Tu N.-C. D. News lacus that the Chinesa authorities have been communicated with in reference to the four men belonging the lute steamer Madras who are at prutent. on the Taishow Islinds, in order to have tom brought to Shanghai.
No. 7195 August 25, 1886.]
LATE last night a report was brought to Sau-ki-én Palion Station that a Obinaman was lying in saniugapparently in the agonies of death, under a pile of wood on the beach near the Station Inspecter Swanson went to the spot and found the man at the point of death. Before medioni assistors could bo gel, the unfortunate man expired The
youth, and he is supposed to have tolong ed to the fishing community. No external marks of violonce were seen on the body.
Also
THE CHINA MAIL.
U
LATE
deceased in apparently a man of about 35 magnificent nagyot of pure gold, which it chairman said that India 300 lb. of tea toat Plulico last Saturday afternoon when Molohanoff; & Co.'s premises having been T is however unt quite a question, so to contributed 71 and Giffen 73 The Eng
three Engineers and nine European Seamen lately belonging to the British SS. Madros who arrived here yesterday, by the Caris- branke, are in a dostitute condition The Harbour Mastor, for the Board of Trade,
has provided item with boned and lodge
o
of.
Oval
Beau-
ing at the Sailor's House, and will give I that Umar had sworn on the Koma not toOn leaving the ways the new vessel wasthör Colonies over which he governed go) to be completed and what was destroyod interview granted at Tiuntain and the oae/Roller, Road, Shator; Diver, Abol, Jones...
10 0
Lohmann, now demanded and concoded here, we must Mautico, Read, Maon, remember that bigh Chinese officials will mout, and Bowey. The visitors winning perform acts in the country at at the ports the to
elosa elooted to bat. They failed to make which would be altogether unbecoming in RTL effective stund against the Surrey bows the Capital This has boon shown ling, which was dead on the winket. The other those folumms. The sume has happened who rescued double figures were Jone member of cases and particularly in the highest scorer was Giffen, who played a of Princs kung lately fg browser, Jose,
26 tanght), 13 M'Ilwraith who have met foreigners on terms of ease anglit,
closed for 185,
tributions of clothes, &c., for the officers until he gives in. A prahu belonging to high rate of speed, the cylinders being 26 | Africa, in Amerios, sad, glen in the great late Sir Arthur Kennedy, C.B., G.U.M.G.,yoral times with Chung Hou and others, (caught); PALSTITAN ( and men will be thankfully received by the "Tanke Umar laden with contrabant of war inchos, 40 inches, and 69 inches in diamo rising-Furniret. Austeními which Ins beau was cast in brow The station his troba at the Monastories on the Western Hi's, fani 21: Jarvis (not out), 21 The came from Ponang-Straits Times Trans- Changsha is the first of four vossals building i statute, which faithfully represents big executod v Signor Ragci, who received but who refuse to call or roosivo calls in wickets for 60 runa,773 took seven-
Superintendent of the Huene.
rter of the
On July 26, in the Conference Hall of the story ought to be taken with a grain of bridge and dashed instantly into a million Yemen may be said to partake partly of au
AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. Colonial and Indian Exhibition, a paper suit. The anoying part of the affair is that fragments while a floating wreckago of nudiance, the Prince not being a member of was read by Mr J. Peter on the sabject or hitherto gand has supplied the Land of chairs, tables and lika household goods told the Foreign Board. The invitation has ap
The following telegram are taken from Indian Tea, Sir T. D. Foriyth occapping the Rising Sun with rails and all iron the sad tale of many a poor family swept at parently not been spontaneous, in qua te
nea into eternity unless they got away in some extent tho interview granted lately to exchanges brought on by the steamer the Consuls of the various nationalities at Tams, which arrived from Australian the chair, Mr Peter romarked upon the and steel manufactures. Germany's succes superiority of Indian over Chinesa tes, and this time- how often and in how insuya sampan.
am, on the 18th the water renched Tientsin on the occasion of the Porsign THE AUSTRALIAN GRIJKETERS IN ENGLAND,
Prince's ports this morning - hofure
is said to be directly due to Waya upon its cheapness as compared with
but has becn Chinesa toa. He then,
fésumé
Be armor the lucky its highest point, and has since fallen oven visit, short
pressed upon the Princa Bismarck
London, July 8-The match, Australians Terms the English Eleven, was continued THE Secretary of the Lee-Moon Relief of the system of sua sonktivation carried out fran with a loftor to some persons of fidu- moro rapithly that it rose, and thery is now Office. There is no reason now that the Fund has roseived from D. H: Nowman, of in India, by which, in his experience, 300 nice in Japan, and the lucky firm gut the bat an ordinary current through the subordinate oficials at the port of the Capita
liave been why
why the Ministers at today. The Australians resumed their Lucknow, sa a donation to the fund, lb. of tea were produced to the acre. The contract. Naturally i
to his knowledgoj i
izo, in the
The wonden bridge near Moms Pictkoff, the Capital should not be likewise received. innings and scored 248, of which Blackham That was an interesting lit:36 ceremony is the intention of the committed to dispose northern districts of of by art union.
