles from Hernt. As the Afghaus hold,

or held, Ak Tapa and Sara-yazi, twe placos to the North of Fanjdeh, the hostile move- pient of the Ruasiune mud Afghans is the more easily understood.

The Evacuation of Tonquin, For

mosa and the Pescadores. A private tolegrain has, we believe, been received horo stating that Fomionsa the Pescadores will be formally evacuated by the French, and handed over to the

Chinese, on the 16th inst; and that Tou quio will be evacuated by the Chinees troops, on the same date.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Pansed SUEZ CANAL-King's Ura Fe

23.

port on the 4th inst

The S. S. Energia leit Singapor for this

port on the 6th inst

The S. 6. Polyhynant loft Eingabee for

this port on the ith inst.

8. S. Strathleen, from New York,

!

M.8. Merlin arrived at Chefoo on the 27th March and left the same day for Taka.

Tuz N.C. D. Neus notices that many of the teamen are on their way out to China again.

the

Ma. C. Jantzen, of the firm of Melchors & Co., who was formerly Belgian Consul at Shanghai, was recently decorated Cheva- lier de Order de Loopold, in acknowledg. mont of his sorvioea.

Tuz P. & O. Ca.'s steamer Matwe on her last trip to Shanghai had a large quantity of lead on board, which has, however, maga the N.-C. D. News, to be sent back to Hongkong.

WE (N.C.D. News) bulieve the Consuls at Ningpo protested against the publication of

for Frenchmen's heads. The Tho-t'ai was proclamations offering rewards for the heads of their enemics was a custom that had prevailed in China for thousands of years.

as foreign ratepayers of Shanghai, by 151

given, nor any · particulars.

Roos Islands, about 50 or 60 miles south of Amoy, and it is supponed that the accident We boar was caused by foggy weather. that the Zafiro was principally insured in homo offices.

Later information has beça received by the ageuts, to the affect that twenty of the Chineso passengers had arrived at Amoy and that they reported that the people left on board were firing on ratives who were looting, or trying to loot, the venul.

The British, French and Russian Squadrons in the China Seas. At the present mormont, when attention is being drawn to the relative strength of

we are apparently on the ove of war with

various forsigu men-of-war on the station, drawn up by a competont authority, should prove of value and interest to our readers.

Leaving out of question the Agamemnon, which is undoubtedly the most powerful

supply of good things lavish sat down.

TO T

would be ehed.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr Justice Ackroyd.) Friday, April 10.

IS PENJ-DER IN AFGHANISTAN BY A RUBBLAN

"

Sir Peter Lamson's staff-the Afghans

out

Of that I know

Chames--

of past

J. T. Walker gives the following The map was compiled under my Turkestan referred to shore:- superintendente wat on my responsibility at the time. It as the second edition of

The S. E. Glenogle left Singapore r this Council bo and is hereby instructed to con, jahip on the Station, we will first deal toast of the evening, The 1. O, G. T. and the court, to lay dex 2 inels of conuretur park te-Zulio the line which starts from the best materials that wore avaliable

tinuo for one year from and after the 30th with the other ironclads which are at particularly the Duke of Albany Lodge would have made a proper court Plaintill | beid, north of Marnotak. Moimena, and may Tarkestan mag but four slitin 2 of June next the contract at present exist, present in the Far East. The de 2008, my touss I would remark that of all laval; there were a lot of paddlos formae to do an would bring us into Afghanistan, which Penjoh is included in Afghanistari. The Zunedin vill go to Cusnudolitan and for that purpose to expond such a sum Bayard, Triomphant, Lu Galivanniiere, inized allowed up in its aulin; there was net af inch coating of cement ou land sud Rada, cousists of territory

The

loft Singapura.on the 7th inst.or this

port..

to 145, have resolve That the Municipal

port on the 7th inst.

Docs OVEMENTS:~~

The Anton will go to Aberdeen Dik.

Dock.

