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No. 7240 -OCTOBER 16, 1886.]

Tus London Tunch of 11th Septeisber puts the following-Query : In the tromactions between the Pope, the French Government, and the Emperor of China there's boon a good deal doing, but in the end, the quee

· tînma is, ↑ Who's Duna? ''

This is of course a jocular referee to Mr J, G. Dunn, who was solestad by, the High Chinese Authorities at Poking to arrange the little matter about the Fehiang, or Northam Cathedral, with the Pope at Ras. Me Dunn has been reprosented at Homo as an Englishman employed in the Chinese Bervice, while it is known here that he was chosen partly owing to the fact that he was altogether unconuected with that Sorvia is acquaintance with the merits of the question in dia. pate, however, fully justide the great Viceroy Li in choosing him for the delicate finty Resigned to him; and the success. which has even now attended this remi- privata "roprasentation to the Vatican is sufficiently attested by the tremendous flutter it has occasioned in Paris. The position of France in the matter is neither satisfactory not sound. From Hotas ad vices, and from provinus knowledge of the circumstances, it would appear that the

comparatively trifling matter of the romoral

Tua Straits Times mentious an instance of an exceptionally quick settlement of blaims by insurance office. Itsays: We understand that the claims of the mesured against the Singapore Insurance Company, Limited. the fire ta Havelock Road last Saturday night and Sunday morning were all settled This and paid on Monday morning promptitude on the part of ous of our local inentanca

ane companies special re- dear cognition.

at

THERE was a grand ceremony at the Hall of the French Municipality at Shanghaint 5 p.m. on the Itch instant, the occasion boing the presentation of a three Bounced wan in sun or Myriad name umbrella,

to

M. Eragizor, Consul General for France, and a Board of Honour to the Municipal Council. Sume months agu, the Chinese of the French Concession invited M. Kesetzor to attend at the Municipal Hall for the pur- pose of presunting this umbrella and to thank him for his successful offerte to ob- tain a free supply of fresh water. The am- brella was not ready at the time, so as only presented the 11th.-N-C. D.

News,

SAYS the Nagasaki Express of the 8th Octo- ber-The tenth floin meeting of the Chi. meie riot commisioners was held at the Koshiu kan on the 28th utt, after a lapse of eight days between the previous one. Since that date mee lugs have been held daily, with the exception of Monday, on which day Mr. Hatayama was indisposed. Nothing whatever of a reliable nature any interest ans

ans transpired with

che

'ta

affair, je consquarice of the precautions

taken to.

THREE fires pocurred in Shanghal on the 12th instaut. The Mercury gives the fol. lowing record: Shortly after 0.30 p.. to-day a fire broke out in an alloy way off the Shantung Road. The fire brigades were the S promptly on the scene, the French being the first to arrive. Thu-houses attacked wore of the usual Simacy China construç tion, and, aided by the high wind, the finnes sprend so rapidly that at one time quite a serious condagration threatened, The fire was, however, soon got under, and fifteen or sixteen houses were destroyed. at 1.30 p.m. all danger was over. Some Another fire accurred at about the same hour at No. 36 Broadway, but happily it was extinguished before any material dan age was done. A serious fre also broke

, and it: out in the native city this afternoon, was only with great dificulty, and after

had boon done, that the flames were

great deal of rought under control.

THE CHINA MAIL

That it is comforting to have the assurant

that the ordnance of the Gan Ring not

Approved in the Navy would not be sent

on to the Oglonies.

a Bikh thero. A Chinatnan made signs were named the Kang Yilan (7) to mo na if to show that tlie Constable to

whom he pointed had atruck the man down, Kuang Hong, Kuang Li (), The man was insensible. The Sikh On and Ruang Ches() respoctivaly stable lifted the man up and said he was

"By the

miliar with their dûties.

hack egun cannot remember by

aumonta, and, having been duly manned, That at the same time the promises mata only shamming, as I nuderstood, and let him: During the spring they were fitted with ar- by flovernor Bowen, to the effect that the by which arm the Constable lifted him. I the crews were everoned in working, the Sertifications would be completed long be said you must not do that. I did not say resols util, by degrees, they became fa-

anything about reporting him. fore there was any chance of hostilities

think ho was acting ira- On the 24th of June the Memorialista breaking out, have been very much disproporly in letting him drop.. It was that that went down to inspect the veals and to Boo counted by the references in Parliament impressed inc. The mari was quite insensible. them exercised. The following are the di-

ons of the It

ahipa I thought the drop unnecessary. I do not "mensions of to, the four-years' progranimo.par think it would be dangerous in the condition. Length 111 fest (English.)