the aore was au oxceptionally good erop Sir Goargo Bowenchst Signor Raggi's lifted by the rising waters several feet out spent on all foura. In Poking there has lishmen then went to the wickets and lad one wickot down for dỡ when the stumpa were drawn. but he had no doubt that it might, as Mr statue of the late Sir, Arthur Kontody of its sockets, looked at one time in a vary been no special occasion calling it forth;
Ministers, and the Seventh July 28,The match, Australians verans THE Alacrity, G, Commander Macon chie, Fator said, he an average amount ruder, Tho Company waan large one and included precarious state, but thanks to the energy the Yamen has had to bow to the will of has had a preliminary trial of machinery good management. Mr Paror. (n City tonin uldition to Miss Kennedy, (who issued displayed by the juging roamber of tic the Foreign
draw. The Englishmen in We are informed that the three. Offico Previous to the measured mile trial in the merchant) asked Mr Peter how Indian ten the invitational and other relativos of the Road Trust, it was properly secured with Princo. has had to grant the interview. English Eleven, was concluded to-day, and
Stokes Bay. The vessel will relieve the would be cheaper than Chinavau. Mr Peter deceased, the Lord Mayor and Lady May ropos, and escaped without any damage to Many of the formalities gone through in resulted in
the long
and tedious conference which led their first innings scored 119 and followed champion, 14, on the China Station, which gave aeroral reasons, among others that la oroan, Lady and the Minges Buwon and the nursery and garden ware completely up to the first audisuce with Tung Chion, putting 148 together in their second
dras grecaminissioned at Hongkong in Do. bour was cheaper, and that the Tadian tea others.
itsolf went further.
The caramony was of a simple character Bonded and it is impossible to say how have had to be repeated on this occasion, innings. The match resulted in
Have
99th July. The Australian Hloren com comber, 1883.
and after performing it Sir George trade, much damage the water. has done but oho especially as to the number of interpreters. On July 17 Messre. Scott and Co., ship- neat little spesch He told the assembled thing is quite certain and that is it will The final decision arrived at is on the menced a match on the Konnington
that the statue was to be erected take months of hard work to bring back whole the best, for encli Legation to be to-day against the Surrey Club. The wea of its and the good. August, Mrs Hanson and Mr Fay are againstcol screw-steamer of 2,500 tons ACCORDING to Batavia advices to the 13th builders, Greennak, lauashed a splendid comp by a public aubaoription on what has taken over a year (the garden was is the hands of Tugku Umar somewhere of the following dimezone to and at
le peuting of the two the home ga It is reported feet; breadth, 39 feet; and depth 25 fest. important Colony. A Hongkong as i
in all the interior of Tenom.
As in a few hours. them a limited, supply of clothing. Tho give up the captives for less than 850,007, samot the Churgeha. She has been built Governor Sir Arthur was universally on-
addition to compensation for all the to the order of the China Navigation Contromed and respected. During as a THE LATE BIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, unfortaasta people are without money, and
damage eut red Bnd ozpena incurred by
by pany uf London for their passongor trade honourable carour (Sir George continued)
A ceremony, interesting to the com- the agents, not having funds, do not feel it. The Governor of Achean has, how botwoon. China and Australian parts, and he served his Queen and country with great
colonists genarally, took place on the 17th Just in the cray have cormed. Don yay one cont, but so hit hard the kidnap: fal engines on the triple-expansion princi- litary anaployment, in all the four quarters July at the foundry of Mesera H. Young justified in advancing any portion of the ever, so it is paid, rasco up his mind not to will be supplied by the builders with power-ability and discretion, both in civil and mi- may of mang kong in particular to
par, his relation, friends, and propertyple, with which she is expected to attain a
of the globe-iu Burspo, iu Asia, ini and Co., Pimlico, when the statue of the save
called has been captured by the Naval Forces. Itter, with a piston stroke of 48 inches. The tho Gifth quarter
Thia globe.
the commission from the community of the city.
July 30,-Os the completion of the by Messrs. Scott and Ca. for the augmen-benevolent but commuting features, will Hong Kong who desired to perpetuate the lation.