The Wildwood will go to RowlourDock.

ing with the Shanghai Electric Company; when compared with the Franch ironclads as may be necessary in excess of the amount

10. G. T.,

'A FIEND in Pekingerites that he hears

that on 20th Febray the Court sent

to England and Ras, Vice-President of

the Board of War, spoodily proceed to

Mu-t'u-shan.—Shêu so of 10th March.

www

Et it

this

mission to ears man frum na unguarded

TAM YAK KIU. II. S. HOWELL,...... ·

$244.70.

bean published ousequently, in each of

of the Russian chromo-lithopus three

issued quite lately by the Russian Govern- ment, when they were mueli botter in- formed on all matters regarding Turkoman claims and boundaries than the Indian Government was in 1873.

agos in other places will be possible, the Saryks will no longer bring their flocks to existing relations will cease. It is only in the Paropamiaus rango, and the 1 hitherto

1884 that, profiting by the pacification of The Secretary of State for Foreign subject Porj-doh, and in July, 1884, 00 the desert by Russia, the Amour tried to Affairs stated out night last wook that the cupied it by placing a battalion there. But bans could not have been instigated orun at the present time his power there is toccupy Penj-deh by members of Sir Pot

Lansden's staff, because the Afghans

very uncertain. had cupied that place zearly a year The Saryk and Salor Turkomab proserva According to a telegram from Calcutta, CHAN WA 2 . H. WHITEHEAD, $81.50. boforo Peter Lumsden arrived at a friendly attitude in regard to the Afgina. for balance of account for work done for is ported have said that Colonel gibility of Afghan dumination.Soulard Taintiff is a contractor and the claim was Saukla orovacioor 8. Lord Granville Boundary Commission, but dread the pos defendant by the plaintif in larelling and Alikasnoff said If Lord Granville is February 10, 1835.

ying down a tennis court on defendant's corridly reported, Lord Granville must

telefondant disputed the have been misinforos, occupied Foujing to political dependance in a disprove Thus, then, many concordant evidences premises.

Up to Midsum L Q. G. T. MEETING.

concordance very rare in matters relat claim on the ground that the centret had mer last year no Last evening the members of the Dake not been carried out. The court had not deh.

The Afgian outpo were then that Penj-deh never belonged to Dest been properly levelled in the coating of neady twouty vorsts south of that post Mahommed and Shere Ali, and out sequent- of Albany Lodge, letter U., 1. O. G. E., Portland cenient on the top of the chunam, They advanced to Peni-deh for the first ly that Abdoal Ralman Khan tai no right held their first anniversary meeting in the bargained for in the contract, had not been timus about the lat Jaly; they had to suizo it. Now he has advanced over Temperance Hall. The Hall was very supplied as arranged. The whole of the a further advance to Sariyazi,

thirty-five the Tao-t'ai'i proclamation offering rewards the navies of European powere, and when neatly decorated with flags and the tea) Of this defendant had paid $125, bet plain- had gone too far they fell back on Pen compelled the Rinks to make a corres- work had been great to be done for $156. miles to the north, but finding that they northwards along the Murglab, which

ponding movement. Tho S. S. Anchises left Singapos for this abdurite, and replied that the issue of Russia, a fow particulara regarding the arrangements were satisfactory and the tir eiso claimed Fa certain defects opinion of our anthorities, by members of deposts, the fault will ho. the Arne r'e, a for soro extra deb. From that placo-instigated, in this occurs owing to the proximity of the Il, therefore, 000- Over 100 work done in making good

in the execution of the original contract. The following toasts wore Marcas Prehin, at overscer of works, was have again advanced, and now thoirt cause will be the irregular asizing drank on tostotal principles: The Queen

with Turan and Royal Family, proposed by Medfordiant with plaintiff and had himself This movement may or may not haun/information with regard to the map of

the terms of

terms of the continet ma

„made by the the Russian advanced posts at Satiyazl. Hardy, The Army and Navy, and Absent superintended part of the work. Plaintiff compiled a anrresponding advance on Friends followed tun. Mr James Francis was then requested to propose the ad agreed for $100 to level the ground for