Beam.. Deptla........... That although recent Parliamentary reports of the man. I do not think it did him any

Draught show that the interests of the Colonies good. I saw Mr Hahn there. He did not.

do anything that I saw. I did not hear him are not forgotten by Members of Parlia protest, I was standing close to the body

"loft hand.: By Mr Thomsett When lifted up I saw blood in the channel

PRESES SQUADRON;

All his peoles are just now in hospital, THE ORUISE OF THE BRITISH and it will require a great deal of dry

Tho North-China Herald of the 13th and wet nursing to bring them out. Thuru have relapece, at lenes thres of them is ample time, however, and unless they slant says:-

Wa have received an interesting nooouut aro pretty sure to bow before the red flag of this year's crise of the Britinha ordu Con Impeto's racing careat is duomed, and finar quadron in Northern waters. The of the Audusinus, the prospects of Susawind and Fuck are squadron was composed of not bright. Mr Ring's stables should be ironclad, bearing the dag Admitral the first to claim attention so far as the Hamilton, the Champion, Cleopatra. Leader, Leger and the Malden stakes are concerned. Constance, Warplerer, Swift, and Linnet, a Victurionus for the forms and Pizarro for formidable Hect for these bond, witlks total

board. the latter, with a second string in Apology. fored of about 3,00 men on These twa ponies take foremost rank inhospitable station as Port Hamilton was

Sassoon leff on the 30th

0th July, the programme of among the gritans on the course: hea a ocowd of sovers, but five of them are ports to be visited embracing Tanchizas, Bay, The other of mention so far. worthy

Bay, Olga Bay, and Grantham, Frivolity and Ramise). But it Hairodadi, At Tanshima, an island which is too soon to judge yet, and a week may the H Russians once took possession of for low

days,

thirty-six hours was ends, the Admiral and some of tho to examine the coast línu, while tho sprarismon of the fleet, in defiance of the

duffers, Athos and Vizier being only Vladivostok,

Gensan Shinpo, Possiet

The

equal to 6ft 2in. Okinose measuremont. likely startors are Welcome," Roxy Muro, Harbour, Sir DRY, Barraconta

»

It should be explained that measurements in English fact because most of the

ment, the question of when the breach- and the Sikh was at my Law the man workmen and materiale come from develope vendore.-Cathay Post.

loading gun are coming to Hougkoays atill practically unanswered, That if the supposition be well-founded, that Mr. Clifford Lloyd will succeed Me Marsh as Colonial Secretary of Hong- kong, it is well to know officially that the unfortunate state of affairs in Mauritius axisted long before. Mr Clifford Lloyd

Weut there.

and proper person to hold the balances of justice in that seething cauldron of political and personal dad blood.

That the remarks of the Deputy for Saigua (M. Bancsubs) on the new contract of

Hongkong.

The Kuang Yuan, aud Kuang Chen are fitted with engines of 78 herve-power and can storm 10 English miles or 33.Chinese

the veils

a

THE CHINESE CUSTOMS POSTAL SCHEME.

Wo and the following correspondence the Shanghai papers- No 777

in

a halt of

game laws which are nearly the nne as these in England, ausoneded in bagging some pheasants At Fusan, which is the barbour on which the Bussicurare said to really have their eyes, as it possesses an

closed: by. but as the Japanese hare drawn a sanitary excellent port which is nuver

winter,

stay was made, daye

in this

thren

General Post Office, Hongkong Sept. 27th, 1986. eating held in Shanghai on the lat Dear Sir,Is the report of the public instant to discuss the Portal question, I observe that a statement cousa which calon round the vettlement, us small-pox is provalent in. thu country, the opportun must challenge as incorrect, theagh I have ities for exploration wore very united. At no doubt the speaker (Mr Morrison) was use the Taulai, so much has the old ex- unaware of its inseriraoy

clusiveness of Corest officials bean roodilled Mr Morrison is reported as saying:→

We know very well, in fact it is hardly secret at all, that the l'astmastar Goneral

of late, sent down horses and chairs for the visit him, bút sauall.por being rampant bere uap of such of the affiore as might wish to of Engan not only approves of, but ad also, 110 constibiation with the muting

H

no

By the Coroner I saw no assault, no kioking. saw the man taken away, Ho ecumed to be conscious. He groaned as if in pain, I could not judgo whether in the man's condition the drop was, in an hour.

The Kuan Hing and Kuang Ziara (ted dangerous or not.

Mr Mossop then addressed the jurora, with engines of 65 horsepower and can He pointed out to them the difference in ateam English miles, er 30 Chinese, point of actual or implied malice being The decks of the vessels are very low

haw between ourder and man- an hour. slaughter, involved in the former and not in the 1st above the water in order to tender them That Sir Hercules Robinson ('the goatleter. The policeman in this case had no handy for fighting purposes, and the screws, man Governos') should prova a very it right to unrult the man unless he was re- which are twin, works. very noiselessly son

sistad in the execution of his duty. As not to give the alarm to the enemy's saults by Sikh countables in coolies were of ships. Two of the veals are fitted with every day occurrence, and had become a subject of remark. There was a great dif- condensers (7) and the masts

of are fcuity in dealing with Chinese ovidones, ara of iron, ad each carries of tour and nate habit of always adding to a story. He half ton breech-loading gun in the bows therefore did not ask the jury to believe and a steel Krupp gun in the stern, the Messageries Maritimes were plasathir abary sa to the constable havir Nordenfelt gun in the top and one on either | Hongkong and of all mail steamers at Howard Shinpe some tor:

assaulted him, and quarter, the guns being protected by iron ed the man by the queue, A

