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The British steamer Oreyhound, which ar rived here from Pakhoi yesterday, reports that French men-of-wer are still over hailing vessels entering and leaving Pak-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PASSED SUEZ CANAL:-Haverton, April 13; Harter, April 18; Clenartney, and Orestes May 4 Banarty, Cardigan shire, Cassandra, Gulf of Suez, Pelamohol May 12 Iraniaddy, Sagha/ien, Tercer, Wysers, Timer, Graville and Kelsang,

May 19.

The next AMERICAN MAIL, per the

&O, steamor. Oceanis, laft Yokohama on Wedqoidar, the 20th instant, at daylight, and fizy be exoted here on or about Tuesday, the 26th instant. The next Fueron MAIL, by the M. M. Co.'s sér. Ozus, lofé Singapore for Saigon And this port on Thursday, the 21st instant, at 5 p.m., and may be ex- pected here on or about Thursday, the 28ch instant.

The D. D. R. steamer Electre loft Siago

pare for this port on the 18th inst., and May be expected here on or about the 24th instant

The E. & A. S. 8. Con steamer dikir felt Sydney for this port on the 10th instant, and way to expeted to arrive on or about the 28 instant. Tho E. & A. S. S. Oo.'s steamer Menmuir left Port Darwin for this port on the 18th inst., and may be expacted here on thu morning of the 28th instant.

The Union Line steamer fordshire left Singapore for Hongkong on the 23rd instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 30th inst

THE CHINA MAIL.

Colony. Possibly indulgence in the for- mer is not so baneful in its effects as an the native gambling houses to which the Police confine their attention; indeed, that may be granted; but still their influence is pernicious, in some cases undoubtedly moet injurions, and in all are an encouragement to the fica which our laws are meant to stamp out

Le Courrier d'Estute in one of its recent thick, sw-sword genus showed handsome! The hair of the venerable and accomplish. Į kia was transferred to the Observatory, M reanita. Tried on a freshly-killed sheep ed John Feal would literally have stood on Li King pan to the Public Works Depart articles on the suppression of the But, dressed in a military overcoat, the steel and and is famous horn of corpse-raising ment, and Mr Wat Pa tai to the Registrar

exstly power dropped from his hands had he bech. General's Offica stated that the police officers who closed M. slipped into coat, weel-end body

10-As many difficulties were found to Serrière's printing office were all English, a red hot shower goes through a pat of told how the good people of Lancaster

butter, smashing any hours that came in ita ! Gunnty (l'e) carry on foxbunking. Dotland the custom of allowing boys the use a water of fact, only two English wildcareer. Thon it was tried ca doal plank fact it is very doubtful whether the people of bucks, which on promotion or on finally took part in the business, the remainder an inch thick and careered inches beyond; whokerined John Poel would not have leaving the school they returned into store, and then it was rammed with ease throuh bern equally startled. It appears that fox- a new plan has been, with His Excellency's SATURDAY's Gazelle contains the text of the

being Italiane, Swiss, Arabs and Turks.

English influence had nothing whatever to a Norway wood spar inches thick Mayhunting is a very favorite pastime with the permission, adopted this year, by which the new ordinance for the preservation of wild

do with the suppression of the paper. The the Rooshans become acquainted with a Lancastri na, bat that they do not track boys pay twe dellars a niece extra por au Egyptian Guverument acted entirely on little of the bayonet exercise our fellows reynard ont to destroy him, but virtually run (813 instead of 810), and in return for birds and game in this Colony. It consists

their own initiative, and the face of one or spend so much time upon;

to accumulato." of five clauses, the first of which repeale

The hunter in that chin become pantessors of all the looks they Mr Graham's gaustion elivited a reply two Englishnion-actually Egyptian officials Ordinances 1 of 1879 and 18 of 1884. The from the Attorney General, which pro-boing among those who carried out the maker wish in his nose insatiable dresuis ber of brushes or masks be can hang upon boys and with some gain

Nuser ounki the mist inveterato holiday charming district is known not by the num requiro, and to the gratification of the

the Treasury decres second states that the words 'Wild Bird bably would as corroodly explain the not in any way make the act an English vouchsafed to us. Snashine, royally given, he can get together in his cellars. The course of studies, the Reading Booka have of the Minister of the Interior, does for a more perfect Easter than has been his walls, but by the number of live foxes 11. With regard to altorations in the shall include every description of wild bird; action of our Government in this res- one, or ata that the orders of the Egyp has been showned upon us. I travelled animate are tracked by dogs to earth, and besh advanced one Standard throughout and the word 'Game' shall include every pact so that of Singapore. After stating titi Government were executed by uz-down to Brighton on the morning of Good then the noble bastaan holds out towards the school; the mathematical studies of the