Hint hayond the late p and inch of cement on the top. This from Zulflar and passes He anid Buforo asking you to respond to had not done this. The court was not Andkwori, we shall not adrance, because

ivatitution, the

in it which ought not to be there, and which, as defined by the agreement between In the thred last editions the boundary is was the grandest and best conduck

itory represented as crossing the Turkoman in a wavy line from Sarukhs to set apart for fighting in the Budget a pass slow, obsolete, possesses an opal carrying Society. Very little is known of its work tile too. Some extra work had been done cupied by Dost blahioned and Shore Ali, desert in s

Salah; it is represented in a ed at the last Annual Meeting of Rate capacity and ber araiament, in much in- by autsiders and the little they do know which was not in the contract, but this was; neither of whom over possessed Penj-del, Bilar manner in the last Tuz manufactory of the Peking foreign payers; and be farther authorised, if neces forior. At the most she cannot steam over is hardly worth knowing

connection with a flight of atops leading nor did the Afghans ever collect taxes from I nevertheles

last edition to the tennis court.

its inhabitants.

man of Bary, to add suck extra sum to the amount

map of Drilled Force is very hoay making rhchino which the Municipal Council was authorised 11 knots an war, and her consumption A position to testify that the Good

will

Defendant stated that he was willing to Templary Order,

all ita little failings,

First, what is Penj-leh and had the Turkestan, which was published guns, torpedoes, cartridge, &c., ad the

at the mid Annual Mogling to raise by de-of coal is such that four daye' steaming has faithfully carried out its noble mission in the account as it stood as auon as Amerr any right to occupy it! As is weli years ago.

Your Russian correspondent and is deserving of aympathy support.

plaintiff would complete the work accord. by an agreement between Roasia respecta -dizatit je na official maps-

the frontiers of Afghanistan are of my map that at full speed-would-exhaust her supply. With rifercie to the Duke of Albany to his countract, Viceroy Li is buying the materials recded bonturen.

is interesting in two His Lordship found that the plaintif and England made in 1872-73, and this secondly, the year of publication at Tientsin.

THE N-U D. News of the 4th instant the quantity burned being about 90 tons Lodge I need not say much, as you are well had not fulfilled his contract and dismissed agreement still remains in fores, as is seen great importanco. But the Pussian map ation has very CERTAIN Mongol noblegare sent Fok-says-Seeing that the various steamers the bunkers not excording 400 tons.

in twenty-four hours and the capacity of acquainted with fac dina has completed the action, explaining to plaintiff that if from the declaration of Earl Granville to

This Lodge

is of greater interest and importanco as its first year, one fail of success and dif- he completed the work undertaker satis. Prinos Lobarnff at the commencement of affecting the point ut isso, because not ing, as a humble fong, 200 horses of from Tientsin bave brought to this port At the beginning of a voyage especially,ficulties. It has faithfully e-rried out its factorily, the defendant was willing to pay the year 1882, He said: 'It had never only is it also an official map, but it was tractable disposition, ood mouths, and Tis. 1,800,000 since the commencement of

occurred to her Majesty's Government to question the forse and binding effect of that great speed. They acto be given to the the season, and have not been interfered her movements are extremely sluggish and mission, and I trust will continue to do so the amount claimed,

so long as the members who Hold its Peking Field Force. In spite of the with, it seems strange that the French her small staining power

agrument at the present moment (Central mor charter work in laruiony and love. Let |

Anis, N. 1,1884, N. 6). As basis of the should have stopped the Koushing on Wed-regrettable from the fael

me urge upon you to hear chiefly in mind dora' disclaiming angial to recompense,nesday, taken her to Gualatt, and detained the naisted by her canvas i

Mr Wilson (from the office of Messrs agreemont it was accepted that the limits On the other he principics, and the constitutimal work-

Watton and Deacon) appeared for the of Dost Maliommeda kingdom may be. they are to be suitablyowarded.

hur there for instructions from the Admiral

bound to folinw. ing the order is

generally taken the boundary which ar to what was to be done with the Tla. hand, the three French incide named, would ask you to join with me in wislung plaintiff, who is lessen of the Chinese Mail.

