No. 7878-Novamaan 17, 1886.]
Carram Drake, of tho Normanton, was | Tum Courier understands that R. E committed for trial at Bingo on the 19th Marquis song has routed the house, in instant. · Ball was allowed in two suretics Kiukiang Rod, which was formerly ec cupied by Mr Chu-Yu-Chee, or-Manager of 4f-42,000 each.
the C. M. S. Co., and his family will shortly ronnive thers from the Tion How- kung templa. The name house waN TVINŽO the Head-quarters of H. B. Li-Hang-chang, when the Viceroy was negooting with the French Minister about the Tongking dif ficulty
A
An Corcan nows the Shenpus says that whoress formerly the King of Coroa in olined towards Russin and wanted to throw off the unence of China, he has now repented. Many warnings, much excellent The Japas fad anderstands that two of advice by the Hesident Yuen have brought the engineers of the Normanton, whe him to this, and he has dismissed all the arrived in Tokohome by the Takasage Jow man who formerly managed affairs and Mard, have been sent back to Kebo under employed King Yueu Ching and others arroel Pray for
the good officials, and tho policy Oaurt now becomes clase and bright. The
Is Confucius Myth is the title, the Chinoso men-of war of the other and southern squadrons, on account of nothing Miercury hears, of a paper that will he being required at Tenchuan have been read at the next mosting of the China ordered to return gradually to OhofooBranch of the Reya! Asistic Society, to be held on Tuesday, the 30, inst. The N.-O.D News
author of the paper is Mr Herbert J.
·OE;
UxDen the headings What people are nake ing' and 'What people are saying," the Shanghai Mercury publishes the follow-
Ing o
in a mote in the China Renew Mr G. Taylor, South Cape, Formoni, says.—In a winding. inland valley of Formosa, which might lo
Is the advertisement in the N4. Daily former days have formed the bed of an upper Neyas of this date re the Ocean Marine reach of the Tang Kang river, some Hakka Insurance Co. the information pro- mised to the shareholders by the Chair,quatters erected their wattled huts and in dig a well. After man of the North-China Insurance Co. de course proceeded at the meeting of shareholders hold reaching a depth of about 15 feat, they came on a layer a dark sail among which was last month 1
mixed mush broken pottery fire fost farther Is thera
man in Shanghai who can serve down, they found an old wooden anchor of two mastory? Why, yea! Look at the Chairman of one goodly size, and attached to that was soins length of coir sable. The place in question of our leading Local Marine Insurance is over 20 milos inland, and at one time offices advertising as Agent of the rival all probability the Tang Bang river must Home Companies at reduced rates!
have been navigable to this point, and here no doubt stood & prosperous village.
THE N-C. D. Neios of the 24th-instant records another shooting socident :-Mr Frank Smith, of the Customs Service, Ningpo, was brought up to the General Hospital yesterday seriously wounded. It appears that he was out shooting on Ben- day. Inst with Mr Klotawachter, Commia sioner of Customs at Ningpo, and Dr. Daly Mr Kleinwachter had just brought down a.brace of pheasants, whan Dr. Daly saw him kneel down and take deliberate sim st brown Mr Smith's leg, which, encased in a
for a lex. Before had mistaken gaitor, Dr. Daly could spast, Mr Kleinwachter fired, and Mr Smith received in his leg n
dis Full charge of No. 4 shot at 15 yards' dia- great was the force of the discharge, that many of the shot went right through Mr Smith's leg, while a largo number lodged, in the flesh and the bones; and they have not all been yet extracted.
Tax Fion er enya-It will be seen from the Burma Bluebook that Lord Dufferin has made oat a thoroughly good eas for his policy of annexation. The fnet ww there was no Prince who could be put on the throne in succession to Thebaw, with put the risk being run of anarchy and disaster. The Viceroy, in his Minute writ- ten at Mandalay, saya' quite frankly - It
I with considerable regret that felt was myself constrained to abandon the ides of the old dynasty in one form or another on the throns of Buxa for I had always understood that the prestige of the Alampra family had great influence with the Burmess, and I had hoped to utilise it in the cause of order. As regards the oft- repeated charge that the annexation of Burma had alarmed and excited the Native Princes of India as being a breach of the Queen's Proclamation, Lord Dufferin says Tue Boihov correspondont of the Shanghai he is convinced that the objection
pubstantial, an they know the Thobaw's Mercury, writing on the 16th instant, says position was essentially distine from their
The Viceroy of the Two Kwang manifests own. His Excellency adds
Lance.
maintaining
is 17-
-considerable interest in the expedition ough that if the rapo
against the Lis or aborigines of Hainan, under the command of General Feng, of Bacnint celebrity. Mr Mateen of the Im perial Chinesa Telegraph service, who has recently been decorated with a button of the 5th rank, is now cugeged in opening up telegraphic communication betwnan tho dity of Kiangoha and the in- prefectural torior of the island. When completed this line will enable His Excellency to have direct communication with or near the district in which hostilities are expected to take place. No engagements have as yet beso reported, and the Imperial troops are maid to be making reads as they slowly advance.