Times of Egypt. description of door, haro, rabbit, phantant, that the Government had no intention

Friday in magni ont weather, and it never bin a small twitch or running aoose, Upper School are of a higher standard than changed until I left on the Tuesday morn-The fox bites at this vi cronaly, a caught formerly English History is now extended partridge, grease, heath or mour, game, of ropealing the ordinanco, or amending it,

ing. The town was gay will uniforms and either by the jaw or the paw and then to the Sud Class and English Composition black game, bustard, woodcock, auipo, as it was good law, he said that as regards

flags; I never saw it fuller; the review was lugged homa in triumph. Then he is stow-to the 4th Class; an atompt has a success, the march past was excelent, the ed away in the cellar. Ona gentleman quail, hndrail, wild duck and widgeon the lotteries alluded to, he had not had

been over, made to make the Anglo-Chinese picnicing against the rails just opposite the whorejacas in the name of Johnny Grimes, Classes more pustically useful, by intro- Clauso threo provides that no person shall time to give much consideration to tho

Grand stand was pleasant to a degree, and always has a well-stocked cellar of fores, dücing the translation of short)

t English sens kill or wound any game or wild bird matter, but from what he could nyperlahıs

so like a Raos Day that one kept on gifs gentleman might speak of good old wine f 300 of the most common Chinese charac and is able to bust of them as an Bagish teases into Chinese and subotitating a Tubla without first having obtained a license those lotteries do caine under the provisions

ing along the open siges between the rails expecting to sue the heros sweeping along Next to sailing round Coylon's isle in a boat tom for the 214 Badienio, several of which from the Governor in Council, und of Ordinates XIII of 1879, but considering

the open space, and the only sad event which I can imagine zothing more invigorating ure of little was outside the native diction-

which person abali offer for sale betwoon the that they have been carried on for many

marred our pleasure was to drive back early, than a whiff of a fox-cellar just as spring is ary, these boys will never use. month of April and the month of Septem-years without question or interference, it

lunteers clad in the panoply of war loung along the parado and see sundry gay vo-coming runud,

12. As the Annual Examination will, as usual, not take place till the end of mary, ing on the senta evulently naver having bor any phaasant or partridge. Any person would be very hard and unreasonable to

I must defer comquetils on the work review and

with no intentico of

THE LIMIT OF THE CHINA

dong since last February, until the next offending under this section shall be liable. force the law without notica of the in-

been to the going. Very, very and.

STATION.

Annual Report. for a first offence, to a penalty not exceeding tention of the Government to do so.

And now it is suggested that the Volun

The following despatch is published in 13. In the past yoor & boys have entered $10. Section four confers upon all persons future, however, now that attention has

tears be put to the test. Recent events the Gazeite

the Colonial Service, 21 the Chinose Ser- have shown many Volunteers ready to offer

vice; 17 boys have obtained employment the right to demand the name and place boon publicly drawn to the matter; the

themselves for service. It is said that, on- Tawaing Street, 14th April, 1885 in professional and mercantile firms and 2. of abode of any offonder against the at-Goverment hope that there will be no

Sie have the honour to equaîné you f'in the Dock Company.I have the honour pecially in this time of national emergency, diuence.

occasion for action, Nevertheless the

it would be well to formulate a scheme by that the Lords Commissioners of the Ad- to bu, Sir, Your cost obedient Servant, |14|

GEO. H BATE ON WRIGHT, M.A.,

Head Mastor.

In

Police Intelligence.

¡ Before H. A. Wodehouse, Esq.) Monday, May 25.

PIRACY.

Fung. Fuk, scamman, was charged by In- apestor Mackie, in chargo of Shu-ki-wan Station, with having been concerned in at bing it of property to the value of $3,000, tacking a junk in Ly-ce-mon Pass and rob.

on the 20th instant. Li U Ki, widow, was also charged with being in anlawful pos- session of a ball opiuri, sopposed

Nzoridance was taken, and the case was remanded.

to have beva stolon at the same tim

INA RORE DEFORK QUN-FIRE—HEAVY FINES

and may be expected, here on or about THE charterol transport Pembroke Crate atention of the Inspector-General of Foliceing inshore before gunfire. P.O. Hawkins which the Volunteers should be classified, miralty have proposed to an revise the

The O. . . Co.'s steamer Nistor Icet Sin- gapore for this port on the 26th inst..

the 31st inst

We hear that the S. 8. Zafiro has been suc- cessfully floated off Flat Island, and has been towed into Tong Sang Bay.

Captain Harrison, now transformed into an armed cruiser, made a trial trip in her new capacity on Saturday last. This armament supplied to the Pembroke Castle consists of one B tob and one 5 inch muzzle-loader on the main deck amidships, two sixty-four Tus Government Astronomer's weather repounders on the quarter-deck, aft, and twe port for the month of August 1884 is pub lished in Saturday's Gazette.