The olaim

was for advertisements in-hould divide the kingdom of Afghanistan 100,000 she hud on board... Other stomers all steam faster. Of the three, the the order all pros

prosperity and the Duke of

CHINESE IN THE SCHOOLS. arted in plaintiff's newepaper by order of from the other States of Central Asia to the have since arrived from the North with

If the Legislature acts promptly in pass orders to the MarquiTaing, Ambassador treasure, but they were not detained, al. Bayard is the fastest, and caá stcum Aibany Lodge a continuous success in its the defendant. Plaintiff stated that the north and north-west.' (Oeutral Asia. Nor a law to establish separate schools for Chinese childron, the decision of the So- though the Frenchmen boarded them as at least thres kuols butter than the Britishse of intoxicating drinks. Those present price charged for the advertisements had 2,1879, N. 60.)

been agreed upon between defendant arat

But Penj-dah, and still more the country prama Court that such children must be edu usual

ship. But it is in the ainmment that the readily and unanimously responded to the kingell. The defendant had never dis-north and west of it, navor belonged to cated will not boren tif Chinese

Toast. The ladies were next remembered.

There are 1,200 or 1,300

regrotted, Fukien to act as Joi Commissioner with Tor Katsuragi-kan, which has just be superiority of the French vesscle is most At 8 p.m. the entertainment was helputed the claim' and had promised to give either Dost Mahommed, or there

After the destruction of Sarakhs by Mirze parents in San Francisco, and now they Apparent, Theas are all armed with gans Mr Hardy took the chair and was sup him a promissory note for the amount "but launched in Japan, is the first vessel of the of much longer range than the British ported by Mesars Thomas Franzia and had failed to do so.

Abbas Khan in 1832, the Salots occupied re

are growing. without any education savo

up withou Defendant did not appear and judgmont the middle course of the Murgh-ab, that is,

in, what The first item on the pro-was entered for plaintiff kind built at Yokosuka. She is a comp ship, and while those of

Howard.

some of them may receive through Tao Trung Tang is borted to have bar-site corvette, bark rigged, tength 20 are of low trajectory, those of the latter Due and Script, on the violise and

the former gramme was an instrumental del by Messrs

Fenj-doh and Yelotas. From Ponj-teh private tuition. A few of them recníve I pianu

they piacted rowed from the Boa of Revenue Ts feet, breadth moulded, 35 foot, depth 15 are of high trajectory. The guns of the furto

ejacted the Ersari (the division of that it is not possible to catlonte the Foochow

Chorshangi), and A selection on the handbells fol

and twenty-five years later proportion but with the majority ignorance 800,000 for military pposes. The officer fact, draught forward 144 foot, aft, 153 French ships, again, nes all breech-loaders performanco night almost bo rated with

March,

were themselves ejected from it by the dourishes as rankly as other intellectual Lowe, by Mesare Tayler and Ma

whose

(From our Correspondent.)

Saryls, who came from Mery, and who

weeds, to

to which the Dhinero mind furnishes sent by him to Pekingith his memorial to foot. Her tennage is 1,17281 B.O.M., of an improved pattern, while the guns of that of professionals. We hope to hire

4th April, 1825. occupy these pieces up to the prason! a congenial Boil. It is useless to think that His Majesty, applyingr the loan, started her displacement 1,400 tons. Tho

The Chinese bave heard of the recapture deado of the present century antil about ren in the ones shools will be tolerated; moment. From the beginning of the third an intermixture of white and Chinese child- with the money in or 40 carls on the engines are of the compound surfaco-con- the Audacious, and those of nearly all the the pleasure of hearing these friends again.