Mr O'Conor, the able. Chargo d' Agaires Australian's innings in the match against tation of this branch of the Obina Naviga perpetuate his memory in the hearts and memory of their former Governor. The of the British Legation, since the sudden Surrey yesterday the English team went tion Company's service. She will be fitted minds of
of the thousands of Europeans and with all modern improvements, including Asiatica who knew and loved him. It will statue is a striking likeness and a fine work death of the lamented Sir Harry Parkos, in, and ecored 139 for one wicket. In
will of art, and hav ruceived the aproval of all loft de on the 5th to take up his appoint game to-day Surroy made an extraordinary Hastie's steam-steering gear, and the pas-atant in the bautiful public gardena of who have sean it. The
cercuiony was perment at Washington. He was a general display, ench man scoring largely, and. of examples of elegant style,
the H.E. Sir Georgo Boson,
for by H. looking upon the pichar
the present Governor of Hong Kong, who, ogners and was equally so, by reason of his Roid played a fuo inaings
and Maurice at the Teung-li Yamba. On bour crowded with shipping of all nations, in a few eloquent words, medo ficeling all save manner we hear another resident Rately schoed by Abela
When the stumps were drawn, three the dar with the mountains of the vast and mystosion to the honour in which the muury of ziona empire of China rising in lofty ranges Sir Arthur Kennedy je held in every of furlough. This is Mr Willian Murray 150 each; not out. The weather was fine of many years standing, loft for a well-eat-wickets were down for 427. Abel 144, Reid, beyond. It will stand as a witness to the colony over which he has ruled, and par- of the Scotch National Bible
the attendance very large Ho and Society. which has for many years been the most indefati- venir of the great administrator who he loved and which loved
af the above Society, and truck by the faithfol like- Company and they cheered art of the noss Signor fingri hud produced. The hostade long journey in Notief libones, la cat ce course of spectators or or seen at
Southern Mongolia. His chief George
statue will be erected on one of the most however, have been confued to the city of
showery. Sartey continued their maings There were no warmly
beautiful, sites in the world,
up the aud and when he came to take
1 were all disposed of for 534, thas wind- Mr MT. Ohya, Secretar
of the
harbour the magnificent! Japanese Legation in London, has, Isgrot conclusion, Sir George Boven dwelt
Aug. 1. Mr Dangar, of
of Sydney, euter- dens previously by the missionaries of the
tained the Australian and Surrey Blerons, He has got six months leave of ned same time.
various societies at the Capital and
and a number of
of other
guests at a dinner resided, and alluded to the
1 courtesy and on the stricts,
seops for ample ovor the exertions and met with much success His in responding on behalf of himself return and renewed health.
Government House of
and gare with his Chinese assistants and the his comrades, said that the visitors were bout Are Jetter, written by a natives 3-4.30 p.m.. Bers' Race. (2 lengths).
The Lord Mayor Japanese on The Mikado,' is published in
(Handicap). (Two Prizes.)
In spite of growlings-to the contrary Eng-Queensland. lish newspapers seem to flourish in the Far one of the home papers. The writer takes 4.4.45 p.m., SHORT RACE. (2 lengths), East. You aku, I hear, spun to have another for Six George Bowen, Miss Kennedy, and advocate of Melville Bell's Syatan of Visible small unrasara of success which hadening
and choors were heartily given own on our streetse has boun a great cricketers the work as a serious Japanese opera, and Open. (Two Prizes.) criticises it ascordingly. He soberly de-65.15pm, HEADER FROM STAGE. (Two ona in China Plant in now being prepared Signor Raggi. Amongst those who received advocate of che be adapted to the Chinees. attended the Australians to the weakening
England and mertbees of the staff are
also inaugurated a
I for blind boys of the team by the accident to Spofforth's ciares that no such names as Nanki-Poult,
Pool-Bah are to be found
the shape of a weekly. Tientsio is pretty
Lady and the Misses Bowen, Sir anthong and taught them the Braille aystein of dots, band. THE DILKE DAJE. Japan, but Gilbert's Emperor is clad in the 0-3.30 p.m., LoRG RACE. (Round the being engaged for a vonture et Tiantain in invitations to be resent ware
Red Baby and back. (Handicap). (Tivuar zorib, but I suppose it is only a matter and Lady Musgrave, the Marquis of Nor His little blind class has been very succASS robes of a priest, and that the einbroideries
Prizes.)
Landon, 20th July.The Time, com.. time befers you have an English daily at anby, Lord and Luly Augustus Toft, fut on the whole. He has translated into only bedelothes. The costumes of the girls are
the dressce are in Japan used
7.-6.00 p., HURDLE RACE (Handicap),
the expital. By the way I note that several Fid-Marshall Lead Wiliam Faulets the this system, for their use, parts of the menting on the case in a leading article:
Earl and Countess of Ockusy ... (Two, Prizea.)
Mr Murray will, per collects severely on the co-respondent. It New Testamout Chinese newspaper men are at present Prince Lonis of Battenberg, Jartes, haps, be bust remembered for this initia aliudes to the effroutery of Sir Charles authentic, but the writer protests against 8-616 p.m. Tvo or WAB.
holidaying in this the son of the Mikado wooing a maid
Lady and Miss Garrick, Mr and Mrs (d) How many sittings of the Law of law degros, as the blood Imperial las
Second Day.
account for the number of articles on Chi-. Wodehouse, Mr and Mrs I. Jtion of instruction for the Blind, of Dilke during the tins list the one was nose affairs which have been appearing in Committee have taken place by intercarriage bean kept undefod for
whom we see such a vast number in Peking. pending, and says it is certain that his name and Mrs E R. Belilios, Mr Mrs He is in many respects a remarkable self will be removed from the list of Priv "since tho Compmittee was formed 2564 years. The march on the arrival of 1.-4.00 p.m., SWIM UNDER WATER. (Two the London papers leader' the other Lady Bell, Hen, B. D. and Mrs Morehead, A. Hancock, Mr and Mrs R. M. Stewart,
made mas The Standard had
and is a noted for his sincerity Councillors, for he has been convicted MRO, as for the simplicity of his manners and wholesale perjury and of enborning wit Apropos of Mr W. Senior, Sir Arthur Hodgson, Mra devotion day on the Ten Trade.
nesses. It is necessary, the Times further to his work. remarks of your contemporary F. T.