Messrs Batterfield & Swire inform us that the O. 8. S. Co.'s steamer Nestor left Singapore to day, and is dus here on the 31at inst.,

on the main foro dock, two 20 pounder breech-loudera sit, -and - one 40-pounder breech-loader on the forecastle head, be- aides two machine-guns fixed on the after bridge in such a position is to sweep both sidea of the vessel to prevent any small oraft approaching.

The vessel left her moorings about

on board, which induded their Ex-

would be directed to the matter.'

Eight bout-people were charged with be. stated that he found defendants' boats alongside the Praya, between the Harbour Might not the attention of the Captain Master's Office and the P. &0. Co's Offies, Superintendent of Police here he called to at 3.46 this morning. They were each lined the subject We imagine the lawe of Singa$$; the ordinary penalty is 50 cents. pora and Hongkong are alike in this re- apect.

From the filate, we take the following ---

Britons, hold firmly your ground-; Yield not une juch to the fue Though dangers may circle you round," There is wisdom in courage, all know;

oyes of mankind are now turned To watch if the race, once so bold, May be treated as crayon and sparned, In spite of its commerce and gold.

The

KOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

on the 18th.

Colonial Secretary:

G

Jor

and this classification would bring to the boundary of the Chinese Station, as to draw surface those who are physically and social- the limits South of the Pelew Island, St, The Honourable, W. H. MAISH, U.M.G., y fit to vo on active se vics anywhers. If Andraws and the adjacent Islanda, and we could, of which there is little doubt, sift thus trauefer them from the limits of the from the good, bad and indifferent stuff of Australian Station. This stop would be which our citizen army is composed 100,000 taken with a view to facilitating more fre fighting mun, the Volunteer movement will grout visits to these Islands by vessels of war, as they can be more readily visited not have had its being in vain.

from time to time from ships stationed in the China seas

RUSSIA'S FINANCIAL-POSITION, It would appear as it the suggestion thrown out by Fruth a few weeks ago by which to bring Russia to her kuves has

Chan Alum and Wong Ping In, a coolis

It has been definitely stated in Paclia and bawker, were charged with others not in custody with robbing Cheung Tai To and mont that the sixpenny telegrams will be Cheung Tin Be of 814, on Fraya Central, are told that the number of messages now commenced on the 1st of August next. We appeared from the evidence that about sent ia 24 million, the average receipt being 11a.m. on the 18th, while the two comone shilling and one pengy, the averago plainants, just returced from Singapore, cost tenpence. Thus there is no margin to wer walking along the Prays, prisoners reduce the tariff upon the present lines, and sixpence for twelvo and six or seven others, come up to them it is decided to chargo dditional two the Australian Station, and the South my advice has to a considerablo extent besa

It

and sized them The first prisonor seized words and a very for each

The Britons hold firmly your ground, Or your Empire will vaaiah like snow.

At

the

that

MESSES Russell & Co. inform us that the 30 au with a large party of guests Tas military enthusiasm of England and her another man, and prisoner bolted. Com The harnic why nd time to write letters in North to 12 N. Latitude, and along that the burden of the Muscovite loss of credit pore for this port on the 23rd instant, and/cellencies Sir George Bowen and Ge-Colonies, y the Pioneer, has reached "piniaent pursued and saw him stopped by a the papers have been critising the scheme parallel to 160 W, Longitude.I have, after the panis of last week, when Russian

concur in the sou so proposed, and the its issue of the 17th April, that paper says:- I huro soyuziowed their Lordships, that I boon acted on to s considerable extent, In Commanders-in-Chief on the China and

A month ago I urged. British holders of Australian Stations have, accordingly, been informed that the change will take place Russian boude to all out at once, and thus, hy.anticipation a small loss, to avoid a very from the lat July next.

From

the date, the North Boundary of heavy one. I havo reason to believe the ficat complainant by the head, threw words, and the address is not given free as Boundary of the China Station will be as taken, for there has been great deal of

before, It

quiet selling is the English markets for it back and then squeezed his throat,

appears to me the

if From 95° F. Longitude by the parallel of some time, and the Berlin clique, assisted , and same time cutting away his legrar is tigst required-for poung too low pirse, tied to his girdle, containing it wore limited to twelve miles sound it 10 5. Latitude to 130 Longitude: by their Amsterdam and Peris confederates,