Menara Stepenson, Swales,

Gritton, Scott

Bongs of Langson and of the defeat and death of the year 1885 the Turkomans living afternoon of 16th Febrry.

densing type and are 1,400 horse-power British ships on the Station, are muzzi | Farrell and Anderson st Scale General Eière de l'Isl. They are con- Margh-ab wers enbject to the on the it is ontirols out of the question; but thers" indicated, giving revelations 100 maxi toaders of a somewhat obsolete patteri. and were deservedly excuted.

the Khan lought to be no opposition to giving the mum and an estimated speed of 13

Mrs Gritton also fident of the truth of the story and are Khiva. In 1839 Captain James Abbot, young Chinese an education in separate THEIR Excellencies Gernor Bowen and

knote Her lower musts wil be

be of iron. The guns of tho Awlacious consist of Bang 2 German songs.

from Hera: to Khiva, ia des.

achocks. It would be much mora matis took a very prominent and active part For armament she carries two 3 17 and Eve

his route along the river Koushk, factory if the ity had no Chiness populai General Cameron, with amodoro Moran, 12 centimetre Krupp guns, and teo No 8ame old 61-pounders and ten 3-inch the outer intent and received enthusiastic overjoyed accordingly.

The Chairman gave a spam.

At Kalei-Moor bi denfeldt machine guas.

The Shen Pro ked a translation of one of of Khares this nesc

kingdouition, young or

rond; but go long an

as the Ohi ton muzze-loaders, and

Is the applause. fow 0 Her torpedo 19 armament corsists of two broadside tubes Vavasseurs, recently added. The gans priate recitation, Before closing;

my letters to you, apparently reciprocating edge the man informed the audience that this de.

establish themselves farther down thun Kara tepe, and i the shepherds of Mary B

as something a almost as free as air or Lodge on the occasion of its first anniver now and then appoar in the China Mail.

who come hither to pastarn their toks it is a

It is a humane gift b

téo tho deserving and the We are to have a Flower Show-I beg Bery. They opened their good work

The most northern places nospied by the undeserving, to all class and conditions. most trying dire they lived it out and

able

pardon, A. Flower, Fruit, and Vegetable Afghans vero Kulisan and Bals-Murgh-st. It can do no harm and may do some

Near

alime good Show-about the end of this month. there are seen up to the present time ruins an

Cbineau the rudiments of English held weekly meetings in the

was fairly repre pay to the force which has proceeded to as she is, might even match herself against sented by all others of the Urder would

there axert. Egypt

the siege of Herat in 1830. Since thou a little influence in the the formidable Ayamein. In a day arar in mind the principles of the Order near.pe cherries were exhibited,

these towers have not been either repaired and civilization. At any rate, it does not Artillery arul infantry officers-Lienten-

or recccupied.

seem right to let these Chinese, for lack of to-day committed for trikt the Supreme ant-colonels, £600; majors, £500; captains, Bayard, will havo arrived on the Station, charity, which is would like to son prac-i small piece of ornamental water, wherein airs on the Murgh-ab. Although already bsuighted than they would be in their en in Quarry Bay, on the h ultime, were ant-colonels (in command), £650; lisutan-twu, the Turenne, a sister ship to the syrabolized in its motto of faith, hope and

The Afghans have never interfered in an education, grown up more ignorant and £400 lieutenants over three years' service, and these two might be safely relied upon the visitors for their presence. Before dis

tised in deed

in reality. He thanked

are fah and whereen numerous teal were in 1850 Dost Mahommed Khan had de country. It is an inconsistency to con- Court by Mr. Mackean. he other scvor £356; Heutenants under three years' sar mun arrested on the char lave been dis- vice, £395; surgere attached to artillery to give a good account of themselves in persing Mr Howard called upon thoau pro placed. Unfortunately the cutting of the finitively subjected a part of Afghan tribute money to send missionaries to China even an encounter with the Agamemnon. sont to thank the several ladies and genteals' pinions does not seem to have been nene lud refused to subnut to the fag rf allow those of them in our midst to get Turkenton, oven at his death (1863) May to try to civilize the barbarians and then charged. No fresh evidenin the case was and icfantry, £400; veterinary surgeons,

£100; non-conuxissioned officers, gunness, When newly out of dock, the Agamenon lamen for their kind assistance at the

success, for two sports in pursuit of spring the Afghans.+ Still more, the Ameer pro along without any efforts for their better- The audience responded produced to-day.