Gregory, the Earl and Countess of
I must send you
a brief account of the declares, that the Crown should carefully Sru of Tea Importers write regard Kimberley. Hon. H and Mrs Neel. Lady dinner of the Yacon. An English and a consider whether Sir Charles Dilko should
Mr and French Student of the
תות
not sertipled to lay their hands on some of text cold weather to explore the country songer necoinmodation will be furnished in leg upon one of the most formed, at the request of Miss Kennedy, favourite hore with both Chinese and For hitting the bowling all over the fist. W.
Tas Water Police in their crusade against the annoying and obstructive praction of boarding steamers while undur weigh havo Tus Eumbay Cavette, recently roferring to the intelligence that Bir A. Colquhoun was the Jewish or Bohemian fraternity desigua-between Upper Assam and Mogoung, want
know if Mr Colquhoun can be spared od to ting themselves brokers, who pester pas from the administrative duties of an in- "samgarh arriving by the large staamera portant district. The answer, says the Three fedlyiduals named Salmon Blumen- Ragam Gazite, is simple enough. Me Coluutioun has been selected by Sir Charles tal, Jacob Kohm and Mosca Sagust, om Bernard to axane, later on, charge of the
distriot
stretoling of Mogoang, ployed or unemployed brokers, vero charged frontier to-day, before Mr Mitchell-Lanos at the from Upper Assam to Bhamo; and
his duty is to be the opening yoni. Police Court, at the instance of forgot munications, when that can be accomplisland Mr Col- Harkins, with boarding the Austro-Hunga successfully. The work done rían bloyd's steamer Bergsite while the quheen, in his district. fully justifies the selection, no district in Upper Burma, sicamor was under weigh. The accused according to advices from Mandalay, having
art of
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. AQUATIC SPORTS, 1830. First Day Friday, 27th August, 1886, commencing at 4 p.m. Umpires -Major Ellis, Northampton-
Grimble, Esq.
Stator. N. Thompson, Esq., Á‚M.D. Official Time Acoper:-T. Glass, Esq.
shire Regimet; O. S. Goodwyn, Esq.;
in
G.O.M.G.;
progres of our.colonial empire, and a uhaps more particularly in Hongkono one-able colpertour
haa gono.
F.
These generous sentiments
Sir
could fail to be
Ia Poking,
and
91,
but wh
wag
Jey 31. The match Australiotovo the
cricket match. The weather was very
said they had gone on bwrd the steamer in. made more progress in the work of pacifica: 1.-4.00 p.m., DIVING FOR OBJECTS. (Two tu hear, boon rather seriously indisposed for the popularity of Sir Arther and is on, it was supposed to have been fairly welling by one innings and 209 ruOS
2.-4.16 p.tn., RUNNING HEADER FROM absence and has leit for a trip to his native very colony in which they had agents. But Mr Murray found at the fam yesterday. Covers were laid tar 200 guests.
quest of salt, but admitted they had no authority from the Captain. They pleaded ignorance of the regulations, but wore each fined $5.
Taz following ars the Orders of the Day for a meeting of the Legislative Council which is to be held on Friday next, at four
o'clock:-
1. The Honourable A. F. Masmen, purau-
ant to notice,
to ask -
tion than Sagain.
Kuku or
on
for
the Mikado is genius Japanese music, but the song is forbidden by the police,
Tax following telegram regarding the Boun- dary Commission appears in the Indian papera --Kham-1-Ab, July 21.-The Joint Commission has tow practically finished the business of demarcation,
in 1889 ?* (b.) How many sittings of the Poblio Works Committee have taken place since the Committoe was formed in 18831 to move
(e) That in future all matters of Pub.
lic Interest, and more particular
the voting of Public Funds, ly be discussed openly in Council, Russia's claim to Khoja Saleh is now and not, as herotofors, at priroduced to a small tract with only 8 square
of cultivation vate meetings, of the Finance miles
pielding the Amir four thonsand rupees ra Committee.
revogne. The utter must, 2. First reading the following Bills however, be decided by the Cabinets in
ange,
1886.
Prizes.}
in
all
Dis
CRONA SPRING Board. (Two Prizca,) land. All his friends hero wish him a safe with which the latter added, a gospel cart, and coloured illustrations acu woll- unequal to cope with the flower of English
Prizes.)