Shields pulled him down. He thought what hap-

The vemola wore taken down to a place poned that the man was struck with a baton, in the Brat instance, by called Lian-hua Shau inside the Boger they were the policeman, and that in running away to and a target having been set up t

fato are bring, broken preventing the bquare] escape further violenco he struck against put through their evolutions. The calibre contract mails batween Hongkong and using patrol boats ther suceeded in Mr of the guns was found to be muited to the Sunnghai tas bon mooted in connection the attacking part. It will have been soon the side of the building and fell.

with the proposed withdrawal of British dimousions of the vessels, and 5 or 6 out of

however that in the largos operations at reviewed the evidenco, at some herself, when to system of issuing pass-Mossie asked the jury to believe that every ten shots struck the target at 5 Post Offices from China. When it was Bilford Harea this mor, the attack

length

li The vessels suggested as part of a general scliome for we handy to manage and steamed well, ro-modeling the mail service, this is what was sucesint, the attacking party having under a

well I were to

succeeded in evading the defenders ander anid about it in the. Cuntise of a a Report GOVOR OF

of the emeka from their use this while the machinery was clean and bright.

agrimat the artisans they looked on the whole like ending the curtailing of the subaidised Chiasso Armstrong craisers and the Although

propozal wore the work of they

of Chinese completely

I do not wish to be understood as recom.our informant does not tell us whether

manure was tried at Shinge. The two The total cost of thing, but the Home Government is making Four was by has fuar Tie

which was supplied from mo- the armament,

and furcible from a Saigenic point of .view.

WAS

with a

of

BOAT

tactics

ties were undertaken. The four pedig electric lights were au- ships carrying chored at

vocates the

and currying the mails forward town in local steamera.

of stating I take the earliest opportunity

At the four curners of a square, that any impression of that kind which may in which the other vessels took re have got abroad entirely a mistaken one. I am riut aware that the

by crossing their beans of light thege, Buspension of

by

;

and

and

ablo nature will be left out of the pro-while the man was in afterwards, foraien bil, 1009. edd, exclusive for information and I moraly say that this Russian corvette Digit were foundat

gramme.

That runny of the Indies of the Colony are busily engaged upon the preparations necessary for the Fancy Fair in aid of the Alios Memorial Hospital; ..

of the Pentang Cathedral from the Palace The short space of seven weeks has now to keep everything a profound secret. gronada appears to have led unconsciously transpired since the commission was first though naturally to the proposal that the appointed, and overy week has probably Pope should be directly represented at Pok.cust each party some two or three thousand

dollars, for nothing! ing. This proposition evidently aroused the worst suspicions of the French Govern. ment; and the most violent opposition to the suggestion apposta to have been made, mixed with a poorly disguised feeling of in- jured pride at what is unfairly looked upon as an Angio-Chinos blow at the prostige of the French Republic in China. This al- most unaccountable course of action may be partly explained by the overweening jealousy and touchiness now shown by the French authorities, and partly from the consideration that, if the Roman Catholic Miasions were oricare moved from the protection of the Republic to that of the Pope, bat fow interests would be left to engage the attention of the Fronch Minister at Poking. It is curious and instructive to note that, while the policy of Franco at Home has been to check and obstract the Church, so vest an amount - of interest should be taken in its members

Li Hung-chang found himelt obliged to in China. Circumstances (as the worn maxim puts it) alter cases; and this truth with way omewhat, and to avoid complianes Denny's demands, he endeavoured

Works, they have left a number of fully accounts for the determination on the to get Herr von Mollendorff to recame his

former position in Coren, bat this offer

offer was

ranches on the Will-side further West part of France to remain the champion of refused. It would have accopted had

been

that will sooner or lator develop into a the Church in China, even although the the control of the Corean Justoms been

nuisanco. u Gorea, bat foo

most That a road should be made to Shel-tong it. These circumstances may be more

Customs Is think, the fully described later on, as we have reason not Li Hung-alang's to give away. We can Head (the westernmost point of the Is- to bellare that some compromiss has been making his position one in which he can

that Denny has in land), brauslang of from the Poktoolem arrived at over the larger dispute. As to affect real good for Cores; and it the removal of the intrusiva Pehtang build. quire great tact and firmness on his park to

that to the ing from the Palace gardens at Peking, that invidious featurse, Poesibly, affairs at can scarcely be delayed, in face of the ran Seoul may run more smoothly with a sonable and fair offers made by the Chi- rash and officious Chinese Resident then Mr Yuen, but the position and weakness of Kese Government,

the Coroan Government, will always make the Court and

1 country liable to be the scene of intrigues on the part of China, Japan and Russia. After what has been going on in Seoul, and the rumours of the covetone eye which Russia has been ru mourad to be casting on a harbour on the

SAYS tho N.-C. D: You We hear that it is believed in Tientsini that Mr Denny has succeeded in making arrangements that will render his position in Seoul more satis.

has hitherto factory to him than

been.