The Патве

be adfficient, instead of including the thence Morth to 2" N. Latitude, and aking had to absorb all. It will, however, ro to woul was then handed to utteranost parts of the kingdom in the rate. that parallel to 1362-E-Lugitude thence quite a brader back than theire to bear Union Line steamer Oxfordshire left Singa-

strained by the rough usage he had re. pretty severely and they make a very good&c. may be expected to arrive on the 30th inst.ural Cameron, a number of officers of Bhanghai, where large numbers of the constable. First complainant's throat waa

police have joined the volunteers. A very ceived. While this was going on the other chau of it. the Garrison and members of the Legis useful maneuvre that. The police there complainant was suffering similar treat Ir is notified in the Gazete that from thelative Council, a Captain Harrison, the by got two uniforms, but which will they nent. His thumb was cat in endeavouring 1st June next and until further notice, commander of the Pembroke Castle, navigated wear when a row begina? Like the counto savo hie parec, which contained $54, Bills of Health will to delivered by the the vessel, Commander Hotban, of H. My parson's solitary groom and farmyard and when he vontured to call out Police

hand, who was promoted to dinner butler ha received a sturdy blow on the Colonial Surgeon and the Health Officer on S. Midge, commanding the taval-detach-when the bishop came to dine, when dar-causing it to blood...

mcat on board, which counistod prin- ing the meal the pony got loose and, after

Priest were sentenced to six monisham, London,' This does not give much Master of the Government Central School such classes of Russian boads as have forme bearing an impressed stamp of 83..

cipally of blue-jackets from the Midge and into the cabbage garden, an down the

kicking down the pigstye and letting the pigs imprisonment each.

out of the twelve words allowed, to describe for last year — Jones's movements. So we are not yet sa- tisfied. H.M.S Invincible loft Aden on the 20th Sapphire. Commodore Morant was in oom-street, the volunteer police will scarcely April, and was therefore expected to arrive and in chief and acted as Inst for the oc- know whether they ought to run after the pig with the soup or catch the pong with casion, in Singapore probably in time for the

dingos napkin. Queen's Birthday Ball on the 20th. The

left there for some time.

1

and excellence of their performances, ab-

and throughout the week, in a Pavilion Quoon's Road and Praya East to the west

of the 'Blue Buildings We hope that the efforts of the company will ast with botter

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nox.

MORE BUSPICIONS OF BRIBERS AMONG THE

LUKON65.

The powers that he don't seem

(Signed) DEBBY.

de, &o., ite.

to have quite get hold of the polished und Governor Sir G. F. Bowen, 0.0.M.G., of the stick yet. In charging for the ad. dress they practically put the message part. of the allowance of words on a very poor fooling. Instance a man travelling in the country to his wife in town Jones, Chel tenhara, to Jones, 25 Dovecot Road,

Low-

The United States is remarkable for

THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL.

זה

went down with a run 8 to 10 per cent, aud a catastrophe

will probably occur at the end of the month, when the Foreign Bourses will have to take delivery of the stook add by the English market. But not paly have the clique now to swallow. large lots of Russian bonds, whether they like it or not; but their constituents, and anae

small The following is the report of the Head-Genon capitalists who chiefly invest in

been assed by the tax recently im Government Central School, * posed by the Eussian Govorúment on the

Hongkong, 3rd January, 1885, interest, aro Sir,-1

It was an ill-advised Book the Annual Returns and

while and, manure,

lienating the chief shows in what supporters of the Report halonging to this Department.

The past year has been an eventful strive the Eutissian Government Inds itself. ong for the school.

Pokless

the application of all 2-0 16th February a large number of money su

aslitary purposes

Tang Acheung, Ha Akum and Ip Ating i gress, and a small event has happened there the Bave the honour to forward for sob of apolita indignant at this

ant.

fand on any of the

pro-

·land, him over

Bank

sences there they they have done at the the Pembroka. Castle stennel bast to the four days, it is believed the disease has Chinese characters, and on four of them constitutes full dress for

ladound selected into a site for the building sterling.

Theatre Royal

No

3-The first

the Govern

year for

with

to

of

tho

is

Sergeant Butlin went to Macao with the Tra attention of the Logislature of the to cut the rope before life was extinct, and luand in the Station The only thing tione in expenditure we hear of all round saccessful-one bing Mt. W. Be the charged, her ceal partly unshipped, and her

shortly before the Restoration. His eldest

8.