entertainment. privates, and sergeanta major, daily pay,

snipe have acon and slaughtered what they fossed no pretensions to any pince to the mant. All foreigners, white, black or yel öa,

a. Od daferred pay, 48, por diem; total, cannot scam more than 13 knots an hour heartilyommunicated.

call wild tral, ignoring the impossibility of ect to the Khan of Kaiva. Medemi, Khan should be compelled to educate themselves,

west of Maymous. It twas,

liku Morv, anblow, who come to the United States to live The Shin Pao of the 18March reports. 6. per diem quartermaster-sergeants, she soon foule, and in a few months ber

58. daily, 3s. 94. defcrred, that the Chinese Governm, on receiving areants de, da bo zoba, pur speed would be reduced to Bor knots, when,

Atol being so far inlaud this warm weather. of Kbira, came here several times to figit as well as to wash themselves occasionally

We are now enjoying delightful warm the Turkumans when they revolted against and live morally.-Aita California, the news of Gordon's deathelegraphed to porais, 3s. did., 3., 6s. 6d.; bombardiers, of course, re-docking would become absolute

him, the Marquie Tsing to win daspaton to 33. 2, and privates, 25. 3d., 22. B.; 55.; and in fact all the vessels of the French

remained a long time in Peof.det. trumpeters, buglers,ly necessary. On the otherhand, the Bayard,

days with a southerly breeze, and we earn marched thence to Sarakhs, and all this eatly baps they will continue till the Races aroused, no pretensions on the part of the the English Government, prossing His gunners, and privates, 25.

also subsistence allowance in case of mar Majesty's sorrow, around that a high ried non-commissioned officers, gunners, aquadron in the East, are copper-sheathed, a long article to proving the benefite the on Monday week. The deficiency of jockeys rulers of Cabal or Herat. In 1868 (the year of Dost Mahommed's death) Vanbery visited posthumous rank will bo bered on him and privates 28. par diera to wife, and and are thus enabled to go much longer world would derive from an alliance bo- seems likely to be overcome by two gentle these districts. He gives very decided OPIUM-New Patna, cash,....... 5$73,05

particulars

Ότι concerning them. the without requiring to be cleaned than ships tween England and China. The following men appearing in that capacity, one for and a liberal compassionatigant made,

caah,,, 600 'positively the first time,' which could not at the end of his book the vassal tribea

New Fenaros, casi, 558/62) and desizing that Gordon's pily may ba

with iron hottamis. The only other is the gist of the argument:--

Djevalidi and others are included within

Old

cash, 56770" Taz Shen Pao of the 18th March contains British ironclad on the station is the

England derives her power from the ex- be said if he graved our theatro.

the limits of Afghanistan, while the lands

New Halwa credit,... 20 informed of His Majesty's ințions.

the following amusing story from its cor-Fitern, a thin-plated farrot-ship, armed from the possession of India,

tent of her Colonial Empire'and, especially,

aking the Margheab and Konslik north-

Allowance, Table The other THR case against Cheong Akwy, who was respondent in Peking -

Swatow

wards of the Hala Murgh ab are shown as with 4 12-too guna. As, however, Powers are jealous of her supremacy, aud,

belonging to the independent Turkomans charged on the 7th instant, the Police

April 1st, 1885. When the Chinese Government heard sho is purely for const defeces, she need to speak only of the present time, Russia

and not as forming a part of Afghanistan. Court, with Aloniously settings to the that England had protested against the

is asking trouble in Afghanistan and Ger

Preparations are being made to erect Not less interesting is tho o map of Turkestan, promises No. 11, Bonham Std, on the French proposal to consider rice contra- not be reckoned in the strength of many on the West Coast of Africs, while fortifications in East front of stone quarrías, by General Walker, published

by band of

war, it praised the discernment the British feet. S

Franco is 18th Oct. last, with intout to raud tha and justice of the English Government.