Saturday, 29th August, 1886.
Prizes)
3.-4.15 p.,, SHORT R105. (2 lengths)
(Handicap) (Two Prizes.) 3.-4.30pm. PLONGE (Two Frisis.) 4-4.40 p.m., SMALL BOYS' Race. 5.-5.16 0.7
P+ RONNING HEADER FROM
14 years of age). (Two Prizes.)
MIDDLE SPRING, BOARD. (Two Prizes.) 6.-5.31 pm CONSOLATION RACE, (2
lengths.) (Handicap.) 7660 p.m., SOL Eace, (4 lengths.)
(Twu Prizea.) 3-6.16 p.m., Tus or WAR,
some
21
fow
Sir
and
school
Lord Harris attributed the
of
out that the Russian firms at Haakon Mrs J. Bramston. Mr and Mrs WA THINK were present as interproters on the Chinese that the exposure of his conduct has been
y of
C&D,
have confined themselves to the medium Sir G. and Lady Benderson, Bir G. and lowest costing grades, paying prices
side. It is reported here that the Prince so complete that he will take the earliest K.C.L
Mrs and Misses Bruce, Mr made it a sine qud on that lie should not convenient opportunity of quitting the Whistail, tho Earl and Countess much beyond what buyers for England can and Ma afford to give. Nevertheless, in spite of the of Carnarvon, Sir Thomas Brassey, Sir accept return invitations by the respective country,
The Pall Mall Gasetta, alluding to the Ministers at the various Legations, no prolonged outcry against the inferior a George Dasent, Mr à. Dasent, Mr George that this event should form a precedent case, ange there is likelihood that the growths as compared with In-F. Offiton, Sir A. H. Hoskina, K.U.B., the with future Ministers. The foreign Minis idea nt presont entertained of Sir Charles and Java teas, the last parcels Duke of Buckingham, Sir R. N. Fowler, of the acknowledged fixiest ero which China Hon. H. S. Lattleton, Mr W. H. Evans, tora were asked to come in full diplomatic Dilke's guilt will be diminished, but it in- uniform. This is tho fret occasion on its that it is essential that the woman 1. No Competitor will be allowed to take as produced for more than twenty years Lord and Lady Batherton, the Earl of which the foreign representatives have so Fanny who would have been a must eaglass, orerybody wasting compthing Dory Lord Cat, sa Beresford Lairy and appeared at the forsign office. Tot quem sartorialy should be found; and deal Of
Commerall, Sir
Sir W. and
dian,
in Min-
(a.) The French Mail Steamers Ordin-Europa, for Cabinete when negotiating more than two prizes during the two days, cing-1599) Vittle, and after, at many seaman, Sir J. and Lady Pauncefoto, Sic to have, best broached our this occasion, Charles Dilke should either prosecute
(b.) The German Mail Steamers Ordin-
anco, 1886. (c) The Supplementary Appropriation
Ordinance, 1886.
the question bitches on the intention of the the agreement of 1873.
The Commission after this will probably return, though an officer may perhaps be left to erect the two or three remaining pillars when the fual decision of the Cabinete is known.
The heat is great and the country is fast becoming a swamp, owing to the rising of the Oxue.
The
(First or Second Prizes.)
2. All Races, Diving, &o, will be decided by the Umpires,
Form, Distanso, Entry, and Recovery.
No stond prize will be given unless Four start.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Hon. Sec., . R. G.
that costs
of cheap and poor teas, buyers inv
having
swords and spectacles does not seem that Sir
cago,
the
20
Quotations. Hosucose, August 20.” OPIUM-New Patna, cash,........... 512jab15
Old New Benares, cash,..... 400/4924 OM
S.
A procedent in the matter of diplomatic respondent, Mrs Crawford, lost the appetiton for good ones and Lady Wilson, General Hon. W. Feild-A
W. and ing Sir 3. Excellence in diving consists in the sate Erm doubts if the Canadian Pa- Kennedy, Colonel and Birs Punter, uniform has been set which the Chinese be himself indicted for for slander,
perjury, and Lady Clarke, Mr C. V
Hon. Ministers will find it hard to evade, On The Press is unanimous in condemning cific Line will ever divert any appreciable W. and Mrs Walsh, Earl and Countess the occasion of Sir Harry Parkes funeral, Sir Charles Dilke in connection with the quantity of China soa freights from the Granville, Mr Edward and the Misses they were asked to be presentia full- Suez Canal track, many speculations to the Meade, Mr Antrobus, Mr R, Lobmann, darin uniform but declined, on the ground contrary notwithstanding, and your humble B.A., Sir A. Hodgaon, Visccunt Ebrington, that the Taung-li Yamen did not recognise soryanz duabis so too.
Viscount and Viscountess Cranbrook, H. uniform.