Head of that Church by no mesna donirath the post of adviser to the

We observe from the Shanghai papers that the arrival of the English mail steamor Verona at that port was delayed through her missing the pilot or the plot missing

her. In mentioning the matier, the N...

will

will re-

has somewhat

the United States are said to be paying maro attention to affairs in Cores and

D. News on the 12th instant saya (—

It appears that the now-arrival of the it is

arms

it is probable they would have something Ferond is due more or less remotely to the Power of a large place

say against the establishment by a European

of recent trouble between the P. & O. Com- on the coast. Probably the beat thing that pany and one of their pilots, which led to could happen for the Coreans would be

their

formally or informally by protection hla resignation; but it does not say much

the United States, a power that he no for the company's arrangements here that ambition to serve out here, and that would

the steamer bringing the mails should lie nearly two days off Uutelaff waiting for pilot The Captain meanwhile seems to be engaged in telegraphing to the Agent, and he nearly lost a boat her crew in doing it. The bost which was sent to Cntzlaff from the steamer with telegrams www filled with water, and alivost capsized in ondoavouring to make a lunding) and the crew is still on the island, umble to Leave it

down another

1

pilot yesterday morning in

·

act in the interests of peace and fair play to the country. This last is the last thing which would occur to any of the other es pirants to influence in Corea.

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That Governor Hennessy succeeded in do- ing much for the afforestation of Hong- kong, notwithalanding his historical order "about a cortaili plant to "Let it grow an a

bush,' if it would not grow sa a tres.

The Agent Bugbeat, and The Ferouz was still at anchor off Getziar That the community do not desire to see

It seems last night waiting his arrival. likely that the German mail boat which left Hongkong two days after the Verona, will be here before hor English campatitor,

On the 13th, the sabia paper supplements the following the above

ditional in Formation:

The P. & G. Co.'s steamer Ferone with home maile, arrived here yesterday at 4.45 Bor mails wore received at the British Post-office at 5.30 pm, and the delivery was begun at 5,45

The p.m. anail thus arrived ofty-three hours after being

signalled from Gutzlaf The deten tion of the

we are informed steamer we by the Agant of the Peningalar and Urien. tal Stouni Navigation Company, has been in no caused by the resignation of the pilot who

brought the steamers Hougker from

Lait astely by the pilot who was sent down from here to take her into port ruissing the steamer, or - the issing him. Whatever may here. steamer missing been the cause of the delay the bare barn seriously higuventenced by it.

Fublic

Sin Robert. Hart left Shanghai in the Wus chang on the 12th instant for the north. As the steamer passed the Ling Fồng, the latter fired a salute of three guns.

A

A

CORRESPONDENT inform the N.-C. D. News that the Champion left Hakodate on the 30th ult, for Yokohama and thence to Taku, whenos she will carry Siz John Walsham to Chemulpo. Sir John goes over to present his letters to

to the King of Coron

R. A.).

the less

responsible.

Mr. Mitchell Innes having summed up at considerable length and pointed out to the Jury the issues involved.

Mr Thomsett on behalf of the jury, returned the following verdict-In our opi

channels to obtain Ebém

of

their huts are made of bark, and they Bah

That, if I mistakes not, China holds some good trump cards, in the three-corned dispute between Franco, the Pope and

ports is fully and carefully considered.. That ramous has it that the Legislative Mike Palmer had given her evidence while stute of great nervousness Council here will be formally oponed in and had not told all she saw. He then & for wooks' time, and that all unneces-argued that even if there was not at, the sary pomp und ceremony of an objection-enough evidence to prove the assault, the

crnal trostmount of the

Possiot Bay awaiting the result of the tening death, even wore it for a mont, rendered the constable responsible atores in hand, and materials to the value could be done. The results would be dis-delimitation of two Tropitor between Ching for the men's death. Mr Mossop also con- of Tla. 17,500 which are still in hand. The agreeable in many ways. Regularity would and Russin, the French torvelts Frim

disappear from the service. Marine sorting augu tended that it through any apprehension montok, cult of the vez ene What fur would have to be discontinued. Patsons dug British gran, Uur infortun of violence from the Constable the coolis mission will be Tla 682 each. When fur.

on Vadivostock, which waa ran away and by falling received wounds ther funds can be raised a large number of would get their letters through irregular the British ausdron. Uur informant'e would be defences of that harbour as being of a very next vistou, does not represent the That as the Volunteer season has once incre that proved fatal, the constable was none these vessels will be built.

thrown on the Singaporo and Hongkong formidable character. Here the Russians Rescript: Let the Yamon concerned take sponsible and very thank yuicker. report on come round, it is hoped that our civic,

cognisance.

office

of selecting the steamera to carry ou the mails. Whatever steamer was selected, almost courtesy, making the officers

treated the

British

squmiron with the defenders will make great progress and

THE SHANGHAI AUTUMN RADE the community concerned would but too add largely to their numbers, notwith,