Mr Wotton called for a written transla-hear of are explained My informant

his

788 out

The Pembroke Castle proceeded to the

were charged by Inspector Ferry with which simply makes this old country hids ite diminished houd. We are not in it. It keeping place for public gambling.

bie Wotton appeared for the first defond-appears that a small boy of EOTON WAS In Free Press thinks it is very probable that Cup Rock, the same course as that taken by Fon some days past, saya the Straits Timius

the habit of stasting the eggs of a lit lo girl the Invincible will romaine laro antil mat-the : S. Rosetts on her trial trip on the 19th of the 1th instant, alarming reports have

Inspector Ferry's evidence was to tun ef. of pine. So this amall Eve fixed n rope in former scholars of the Central School pre instead of to the development of the couts- tors with Rustis are finally at rest (or sup-inst., and upon bur arrival there ran out her been circulated regarding the presence of fact that, at 11.30 yesterday foreneri, he, the ceiling of a barn and invited the other suited an Address to the late handiaator, try, and a chronic and growing deficit lave posed to be an), and that they shall have guns and started gunners exercises. After choicezedia Singapare. From careful in a company with Inspector Quinoar and child to sit on a high sout. She then slip- the monstrable F. Stowest, la D., and at done their work, and Russin is on the evo announced the foundation of bankruptcy, Decorations have been the ironclad, one vorvette and a gun-boat / liring a few rounds of blatik ammunitior, quiries, we learn that nearly all the cases/Bergeant Butlin, went to Man Hing Lane, pod a more over his head, tightened in his honour of actiolataliip to be called scattered broadcast in Berlin: of late, se ar

When they get to the line they could see kin

kicked the chair away, and to facilitate his the tange was found by a few shots from that have occurred have boun in the distriata tabis on one side of it with six grass to the happier lady best walked have decided to award

the Stewart Scholarship. Their committee inducement to support the tottering fabric

dis Scholarship an- bordering the stagnant stream that runs even mon rund it, among them being P. C. the head with a

of Rossinn finnaco, but whatever the wish the machine guns, and the shell practice from the back of Woodsville and empties in- | 217. Fan Tai. Butlin then went on ahead, quietly sway, and held her peace, and the ally to the boy who gets the highest marks of the

e clique may be, their power is limited. The members of the Ridgway Troupe, who

was commenced from the of pounders, 20 to the Kallang river. Two cases ncentred and stopped opposite the table, and neighbours, until she confeseed, marvelled in all English Subject teguher with mans. I am told that there is already an enoituents

lies employed at the Govern

lation from and into Chintae. The Scholar amount of foreign financial- as soon as he did so, the mes rose and who had done the deed.

papor Quating have mat with very poor support at the and 40-pounder breech-louders, and the Gang the co

mient brickfields, and the Hon. ton gun. Three Palisser shells were fired McCallum used a heroic remedy by burung souer, and, Perry Arrested the other two resto

don. Major left. Batia arrested the second pri

The Bushup of Rosies or has found it ne ship is intended to be of the value of $100 in the English market which is used for City Hall Theatre, in spite of the novelty from the latter, very good practice being down the ecolies' bats, which wore horribly on a charge of keeping a place for dulged condann the growing finery in year for three years; bat for the present, bolstering up the Rossina swindle. This

in by buth

the first will be the only instalment. poor and rich people at

paper ought to, and will, be looked at more On 18th April, His Excellency the Gr closely how, and its rufusal on the part of nounce that they will perform this evening made. The sholle from the 61-pounders filthy and dirty. There have beça no casos the sale of Tez.ia tickets and obstructing sindibi asa i tho candidates wro Victoria College, which ovent was hailed ¦ As soon as the hitherto ready help

obstructing confirmations. Ho ubjects to the costumes vernor laid the foundation stone of the w or banks will precipitate a catastrophe. were also very well placed. but the shooting cases here and there, the whole number

there since. There have been sporadic the public thoroughfare. No tickets erected on tlie pisse of groned between the from the 20-pounder brosch-loaders was not knowa so far amounting to about ten, of prisoner was found in but on the first going to a ball or opera. Nothing went with joy by all frionda of the Central Berfin bankers fails, the bankruptcy of

small packets con distress ma mors than to send a candidate good. The rengas varied from 1200 to which some proved fatal. The cages all oc- taining money, $12 in Bank notes, and back, saya the divino, but he evidently School, an wall na hy meters and scholars, Russia will only be a question of weeke, for carred where the people used contaminated $20.60 in twenty, ten and five cart pieces. mes to make an example. This check who are anxious to reap the advantages, to without farther borrowing that country will 1500 Jants,

water for drinking purposes. There having On each of the small packets, one or two does not cone too soon or relung we should health and progress in odudation, which be able to pay the interest on sta enormous debtshich cow, inclusive of After the gunnery practica was finished been no fresh cases within the but three of

of which contained aver S, there were see the skirt and shoulder strap, which will be afforded by the fine building now

at to be erected. The conversion of the the Internal Debt, amounts to 600 millions been completely stamped out.

vere the names of Chinese consta. for confirmation costume, Some harbour, succeeding in working up to a

and playground, a large and solid under- bles, who wero on day duly in the idea of the state of things be the taking, is nensly completed and the founda- speed of about fourteen knots an hour.

district in which Man Hing Lane is. GENERAL Négrior cons of a fighting Each of these

districta in this country may be gather-ons of the walls of the building lusve ap- THE ANTI-CHINESE MOVEMENT vibration or inconvenience was felt on stock His grandfather, who was in comenzese packet cwtained forty ed from the remark made to me by a