It would appear that all the M. Shaw Stewart, M. P., Bishop and Mrs. Ministers were not quite hearty in regard Hala,
Bishop of
Dublin, Sir Thoman and and Mrs Alexander,
for and accepting this dinner to pressing Archbishop Lady Wade, Lord Hampton, Sir 4. Ryder, invitation. They felt perhaps the lack of suitable оссаѕіота, that the Boventh Prince
Viscountess Maidstone, and Sir P. autá international qusations. The Prince by this Ridley Smith, Lord and Lady Deramore, not take any part in its deliberations or in Lady Jenkinson.-L. & C. Express,
action may expose himself to memorials from entaged censors, but we should think ho will be able to answer all such cavillers and shaw good grounds for the step which he has taken.-N... D. Nowa
NOTES FROM LONDON. (From our Correspondent,),
An alarming report was brought to the Contral Police Station about one o'clock this afternoon of a serious disturbance in Bonham Strand. The drum was at once beat, and a company of European and In. Says the Straits Times of the 14th inst. :- absurdity of leaving such an important dian constables, sum: forty or fifty strong commercial port like Singapore, apart from armed with rifles, formed and marched, its strategical praition, without any novG] inder the command of Acting Chief Ina protection, occurs periodically, and at the present moment when there are 2 Dutch puctor Croy and Inspector Stanton, to the and 1 Spanish men of war in port, there is Treng in his recent tour through the pro
navy vinces have been too much for hitn scene of the alleged row. The informa- not a representative of the British
picnic excursion to Penang, whilst the
the
Q11
London, July 23.
FLOODS AT FOOCHOW.
df
18
The oratorical efforts of the Marquis Mercury that Foochow had been flooded K.O.B., J. W. Scholefeld, Mr and Mrs C. a member of the Ysmen and does
Не
The telegram published by the Shanghai would appear, after all, to have been Our Foochow contem- literally true.
tion received was to the affect that the shop Daring being buria on a political | returned rocently to Eastbourne and I raporary, the Echo, of Saturday the 21st in-
been stolon. The Polioo had thus fortu-
Chius.
Peking.
4th August. The Burmal treaty between Great Britain and China, consisting of four clauses merely, The absorbing topic during the week has will, it is expected, be signed in a few days,
nese consider all risk of floods over at the Eastern side of the
of
Bastern
the
>
+1
Now Malwa, cash,... 520.
Allowance, Trois..... 32/48 Old Malwa, caah,
Allowance, Taols:
540/60
Persian, Oily, cash-... 400/450- Allowance, Txela.
10/92
29/48:
Persian, Paper tled. 490/500- Allowance, Taels
Exchange.
Bongono, August 25.
Corea.
Seoul, Aug. 4.
A startling rumour is current here to
Bank, Wire,
Demand,
2:
30 days' sight,
Credits,
4 months sight,
31
3.05
stant, given the following information No. 62 Praya West had been plundered by mission to the Cocos Islands. There is a body of coolies from the boarding houses nothing to be said about the Daring going get tu state has been somewhat seriously regarding the partial submersion of that to Penang, but some arrangement might indisposed He is now, however, recover- in the neighbourhood of Bonham Strand has been made by which one of Hering and intends with His Excellency Lin City and the surrounding district-
Majesty's ships might have been left here. and the Praya On the contingent of There are always & if not maro British men to leave London next week for St. Peters been the flood in the river. Occurring os and thus closes another chapter lios arriving, however, they found overy of war at Hongkong, and there is no reason burg. There he will present his letters of it has is the latter half of August this history, very differently from the similar thing quiet and no appearance of a dia why Admiral Hamiltou should not be as recall while Liu will exhibit the documents food is quito unprecedented, as the Chi-annexation of a tributary state of the effect that a foreigner has been nomi.
some peninsula. turbance. The shopkeeper, on axsmina careful of the interests of the Straits Battle- tion, discovered that none of his goods had ments as he is of the favored colony in Rccrediting him Minister of the Chinese Em- end of the fifth moob, say sbont the end are now therefore the first European power nated by the King to the post of Coroan piro at the Russian Court. The Marquis's of June on our calendar. In addition to that matches with China proper, the geoupa. Adiniral. If this is correct the Adital youngest son has also been ill, but like his being quite out of season, the lato flood tion of the territory having been obtained will certainly have a very easy time of it,
farther notoriety in being the from the suzerain power by pascoful means. as there are no war-ships on hand yet. mately no active work to perform and in-Says the Overland Mail: The Ordnance father is row convalescent.
A beautiful little steamer, bought I heaviest ever known in the history Access to Thibet, for which permission has Inediately returned to the Central Station. Department of the War Office has been
The efforts of Leo XIII have at last been of the port, said history of course dating been obtained from the Chinese Govern- Tokio, has just been delivered to the
from
the building of the first foreign hong ment, is not, however, to all appearances to Corean Government by Mr W. D. Town- Theit parade through the streets naturally at last sang by the criticism of the successful. The negotiations which have for
bo acquired easily or rapidly. The Lamar sond. She was formerly the Shima Mar Gold Leaf, 100 fre in 1851 attracted a good deal of attention, and if press, and the very bold attacks of
In June 1876 the place was visited by nare objecting, and it is reported, on what of the B.B.M.S.6.