MEETING

often be apt to consider it was the wrong honorary member of the Naval Club, and standing the intending departure of their

Training has been lively during the last one, for that community would criticis, giving a grand ball in their hon

Wrange! with At

excellent shout Bay popular Commandant (Colonel Crawford, on the deceased met with his death from wook, and now that the race books are out after the eruat, a choice which would havo and fishing wore obtained. only.

a fall while running away from

Sikh

ing plaints, consider we can form some judgment as to what is to be made bofore it. Continual policeman. At the same tine wa

conduct towards what and who is who. One hundred and like those which have arisen in Japaz since marred by the clouds of mosquitoes, which attended the sportsmen everywhere. policeman's

was discontinued, would At Barracuta Bay, the twenty-three ponies are suterad, forty-six the P.&O. service was

the next balting-place, out the rookeries from above the Glans the deceased after the fall was very highly for the Hack Stakes; and seventy-seven for become common in Shanghal and in Hong the antives have very nuch the appontanos). That though the Government have cleaned that the Sh

to blama The

question being put wire the other oventa, Sassoone is a leviathan i kopy also ther we consider that that treatment

at the matter from a merely and many of the habits of the Esquimansi Looking at the stable indeed, but quantity is not quality. acelerated death, we reply that we do not Money can buy povies, but it cannot make local and personal point of view, I may say with bows and arrows, their fire-cuts being

and of the twenty-seven think the conduct of the Policeman in any them gallop, training, his best is most frum Japan has been tattoo un.)

ponies

onies that the experience of this spin of the most primitive description Jug delerated or caused the death of the

to the withdrawal of the P. & 0. the owner has in

gard "to

nute and small

Kayaks

COD VOY of assuredly the old moke Councillor, who service

prevalence of me deliberately to recommend ances on the waters ១

seaweed largely interferul hore with the St. which he puts in an appearance. He is in splendid trim at prosent, moves in his hai. Moreover, the ammerein intrests of Vladimir Bay this meds of fiskit ng was very grin form, and there is very likelihood Shanghal are too great, and are too much successful, intus takes of salero bring that he will be in the pink of condition on bound up with those of Hongkong for sub the day when he will be sadly wanted to a proposal to be lightly wide. I myself made, several of the fish being over

BAY, ̈which again

was Rustain the honour of the esinure he have been too long connected with the pounds in weight At Olga beare Red Gauntlet does not improve Postal service of

of Shanghat to be

akinswore. obtained at most reasonable it prices. Between this and

Hakoladi

age to

the stock of to any of the ships, their three wickets brought up the score walk in lame and remains cripple for the

doal was nearly, thes

erhausted, the Audacious Irem 17 to 66. This scure tras almost en- rest of the meeting: Hoogly, the winner of I know) which might seem to give the

arriving with

and only thres tous, tiraly costributed by Carr, who ran up 30, the Griffins in

discontinue mail communication with with less than ono, in

in their bunkennet bunker the only double figure but one in the innings, Councilor the laughs coruis in a Ropart, not, yet pub- The A. to La. ware, however, still a long way Red

It will he Been from the trief behind the 202 mado

lished, on the proposal to withdraw British hava given that the cruise by

Criterion Stakes, a race that. Bir Sassoon

follows: and they were consequently again sent has made a dead out to win, and even at Post Offoss and is

ha

Firet is rumoured that he will. it wickets, In their second this early date

the information of the Immorial/at ong, though it was marredhich wa successful. have three starters for it. Bat Nectar will Post Offi

Post Office Imay y add that the almost daily There were severat doable figures, and lot This knight of the Pet Neither Red

f man is collected together. But it occurs member, M. D. Graham made 37. hensors bowling again fell to E. O. Gauntlet nor hens in the 7 tickets. When the last rains, and it will be as fluke if he knocks vent any difficulty as to the conveyancer of bush cra ha

this outweigh the drawe theen Mail lines should cease to operate furthe

backs. The original idea of wicket Fell 134 had been run up in the them out of it, while Stiperbus is superb malis even if both the English and French

furtherised

oraised was to withdraw the crows from The Ti

the unhesithinoss of the Ohina ports ia That is scarcely ar finds a side-light of information in the ad ninge of 102, learing the M to team Mr Chouflour's Basque, the interim dividend of 10 per cent. Just dick, bemith,

from Hansow should. vieture by an innings and 10 runa. de-

were special reasons why that information the summer. They were lac good

in: ovo- a reputation that clared by the Shanghai-owned 'Sheridan

aylin do some.

∙lations; aut the northern song more takua Silver. Mine

have been supplied in pursuance of the field of the crates, partly of Colorado.

for the That if, during the silver crisia oi

the past

a clinker, but they spare theit spondulickson what is always my and envoi tu uf, the sake of the cold weather, and partly at the

Home Government in possession of the admirals thus got the opportunity of his in face of the other ponies he will have whole situation, as if that situation were at ing what the Nussists were doing on the to meet. Shanghai is just s from Hankow; & first-class pony them falla havo never made aty accrot of my wish coast without tho appearance of 1

Rood.