IN SYDNEY. We learn that the young man X. Fier, who board at the discharge of the heaviest gun mard of a French frigate at San Domingo on a list produced, marked A. This list up farming, has come up to Loud n und cente. These on's names also appeared most respectable man, who, having given

peared above mination for this

Says the Sydney Mail of the 25th ult. ~~ ja suspected of having stolen a watch be carried by the vessel, and the results of tho { when the Revolution broke out, had astral Police Station, and Emong the names that out of eleven farmers round about himrosecution of studies in England, granted j

rueni Sokolarship of £300 was found by Inspector Quintay in the Con-started in the dairy trade. He told me ent

The advertised day ef sailing for the longing to Mr H.-M. Hevis, of the Hongrial generally may be considered ominently wonderful an escape from death as any to was that of the Jakong who was seen at some few years back in the country, but acercher. There were only two and still in Lavender Bay with her cargo undiss

by the Colonial Government, was held in P. Zentendia han arrived, and the kong and Shanghai Bank, some time ago, atisfactory.

be found in the fictions of Funson du Terrail. the table when Inspector Perry and his 33. one remained. Imagine what this means dates, both from has been arrested in Macao. Last week

Central School the His crew mutinied and hung him at the seciates went up to it, and his naug was also to landed proprietor and then the reduc

crow not yel engaged; but so much bas yard-arm, but his black servant contrived

on one of the pack

packets

the giving up of carriages, the poor stato of C F G. Grimble obtained 839 marks. This will succeed in gatting her away by the end-

of 1,100 possible marka while Mr been done dumb that the agents the last few days that was the list.

• object of getting Xavier arrosted, bat Straits Settlements has been called to the Captain Ngrier fell into the ara

there is very little HA The Court intreprster translated the things complained of by West-and trades result must.

aust be considered vory antisfactory, i although ha disvered is whereabouts. he

anomaly which exista in the Iswa regulating lets from his own, and gat safely on board writing on the list and packets.

swam to a foreign vossal-under-a hail of but writi

muay the thousand and one economia we when it is remembered that the boys oro at of towel. The men du strik o re was unable to effect bis, object. It seem‣ |'yambằng, by Mr Graham, one of its mea. He subsequently took part in several French | tion, and reserved his defonce until that was further to me he had paid at one time the lower limit of 328 (DBy at turned 17) furione, although they mánngo tú keep their however, that Xavier was arrested about

£1500 a year rent bat ho congratulated and that they had barely 8 months in which temper within respectful beads wo long as

there is nothing to elicit any exhibition six hours after Hergeant Butlin left on his bors. On the 11th instant, that gentleman Royalist expeditions, and died in Portugal put in.

The case was therefore remanded until himself on ore poist in his reverses, the coast, fequired by the extra subjects for the lifeeling which undoubtedly, prevails retaru journey to Hongkong.

tot a series of questions, with, the view of son entered Napoleon's servicu and fought Wodunday, bail being allowed to first capital orientine he was able to drive the eclclarship, sutailed extra hours of bees the bed the reverse gliding eliciting from the Government a debuite at Waterloo, when he received five prisoner in two sureties of 850, each, and chiviren for a mere song in the metrup is instanction outside the usual school hours.

as they the When a theatrical manager prints the Tax Singapore Free Press saysWe hear statement as to why the Manila Lottery wounds, one of them mortal. He was billed the other two Leing allowed ont.

whole of his programma in extenso in the The Literature subjects and Latin were out of their grasp, they begin to think it is. that a Battery of Artillery has already left Tickets aud Club Lotteries were an 1848, heiro a harvic dsi the Faubeure Antoine, while exjnsteling with the

shes taken by myself; the Mathematical subjects high time to be a little more moderate in columns of the daily papers he establishes

precedent likely to bear fruit in the future. by Mr Arthine (acting Second Master); and their demands. The chairmen of the

Vigilance Committee England for Singapore to be stationed here, lowed to be advertised, sold or conduct rites and endeavouring to bring tham to

and Stowarda and What one manager does, another feole English History by Dr Falconer, Acting which will most materially increase thaled with impunity, and also with the reason General Negrier's father, nims a general, distinguished himself at the Battle

bound to cap, so ere long we shall find a Superintendent of Victoria Gol) who since Cooks' Union (Meases Wright and Finch), protection of this place. The Hongkong View of amending the laws Mr Graham of Solferine, and received the Grand Cross

portrait of the leading

during the and for the Chinese Translation ting the demands of the men in the First Class papers speak very highly of the energetic

present dispute, have come forward, and on on the field. The old general is still a ive;

up the mantle

4.Ou the 1st Jane Me Caldwell re-half of the men propose to offer no fur, gives the