1s of 366 tons gross Co., Lieutenant-Colonel Hope and Mr Armit, sometime been going on between the Chinese no other good was dons perhaps it served to take sotae action. Such language as this Government and the Vatican with a view to very heavy food, followed iu June 1877 by authority I cannot say, that a Lams from tonnage, and is commanded by Capt. F
ono even hoovier, and the recent flood in Thibet has arrived to offer objections to Moyer, well known in this to demonstrate the power and celerity of in an artists in the Times could hardly be the direct representation of the Holy See at height comes axactly midway batwant this proposed mission from India. It is re-globe na having for many years commended quarter of the overlooked, Colonel Hope has offered the Force on an emergency. There appears to establish an accusation of wholesale Pekin have ended successfully. Monsig❘ these, being 3 inches higher than the for- ported that the Chinese Resident Minister steamers on the China and Japan coasts. (Taken at Mare Falconer & Co.'s Premises
and 3 inches lower than the latter. at Chasen has resigned in "against the department which corruption
be successful
to have been some little fighting between
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coolier and boatmon and during the affray supplies gims when borst, rifles and nor Agliardi will be the Internuncio - 19 the end of last week a NW wind was this misaivis is to be consequence. If Before the steamer left Japan a photograpa BAROMETER- Û Boma of the belligerants had taken refuge which ja, bayoneta which bead. believe that is the correct term--at the blowing, literally to und strong, and the carried trough with grostblishing is going to re-name the ship
will frustrate all I swords which will not light. Mr East in about three work
if a proper Chinese capital, and will leave for the Far barometer was depressed to the extremely
strate all objects of low point
touched on Ba of
on Saturday friendly and commercial relations Thibata 20.42 inquiry is held in broad
afternoon. Pain began to full on that Lywall Thomas has offered to lay before the
thes day, he strong opposition of the Loma
A complete powder-mill Tar Marquess Toong is writing an article Attorney-General proofs of specific nets of France seems to have bean somewhat the 14th, and contined with little inter is going to be the last strengtold in Asia ordered by the Government through Bir which will appear in the next number of fraud and perjury, committed by high jealous over this business, through to fit the both though hatterly it which holds out against the advanse, of Townsend. The mill is to be set ap on the Asiatic Quarterly Retic
Colonel Hope has been at by dexterous hasevidently considered it nocoszary to set M: during the night of 18th to 16th. Teing Western civilization, Thibot, is at present. hills north of Seoul, the ground having officers of the same department. The offer of certainly without reason. But the Vatican had been bat light, the heaviest fail being
in nu particular danger of anexation hisuce been already selected and fenced i
Tia, rain-fell shown by the gauge was 6.30 in- neither China or Thibet feels the necessity Mr Stripling has just returned from a Tas Paris Figaro states that the Chinese but transparent pvasion, that of Mr Lynalt de Freycinet's mind at rest on the subjches, or to snable que unscientific readers to as Corea did of entering into foreign rela- long trip, into the interior. where he has
declined." Government has finally decided to apply The mathod of meeting this very grave tolli, has socordingly
The Nuavio Lisboa, Monsignor Vaunu.
just boen in Paris on a grasp tha
the idea better, we may mention that tiens. It
Would to French engineers far the early con-
tion into the mineral an exploration struction of railways in China.
statament can hardly be deemed satisfactory, special masion for
to the gore.. French tone
ut Chin's own hold is of wealth of the country. this | CON ERTESUR officers, who consider them- | ing of Monsignouse. The send, this is equal to a weight of water of 639 sincerely anxious to forward British vi been conducting, on behalf of the Govern}
the French Three
WAS,
ed these landed As far as foreignets are concerned the so
Bir Cheaney Duncan has succeeded in and precarions a nature that she cannot afford to coerce the Lamas. It has Bosting a Corean Merchants' Steam Navi- Tas German steamer Roma, with the re-selves attacked, have addrossed the Se-Premier was natured, chiefly estard by the lieved orers of the men-of-war Bismarck erotary as the truth of which was ab- which the Catholic missions to China are venience and anxiety, several honge se us claiming protection from anxiety of Leo XIII to remove perils to effects of the food wore confined to incon
beet!