That the Coroner acted rightly in protecting his Court from the mistaken assumptions

The Coroner said that was a verdict of be dangerous in all the events for lar experiment in the case of Shang success of the aiming for Galt mo

accidental death.

if

Mr Themsett said it was the opinion of the jury that the Sikh constable considered the coclic all right and treated him as nothing wore the matter with him,

ORICKET MATUH.

A

of Counsel to be beard, as the Police hadlay was resumed this rooon The A. with ago. He any win a race, but wishing to ascrifice it (fore of ext visited, sable and sea otter. possibly more right to be there then the to L. tears showed better front and with if he does, there are fears that he will would be)10 I ever wrote (so far is vorm was expurines without data".

Conusal had.

That the correspondent who writes to no, flouting the Englishmen at the Colony And boleuding the Scotch, should wait patiently until he is certain that not. George's Ball is to be giren.

That the Jubles fates may possibly over.

ride the idea of a St. George's Bali That the question of the cost of producing Silver the consideration for bi-metalliste

to

the

the other team,

were more

Spring, and

the madner

The only sentence

indicated

and Kaizor, together with smallest countenance to any proposal to

ت:

setere.

two

have

sketch wa

plen Tory by one or montratemps, evor

nevitably when a large

10

and the possession by the Chinese vou, but which

Fof

hody

The bottle is a gear on give him many Government of a line of ataamera will pres when the advantages gained from

so skilfully advanced by the Pioneer seenad innings, making a total for both in- indeed, and is therefore attracting attention. thun Hongkommendation. There

few months, the Sheridan could be

worked so

so profitably as to pay & dividend at the rate of 20 por cent, per annum, there

is some evidence of what the cost

of producing must be, and of what an enormous increase ef

of annual production night follow a rise in the price of silver,

1/64 the zay

ounce That it is unsafe to suppose that the 'She ridan' mine is altogether exceptionally situated, and it

most is

probable that it one of the many that would axint Containing

the annual in

producilor of silver at sume 19 millions sterling, even if the price fall to 3 an ounce. That in the moanwhile the Shanghai abaro. holders are to be congratulated on the advance in their stock from the unale- able quotation of Tis 65 to Tls. 120

buyers."

tho Aforestation Department crippled in its efforts to clothe our Island with fross, and will cortainly not object (ss Me: Ackroyd has hiated) to being rized for the two or three thousand dollars required, That the Afforestation Department deserve That with the advance in Sheridans' sud

the greatest credit for, what they have accomplished, and that it is most gratify-

ing to note year by year the advance of the sweat-scented pine np the slopes of our mountains.

That the near approach of the dreaded. cobre is unpleasant, but that even this disadvantage can be met by keeping the undergrowth within bounds." That the kidnapping of a Chinese, even if

he has a bad reputation, from the Har bour of Hongkong, in a fresh proof of the difficulty of dealing with our Chinese Neighbours.

Tha: the Chinese officials are so little bound

by rigid rules in dealing with supposod criminals in their own country, that they utterly fail to recognise the importance of protection under a foreign flag which

is extended to every one by civilized

Blates until the provisions of the OT. tradition law have been complied with. Save the Shanghal Mercury of the 9th in Thas in spite of the slowness of the catre

who left here a short

stant Me Wably

time ago for the North to purchases mules

for the mounted services in Tung king, re

dition procedure in this Colony, the right of amplams must be strictly maintained.

the improvement of some £3.10/- per phere in Water-Works, the position of our Shanghai friends must be decidedly

Toaking up

wants a fow local stooks to it only wants a follow the Shanghai examples." That there should be room for s consider. able improvement in some stocks, and that a glance down your list of daily quo- tations would point to present prices be- ing at about their lowest for this year, That in at least six-Banka, China Tra

A TO TA

Hurd, Scanlan, b Helena,...

21. D. Grabau, c Etumeer, b McLean,.

A. H. Jackson, a Stokes, b Smiths.....

0. H. Grace, b Smith,

F. Little, Smith,.

Cape Callinson, Amith....

Carr, o Robertson, & Smith,

Major Y. Daviesę ¤ cab; & Molean,

C. H. Jamnart, 'b sawyer,

H. P. Kayllar, not out...

Bras 1, wides 2........

Tomy. YOWLING AKALINIŲ, Stmis, Balls, Bunk Barith...... MeLea

Bawyer

Second Innings.

6. H. Tammert, b Salih...........

B. Car, o nub, Baith

A I Jackon, b Lean...

M. 33. Geshare, not out

AA Liovil, a Scanlan, b Bniti...

H. W. Dies, btmith.

J. Li, Sawyer, 1 Maisa).......

C. I. Cruce, a Mawyer; t Brak

Capt. Collinsa, ↳ Blakes

H.F. Hayllar, b émith g

an

Major F. Davien, o Saunders, by Emith

Bron 2, Wide 1

DB

W.. 14328.