Zealandia that they find the Zealandia ahead, purchasing the child.

singing is superior to Old Covent Garden vice During 4 years, Mr Caldwell proved can get along very well without their help Hired at Tran Tsi Chin, in the Ho Bheung hith orto attempted band only as an accom

Young Yik said he was a farmer, and eliteriainnout, and this departure found the aut efficient and successful spaster in the and to allow the Chinese firemen and

Preparatory and Lower Schools, his classes

her

Celestials employed d to keep on work horo, have, bean working very hard at the amusement for himself and friends in make We (Straits Timio) have to recard the sud- District. On the 11th November, last year, paniment to dinning promises great ilinin obtaining a high percentage of marka...

ing till the ship reaches San Francisco 413 I regret to have to report that the condition that union men be erigaged to their companions in arts Lere might well running in any dative who may be trying den death of one of our well-known and about 10.30 at night, his house a broken in the future. We shall probably are many Rabant was deprived, by death, of the fill the remainder of the vacant posi-; s new forts, and have set an example which ing surprise visits to private houses and

inte by and thieves, who took away years are past be witnessing a series of valuable cervices of Mr McKinney. highly respected Chinese traders, Mr Les his two daughters, one ten years old and piquant little play whilst toying with a McKinney joined the Colonial Service in the port whence they came. They after and that a guarantee be given to brighten his cheerless existened by Las Gek Low, who died on the 16th instant the other seven.

The latter was the child antlet and playing with an ice.

that the Chinese wil be discharged at excitement of risking a few coppers. He

Court. Some time afterwards the man The first blow at drowing for theatre 18 and having served successively in the Taimilar for the kly of Sydney The condonnied the gambling laws of Singapore Central in Decem, Toomey, who, To-Dax being the anniversary of the birth as failures, and said thy should therefors of Her Bracions Majesty Queen Victoria, be amended. This is a question which has two Chios ponita at the last races, and use in Lower Lascar Road,

was part owner of Prophet and of one or came to Hongkung, and found them in are subject. Lugustus Harris is rucning the bor, 1878. Ton large extent

Carl Boss Opera C, and he advertises if speaks very highs for the determination somewhat separate lines from the offic als who has completed her 66th year, all the "been frequently raised in Hongkong, and part owner of Buccaneer, the winner of all be case was remanded, prisoners being evening dress will not be required, and perseverance of his character, that he of the other bodies, says he is authorised, Bcceeded in becoming, not only an ex-all along-alkong, asmehow or other, men-of-war in harbour dressedship in honour Mr Graham's remarks apply with equal the Maiden Plate on Tuesday last. Mr allowed bail is two sureties of $200 each.

A musical and thastrical tradition of 150 cellent master in English and Mathematical nobody else was made aware of the fact of the occasion; the new oraisers, the Ro- force to the state of affaire existing here, afteroon, the 14th instant, in apparent Ook Lee was at the race sense on Thursday

youre has been broken on this rear of Subjects, but also a faiz Chinese scholar to offer somewhat similar terms, viz., to pay satis, Ginogle, and Pembroke Castle being for it is exactly similar to that in force in good health and spirits, but we understand

grace 1885. For this period the Englisa Me- above the average of students the wages of the Chinese crew back to Ban tropolis without an Latian Opera at Easter The permanent loss of these

these two Francisco on condition that full union particularly compionous in their gay attire. Hongkong. While the vendors of Manila chat in driving home his horse got restive,

has been a thing unknown. The Carl Rosa masters together with the previous tem crew be shipped in their stead. A con- A number of vessels of the mercantile jottery tickets go about openly conducting which he complained of a pain in his cheat. and he had hard work to rein him in, after

Opera in the only music of this description porary transfer of Mr Falconer to the Golference was held at noon on Wedu od offered this year. Are Italian singers and and Mr Hutchison to the Post Oflex, has between the secretary of f the union and Me zine have also displayed their loyalty in a their business unharmed, and lotteries are At about 1 n'alock in the morning there Astra in a teapot is being carried on Italian Opera to disappear at the same naturally fold an the progress of the school Wate, on behalf of the company, and thes gimilar manner.

last-named terms were laid before hime Medical nazistance was once went for, Correspondente, as a role, are hard on