When we come to the cruiser, or cor. Englandning English trade in China. said I presume it will not be long before topograpuques department of India in 1878. cannot really remain France's the guns are placed in position on both It so in two respects: first, it is An official Hamburg Insurance Company, pied Mr But M. Ferry retoning firm in his own -Wodehouse's attention dating greater Desit, and, disregarding the interests of vette typo, we find the comparison between friend, and, if she persists in a forced sides of the narrow passage, viz: Sugar may secondly, the year of the publication frirwship, she will not only gair aid Lonf. What with the Fort erected at the has very great importance. It was in 1873 trade, persisted in his determination

For France is time of the Japanese scare, and the above, that the agreement between Russia and part of to-day. Mr Wotton fared for atterly refused to indify it. Hat and the British and French fleets still more dis- but will suffer deep injury.

quite

recklessly expending men and ironsure to thoy should prove, if properly manned England relating to

to the Afghan frontier the prosecution and Mr C. Ewefor the aware of the probibition of rice being con- advantageuna, to the British. The obtain the whole of Tonquin, simply in the suficient to keep out the enemics of the was made, and, te is known from, the

trary to international law, so, when the class (to which the Champion, Curacan, and hop

hope of afterwards alsorbing Siam, Bur- Celestials here..

Blue-books, the affair attracted the very

Uredita, defense. Loong Kong, shoan for English Ambasadur came to remunerate, Cleopatra belong) are greatly inferior in wah, and the neighbouring states and sc Should

guns ba

placed in Sugar Louf serious attention of the Ludian Government, Documentary mouths sight, merly employed in defendant's, was he declared that there had been

abso-

founding a rival

of the Indian Gor. India, Wire, lute probibition,

by passively submitting examined at great length and Me Donk Canton rios cargona were not allowed, ing vessels of the Fronch flust. They to the encroachments of France. There

take the North channel, without danger.

deraand, ernment the Afghan frontier passed through Mir it. Manafield of H. B. M. Consular the point of confluence of the Koushik and Shanghai, demand, lau, of Messrs Funiau & Co local The English Ambassador, who was not are of a good type, but their steam for Chin If China wore in dificulties, to day to relieva Mr M. Fraser who pre-at a point about eighteen iniles south of Gold Leaf 19f fine.....

fure England a best policy is to ally herself Department arrived with hira Mausfeld the Murgh-ab and intersects the Hori-rud

30 days' aight, private agents of the Hamburg Fire Insuty Do China, rotired delighted and telegrapheding power and armament are sadly defec- England!

well acquainted with the geography of

would try settle them, LE

and gave evidence es to insumuces eel in the nowa to the Foreign Secretary.tivo. Vidor full stoom, they cannot ex-rary, by force of arma, Chits than ceeds to Japan for the benefit of his health. Pol-i-Khatan, leaving the latter

Sovereigns, would -Amoy Garette.

Sari-Yon outward of Afghavistaz, this office by defendant's race Be stamped and sighed in his vexation coed 12 Luots an hour, ung their arms become powerful galo to England.

It is only later that the Baryks inhabiting

Temperaturo. further remanded till Thursdayze, a M. Fors' Audacity in thus making mont consists of twelve 64 pounders, never try to increase it at England's ex- Oiin haa eo largo an empire that she would

Pen-ion entered into relations with the Af (Takers at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premier, fool of the English Ambassador, since

ghara, and it was for the following reason

Queen's Hood.) Taa Belgian Foreign Mission, misaorth of Canton included Tientsin, (ebouloto) and twa 80-c 7-inch guns. penso Indis might rest

A remarkable article appears in the When the raids of tho Morvia

via made the use of of China, Nouvelle Revue. The real name of the pastures between the Murgh-ab and the