her policy to conciliats them, wit- gation Company 3- and the company's stea and Nautilus, arrived at Singapore from
such charges Hongkong on the 18th instant en route to wolately deny, and asking for the fullost subject and was not in any way directed derstand being able to count the distance nous the treatment by China of their Mangol mar now lies at anchor within the inner
If Western medical work from th
harbour at Chemulpo, dying the Corgen only inquiry. This was
French indigenon. M. Hamburg
with de Freycinet Ennourable against
soientific apparatus could be in-flag She is commanded by Capt. Kook, course open to officers so distin
so distinguished. | in
bat ne donht he will be satisfied. unable to get shout, the bridge and the Secretary
thus of Blats, fist Shanghai on the 20th insta benched off finite charges to bring to the test
de- are to
of the French newspapers! streeta, in many places, being quite in Chinese mission there, the thin edge of the area, as they will at cheap cost convey the
acquired will
will prove very beneficial to of
be affectually introduced. Tho could be Josking badly. She had to be
an in- however, are certainly not satisfied. passable The stasers at the Anchorage
of course been detained, waiting for Lamas requira medical aid very badly for tribple rice from the coax to the Capital the Glass Works by the tug that was bring quiry; that, except with parliamentary so that the this the faticans of the Teas it was impossible to send down to their skin, eye, chronio rheumatic and other the intention being to use Corean coals, of ing her up — Y.-C. D
-V-C. D. Neur
sanotion, no inquiry ou Bath could ed, and asserts that the ap
affostions which largely prevail among them, which Hr Stripling found lenby hold, and that to be
burense fulda to procure pointment has been inatigated by Eng them.
will be withdrawn
of
of
this water to their Teas by inches.
All confrérea,
20.70 80
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Weather
Forco
Tar Brith bargus Helena arrived at Bat Mr Woodall replies on behalf of
the hit
priests
both at home and business was suspended, the brokem being i Western Chassa in connection with the formerly of the Sead The two ZADETS, HOLGUN Soratory, dagers & S
70
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French influence.
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from 200
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG (From The Hongkong Almanack, J AUGUST.
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German Government works The pro
be produced. But the statement le
duction
the 100,000th weapon.
gnall Torme
Authorities
and
Lama end
Cholera is The wet Tea, however, returning, the way would soon be open for to 250 or more dying daily.
men commercial make its
appear.
Chemulpo is growing very rapidly. Hun in sice little shaesze
The 4th of August at two o'clock in the dreds of Japanese carpenters and masona
prospecans in this port of
High WATER.
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Great energy is being shown in the manu that notion soms prima fazia avidance and land. Half a million of his own from wall, we we hear that in several of their gouase thoroughly could be attached to a Chi
The native Tas Hongs have not fared no If some western medical man, knowing Uhi. said to be very high quality during bla farture of the now repeating is at the not mere viknour and fague esserting must it points out the Vatidar, aust, has downs the water rore partly, up the lower eso mission: going there or to $7
superseded the affective protectorate of a tier of paskosited a will be Colonel Hope and Mr Ly made the occasion of festivities at the offered to lay Lafors
suga
own impotent Spandau establishment.
Desife but transparent e
band have bets not guardianship, and is warmed that this affrontanee on the market
may hasten the separation of shops, which we recommend to the notice afternoon was the day fixed after muchas employed in building houses, the most evasion to either by A BEBOET of the newspapers of the world or by a simple refusal to accept the proofs church and state. Talk of this sort is sh. of sous of our more adventurous chaastes, trouble, for the Seventh Prince to receive Imposing of which will be sho new and ele The real suffering from the food secure the Foreign Ministers at diranar at the geat offices of Maasra B. Mayer & Co. has htly been laid before the Imperial On
On that putat the Secretary of State is repently German Diet. It would appear that here silent. Olearly
Germany keeps bonting ahead. An items among the poorer class of Chlacho in the Tsung-ll Yamer. The various Legations which will be completat in a couple matter segnoti utop azist $4,0 newspapers, the total ismas of The public will not allow itself to be put off published here this week to the affect that city, whose houses, or hovel rather, is very will be represented by the Minister, Boore intraduction of riculture into Corea) -High wafer at Whampoa 2 20. 30
the Japanese The LOF. these, 19, papers appear in the ophistical squamos question of German firm bas succeeded in entering low, and were pearly submerged, with the tary and Interpreter of sady which during the year amount to 592 000,- with
The fuquity courted by Sir. F. into a contract with the Japanese Govern wretched occupants, foodless, perched is being represented by two interpreters in promises to be greas success. This very mins later than at Hongkong i at the 13,00 in North America, 776 in A. Campbell and his predecessors must be mant Railways for the exclusive supply of rafters waiting the subsidence of the waters, addition to the cowly arrived military at extensive mulberry plantations here wire Europe, for se sons legs of life, but it Captain thousand fra hundred are in the English iveral dissatisfaction with the manner in of our English manufacturers on edge. is quite imposible to obtain even an ap attaché, Lasuk Dot. Kajiyome, has just tens is to be songratulated on having intro Language, 7,800 in German, 3,859 in French, winch the Ordostice an-1 Store Departments The profit anticipated from the transaction proximate idea of the number. We saw returned as Becretary of Legation. This duoad lata Cores a gource of wealth, M.-C. and about 1,000 sa Spenish
of the War Office are admastered. is placed at £200,000, but this part of the five larga rapid-boats borne down upon the dimer given by the Emperar's father at the News,
the
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