DOWLING' ANALTCES,

Sanza.

T'idea,

South

McLea Stak

101 10

2

14

Anod

350

heralded here with

to evoke

should bo

to:

a the knowing oreo speak of him as would Ren, soreover, in any case it portunities to practise the chips:

is a pray

a little differant |

home and

Fust

of sce

spying I

be doubted whether these reasons hold

not here; into second or third rate when be conea

An afficient national here, though of course there are exceptions to hand over to to every rule. Black Satin, for instance, which this Colony maintains at various station do not see onough of the China Office the control of the Postal Agencies good any longer. Since the annexation of

Port Hamilton, the Bra

British chips this

and

in China. If Shanghai were, as Ports

health of the

ent port pony, was an exceptional Fasque may prove the same, but he has yet to do it. Of the o har old ponies Me Ten Canton used to be, the sole centre of foreign porta for any injury to be done to the of the crews. Fort Hsurilton is a Broeck has three vary powerful and sus trade, I do not know that I should specially sanitarium in itself, which might have the

But this Colony has had to

as it has had, of being alwa picious reprosentatives, in Wild Math, wish to do w

take thought,

for, many

of such years Dunkeld and Wild

past,

by wire; that is, who the Ports as Swatow and amog, where we can British authorities keep the cable in work- Wild Dash to lead the late Buth, with take

in the

Champicos,

semblance of efficient hardly maintain the This table is, perhaps, 125 most prost Post Offices, and or such Ports as Tamang order, which it was not all this nutama,

uct meraly

ising

one

broughton tooquickly, on the coast of China excea, by fus,

yo

and

services.

6 might finge

have

boen

still

feel

per

BATA

of the meeting, from reputation only but from the preform and Taiwanton, where we cannot msiotoin when any day its

Olga Bay in the sumaiar, there are no means ances of the ponica in sent training and any Post Offices at all. If I have adopted only required. When the Rest goes off to they

ahould certainly be carefully watched what I know mayor y from the gies of remulling it except by sending & steamér Mr Bungy has also a good sfogliably overberus view duen thue to look for it, and if the trouble in Cores by all investors. stable of old ponies, though there are signs tion, it is from the firm conviction that this summer had been serious, and shipe satisfactory Postal service can be established had been wanted in a hurry, It might have that at least one of them,

has beer

Mari-

bring him back. The Russians at and Tycoon is also too far advane, d for the time Customs taken a fortnight to find Admiral Hamilton Thars only to add that I am sending a divers and of chers on the coast of time there is yet to elapse before the rages take place, while Fan is just as he should full report of air vored to the mount Siberia always trent was officers with be-in capital order Mr Toeg cannot so which I have referred to the Imperial pect much from sittier Herschel or Post Ofoe, and that I shall be obliged if font courtesy, but they may

of a British fleet every THE CHINESE GUNBOATS BUILT AT Privateer. The skewbald appears to have you will hand this letter to the Shanghai annoyance which they do not show at tho

menacing visit of a his allotted task, But performed

and Privateer papors for publication.

aud troubles will

L'aries such as H WHAMPOA.

I have the honour to be,

occurred this year, which might have a so- The following description of four small is inme nearly every other day

Dear Sir, Chinese gunhoats construed by natives at aporte at the calls keep yer aye on John

rious.

anding

ng. There is plenty of room in the China sess themalyos for the practice of evolutions, and a plass could be chosen Whampoa appears in the translations of the Gilpin's Prince Teck for the Leger; he's

for them within a few hours bail of the N. 0.1 News from the Peking Gazette just the

admit it, and he would be A fool it be did. It woull be libellous to

telegraph. Wa cannot help thinking that recently referred to these bonts as

it is a mistako for the Admical and almost or that capital milk

all the squadron to leave the station alto- von from an incwn" or reported sur lobed tubs that take from ten to twelve class the Prince with such catile 26 the :

gether for two months or more in every mount bo so, they can hardly be said unforeseen losses during Novem barring

do him description of the Memo is beautiful to gaze upon, but he

credit. This ber and December

to come

• to the atters rialist: That public conclusions in such matters.

the out 4th (1) A Memorial from

element on the This of are, however, ofte

often come to on the tim

Gove General a

and Governor at Canton

having a

perivatly shaped back for a side sient pretaxt for instance, the recent advance in Steamboats and decline in reporting the ompletion of four light saddle, and he is destined to enchant some

the road. Mr Sylva he

has only a shadow of the chance with Slipway in the Leger, but

dere. Hongkong Fires. Docks, Sugars,ha Canon Dorrespondent of the N.-C. D trainer wonat'll do it. His experienced

and Punjoms there might be an ad-

10 some

тапсе

of

if public copela-

circumstances, are correct, and ours to reach the Bogua forts from Wham- overfed Dotinisor. Neither would

If this

CL

race

courge,

Your obedient sersaut,"

BĂ LASTER, Postmaster General of Hongkong

J. G. PURDON, Eag., "

Shanghai. Shanghai General Chamber Coinmerce,

Shanghai, th October, 1886.