Dealy,

Wats stated that the only compromise he Coldwell and randing terms the agonies they suffer The coaching season has begun in real arrived on the

be placed pareds of the troops of the gurrison will be probably an mnch within his means as thons Chinese Rocuian Catholic mission here, hav- backed by the particular pig, fus-terrier en Selby's Jolly face looks swore chewry than been te charge of a school in Mrty: Jrot his way by the taon, but that they about hold by General Cameron, on the Parade who patronine lotteries, is hustled of to the ing countly build at his own expense the podio the lady mistros affects. The fair out. I was at the theatre a few nights before he loth England, Mr Dealy' tassed the lot him alone, as host them alone, Ground at 5.30 p.m., when the pretty mi station and fined or imprisoned whenever fins new parochial house of Peter's ex are not behindhand in defending them back, and in a box were Lord and Lady Intermediate Examination for the degree of to get his vessel away best ho at the London Valversity, buing rud | Might Be refused to listen, to bo die Itaty spectacle, amil on this auspicione he is unlucky enough to bo captured, while Church in Queen Strook besides giving | selves A silly wornan writes, pily the Savernake and a belly 60spanying at Division taterlite by the men as to what he hand

many othar liberal donations to that women have not something less unplea-them. Birds of a Feather. About the near in tho

approach in res

in dress and mocarion, of trooping the Colours, will chanding his arm the Foline. Our Laws sherah. He was well and favourably santly odurous to carry in their arms. Baye est a

8.Since the 1st of Jane

baid whom he should employ, although prepared, & as s hnd and betres, un. known to the European merchants, with your gallant correspondent, Fity that men great aghman is Lord Havernake himself acted successfully in this capasity for treive he was p Monday, a generally recognised Bank rescuing can a res luttery be classed and many old Straits people now at home, tobacco sand oigars of all descriptions, hear there will be more coaches running until Mr Daly's arrival, and is now conrisal a their port of shipment. All he Holiday, the Fublic Ofices, Banks dud differently from the native gas, which who knew him well, will fearof his desti

the funeral takes thing especially in the hands of a etziwart counties" that there have been for years Junts, Kiz MaKinney's successor 20 was quite wing to take on 1911 M.T A bayonet seems a pleasant sort of play out of Loncin to destinations in the hams tinuing his services, until the expiral of My skud for was to be lot avtu, and if they agreed to offer hin no fur bar molestatic n with sincere regtet. most places of business throughout the are apparently, in the eyes of the law, the place to horrow morning from the Chiness British A little trial was made of fla past. Some even routes are alrevly ar- The following changes are to be noted colony have been closed.

only forms of gambling which prevail in the Roman Catholic Church in Queen Street, espabilities at Woolwich, nad the short, Franged end thres more are on the leple, among the Chinese Amitants-Mr Akura- when their services to required.

(Before E. Muckean, Esq.)

A PITIFUL SICHY. Okun Asam, Wong Asam and Sui Asun

how.

The Criterion has taken up

Occasion

the

said he put these questions because it of the Legion of Honour from Napoleon women were charged, the first and secondment to patruhise the actress as an induce September kindly gave his services on this who have had the biggest share in formula work of the new Général, and we hear that appeared to be a grave scandal thxt one end, though in bis 86th year is in excellent with selling a child named Young Chan of the dusunotans's, and igned his appointment, having obtainedtler niolestation to the departure of the Boction of the community. should openly health, and is naturally gratified to see that Kwai, 7 years of age, for some unlawful of boys and mentees included. The queployment outside the Guvernment Ser}

he will come to Singapore as soon as he can Teavo China, but he is not likely to be able to do so just yet. The Artillery stationed gamble, while a puritanical J. P. con find

follow,

tions of the family.

And third

Д

"choir

Mr

aving to the bursting of a blood vessel Aktin errested one man, and told witness going has been strack earlier than I'er. / Police Force and. Survey Department waslar tari Seamen's Union (r

NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS. (From a Corrupondent. )

London, April 15,

to Mr

of

At noon a royal saiute;ourried on from time to time at var looal was a copious flow of blood from the mouth. ( by Letters to the Editor concerning doge time? Who has taken up the mantle of this CDEDBO was fired from the battery at North Bar- clubs without the slightest interference, the, but he sang gradually and diad about hooladies and their pets, end describe in heart / Maria? Why will succeed Fattig the 1st December. He was noold agree to at this stage was that: racks and from the Victor Emanuel Apoor, unfortunate coolie, whose hazards are Mr. Gek, Lee Was & Ronian Cathosha hon making calls et houses in being at earnest. The close season is over and You Walled at 5. Mary's Hammersmith, and bass further shatacle would be

had been

contributor to

appearance

to the

Me Chape,

do

probably be performed. Her Majesty's ware introduced and are intended to sup whom he had lines a man make themselves obnoxions to women/ In breadth of beam they are about equal, | months on a previous occasion, was Asting recommend the disbanding of the Chinese birthday falling this yaar upon Whit press 'games of chance, and by no process of of probity and commercial agrity, by smoking in

in season and out of season, his lordship being little more than of age. Assistant Master, in lieu of Mr Caldwell grew of the Lasland and 4-tralia on a