HONGKONG, April 10, Ambasado in Paris all I laughed at their

she could train the Chinese fluet and Belgians, has now thres bishops angly. English colleague's ignorance of geography tion, as she can hardly be rated as a fighting to aid her own in case of attacks on India.dershia length of the Tonquin question, numerous Blocks tu lire Djemshidi district four missionaries in Mongolia, safese leading him into such a prato,

ship. Against these are the cruisers Other nations, seeing that England would and by a series of paradizos endeavours to on the slopes of the Parspaarisus, and paid are being reinforced by another bop, 14th March French ship after. six pricets, and a layman, who arrd at a dozen shots at the Chin cui fort of Chin guay Trouts, D'Faining, Chateau Renard, join in the defence of China and Chins prove that should a war arise between for this privilege to the Khan of Fierat from THSEMOMM

work attack England's enemies, would hol France and Eugland the establishment of

war. The two natione último. They are proceeding to Mole non high up the magus ja to get letter and Magon, all of which can steam at least Not only 80, all natious would thereby ou- powerful rival in colonial domination thressa sija Province of Khorasan and on the

would. therefore, be

Bource of her ultimate success over her •Confrmed by The Narrative of a Journey next week. All of them are member range. But the cardos proved too heavy, poog families and were rich man, but the tackling snapped, sud over 30 men were two knots and a half faster than the British joy the blessings of peace, Some object France, no doubt, would have tremendous Norli-wast: Frontier of Afghanistan la 1875, by Aave given all their possessions to the killed or wounded by its fall Shen Pro of ships named, and are armed with breach land- that England and Gains are too far apart difioulies to overcome in bumbling her G. 3. MacGregor (V1. L. p. 241.).

23zd March. Mon.-N-CD. Neurs

ert of the newest type and of raxity greater for an alliance to be efectual, but that is enemy, whom she would mest plong the

capital songs

the

in

paid a visit to Victoriffaol to-day, and mado a careful inspeon of the building and ita arcangements They expressed and six torpedoes, besides one steam cutter the Bayardage new breech-loaders, of monstration was held by the Duke of Albons for the translations from its columna which the rule of the Ameur, do not dare to should be recognized as having a few right

themselves highly grated with the state

of

of the prison and eachomplimented the

Agting Superintendent ( Faloumar) upon

fsted with outrigger torpedoes. It is in- tended to fit tais class of ships with the much more powerful type, having an initial electric light.

velocity of 1700 feet per second, some 200 feet more than that of the English gume,

Woso Alai, Wong Atseeing Ping, and

but.

to comme

for all

The

under

se

In the United States education in regnvited

walet;

Se curtain passes of the Dorkott range to give theducation. If, after rece

hoped

the state of officiency of department.THE Government of New Santa Wales and with her high rate of speed, it is not morate this first anniv Temperance wonder where the fruit will come from, It of watch towers abandoned by the Afghans it, they go back to China, as it is to l

have approved of the following rates of difficult to imagine that this vessel, armed Hall and tons of the cunnity, is recorded that on a former occasion tine during the disturbances which accompanied they will, they will prios of progress:

Tsu Le, four of the men urged with ADR.

: ing the death of a coolie med Sia Shing,

each boy under 14 years of age.

Tk. 6d. cor..

te ped

He ped the

and

AN ANGLO CHINESE ALLIANCE

BOON TO THE WORLES (Translated for the China Mail") The Shen Fao of the 20th March devotas

The Public Garden is adorned with a

but that only north of speed and grinament to the correspond | can England:gainatio Empire. What passage only, vessels of light draught could and on this official map

tranquil.

FRANCE AND ENGLAND,

Point

map

or

the

Quotations. HONGKONG, April 10.

J

40/48

Old Malwa, credit,... 630 Allowance, Teele 08/10 Persian, Oily

570

Allowance, Tasis. 16.

Persian, Paper tied,... 645.

16

Allowance, Tarla

Exchange

Bank,

i

Wire, - * Demand, 30 days sight

3/02

4 months sight, ***

"

S/B

under the patronage of the Qavor the Shanghai and the other porta. The other The Sepphire may be left out of ealoula. England undertook the defence uso i wzitor is concealed. Ho dilates at consi-Huri-rud dangeroas, the Saryks led their BAROMETER 30.000

or fring

Shanghal by the Nanzing on theth bat, none of which bit, tried to hoist a can- Villars, Rigent de Benouilly, Primasgiet, lightly provoke fred from disturbance former in the Far East would prove the six to eight tange for every 100 sheep. For

†Travels in Central Asia, by Tambéry,

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