Sir, -I have the honor to acknowledge of your latter, of 27th ultimo, the receipt of which I found awaiting me on my return

Tientsin last evening. In accordance with your request

from

Banks-and on account of the.too ready dreughs war steatern for use on the Canton fair equestrienne by his prätty colon on the letter to the newspapers for publication.

BROWNIE

year.

LATE TELEGRAMS The following telegrams are taken from the Rangoon Gazette — Permit me merely to add that I think Montreal, 29th September-Canadian Gor car given to every idle, and often icter- ested, rumour.

As earlier reported to His Majesty, want of any steam ressols of war to guard he will be to the fore in soms of the after the Community hare will be gratified to ernment has promised a vote of twenty the sir entrances to the Canton waters in woon events, and the same may be sald of find, from the extracts yon give from 000 thousand pounds towards the Colonial and daged the Memoriali-t to daroto the surs of Mr John Peel's crowd, none of them being of your reports, ens so well qualified to Indian Insiflate

ously bad Tea judge as yourself as entirely coinciding wit

with Puris 20th September, - The French THE FATAL OCCURRENCE IN $200,000 drawn from the sale of Weilising paloglarly good or notoriously

WYNDHAM STREET. lottery licences; to the experimental con has great hopes of Atlas for the Leger. He the prevailing opinion here that it would Press continue to clamour against the ca

• but it is be most and from this perman

to have the present cupation of

by the British becoming by the bara has The inquent on the body of the air atraction of four light draught steamers may finish ahead of Prince Toch, be inxit

the position. coolie, he died from injuries received at The work wel entrusted to acted to build No. 10-ton wystic birds Lying over the infer you would also agree with the general

Admiral Fang doubtful,

Sept-General away from Sikh Constable 698, was continued the reseels at

who were

the foot of Wyndham Street when running Iso and oth Whampoa neing Chinese couse on Saturday working and the fealing at this. that so far from the wit insted a manifesto, in the form of a dron. turned by the R Doralo this morning; i-That it la to be hoped the Acting. Governor balaro e puthel Jones at the Magistracy labor, ant getting their plans from fotel atupped in a gallop to count drawal of Foreign Postsi Agenoios preced. lar from the Russian Consal, in which the of this Colony will assume an uncomprosto-day. MrMossopappeared for the relatives and Chinese dockyards at Hongkow them. Mr Weed's lot are faithfulde ing the establishment of a Chifless, National Russian Comcastery orges the Bulgariaus

bringing with him thiety of these animals

from Chefoo, They will go forward. French mail steamer Anddyr.

THE Hon. Sir Frans B. Play

B. Plumkcolt is said

Sir

by the

to the

pen as soon se the conferanon on treaty ravision is concluded. It is stated that dur

made considerable progress down-hill

ing the absence of the Minister the Hon. P.

during the mins it is so far basisfactory

la Poer Erench will take charge of the

Legation

the Memorial

his though Farewell Postal system, the Government should first to trust to slie Czar, and set to the Re presentatives of

and geneyi

repeats the demands of the mising a.titude in this matter, especially and acting Chief-Tospector Cradock and In-

the realy pestor Bremmer for

for the Police, Mars thig project which was presented in the may forge to a forward posilice in some of establish an efficiently conducted service as the present case has followed so closely EM: Thomsest, A. J. de Rosario and A month of June last year, an Imperial: Decres the long distance races Sydney's Oriole is in which both foreigners and natives would Russian Government with regard to the

o do as well this meeting at he

pakailasve entire confidence.

sembling

ing of the gnat National Assem upor that of the ill-fated Chang Chi Gallerrez were juters

was received ordering that the vessels were certain not to do as n

last Festorative did

are necessary and

bly, for the election of Prinos, as well sa to be making preparations:ia return home hab although some of our fortifications to blers Jardine Matheson & Co. Ou frisha Bhone that if they were found to be administered in vi

H. McHaffle eridan in sitant to be carefully inspected when they were

moderation, he

for the release of the plotters. Ha strong. deaounced the Regergy, who have res the 20th September, about 7.30 serviceable a second report was to be made brighten up and recover Cuckoo is all

fused to entertain the Russian demanda, The Bulgarists are filled with indignation a crowd at the bottom of Wytide to the Tacone with view to deciding what right wid is worth backing for long and, bar accidents, Monterema ham Street. I waw Chinsman lying further sotion was to be taken of Brent meal for the Steeplechases. A LESTER, Eng.

at General Elbara uiode of hectaring to learn that they are now making fair there with his body in the channel and The Memorialist has now ta

report that

them, headway towards completion,

his head on the outaide edge. There was these vessels were Enished last winter, and The Judge is entitled to bympathy

name,

mey

Home I have the honor to be,

Toar obedient sorvapt,

JOHN G. PERDOM

Chairman

sgain a

Postmaster General, Hongkong,

and report on the present condition of Jan