Ir has often been remarked that thieves frequently confine themselves to one parti cular class of theft. A striking instatics of this was shown at the Mixed Court at Shanghai the other day, when a Chinaman Was arraigned on the following charges:
1-Walking off with a marble," "clook, valued at Th 60, the property of Mr Fer rier, on the 27th of Inst September.
2-Annizing clock valued at $16, from Mr Miller's house on the 30th ultimo. 3.Appropriating a black marble clock,' valued at 630, the property of Mr. R. E Wainewright, on the 31st October.
4.-Carrying off a brass clook, valued at $3.50, the property of Miss Black, on the 16th instant.
REMA
Taking away, without permission, a white marble alock, valued at $45, the pm. party of Mr W. A. Burt, on the 18th instant
THE Ave leading metropolitan Japoneze newspapers publish the following uniform
announcement —
The remains of the Japanese passengers who travelled in the Normanton lie at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Kii, while
and
Suzumary punishment of the Burmese King bas had any effect whatever upon their minds, I shoulit antio pats its serving to con- vince them that hustilo or dubious intrigura with foreign Powers are not likely to be. tolerated by the British Government, and in them. Hoppily our fondatories are vot can only bring ruin прем those who engage given to intriguing with foreign Fowers,
· FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the extraordinary death-rate in the Conventa points to a fright!al condition of things in this Colony-notwithstand ing the noble efforts of the Sisters to
lesson the fatballtype That it is surprising that the Government have never attempted to cope with this terrible condition of infantile, life, or rather death, and that they have no papers on the subject," That a Municipal Council, or a Municipal
Bomething, would have hun ap and do ing in a casa like this y That an it is bofitting we should be thank- ful for small mercies, the Ordinance “for preserving an authentia record of tha Ordinances of the Colony' ought to in- apire our hearte to bursting point; but how about the old existing and Ordin. #nces of the Colony, and where are they to be found?
THE CHINA MAIL.
should not be sorgerland to hear that he bad gone upon another grand tour, om bracing the far-fained bonaties of the Golden Hera and the quains and curious civilisation of the Salt Lake City. That the dictum of Lord Roseberry, that the only way to avoid a large pracresse in our Army and Nary is to promote Im-
That because your morning contemporary may now have ceased to write Pro-Bowen and nothing but Pro-Bowen, you must not anppose that the gratitude of its worthy Editor in becoming at all dimmed for favours received, or that the recalled- tion is at nil fading away of the celebrat- ed 'letter of introduction" to a high dig. nitary. in Japan.
perist Federation, is well worthy of at- tention and it may besked, Where is our local branch of the Federation Langue? That the public would be glad of some in- formation as to the proposed new Market for Hung Hom.
That the stinks on the Praya, East and West,
Aro (if possible) more pringent than ever. that the burning of the city sofened at Bol- aber's Bay, now that the town has ex- tended so far west, is open to grave objections, and suggests the selection of a sito further round
A That vast improvements are being made, by the Public Works Department, in the neighbourhood of Whitfeild Pulico Sta- tion, as well as in Causeway Bay, That the zerabia shaoties near the Whit feild Police Station should be either ro built or removed.
hunt market gardens adjoining the public roadway are often as offensive as public inteinen; and thut half the pisssup of a ride or drive to the eastward is lost on, account of the number of so-called enk tivated gardens, or rather cesspools.” – That the Government should resume, the, Queen's Road frontage next the Central Market, and thereby extend the new Market Buildings..
That the Becretary to the Steam Laundry Company has now been fairly done on tonat" by all concerned,
That it la the old story of Diretora taking
everything for granted instead of closely supervising, and being grossly misled by their well-paid seresat.
That the community are glad to see the rattan is being applied to street-robbers, and thai all sensible residents would ba still more glad to see its use artended for other offences.
That the public would be glad to ave a Life History of some of the South- em Typhoons, on the same lines as thoes adopted by the Rev. Poze Da- chevrons..
That much result would be far more ac- ceptable than the elaborate descriptions
wore vory neatly caught by Grabam. bowling honours for the Garrison fell E. Smith, who got 6 wickets in the first in rings, and to Captain Porter, who got 5 wiakota in the second innings.
∙∙Let Draing"-",
Gi A. Bramwell, so Bøgt Basege, may b Tretornar
, burn, a Davies, b Lesch A. de G. Bernina, a and b P. J. Gozon. AA. Lloyd, o Think, B. J. One
· Major R&ficil, e Oximbic, & Daph Parker, Robertson, b H. J. Ch Fr. Oftor & Darby, b Latch ... Fle, Wuburton, out
ver
Leach O * E. 0. faith, o 'dravere: h Leachates
Tatal.
The ing, where the wood was piled, being carried front of the prow. The anchor foll on the. Besident in Tibet. This insures, as far along by the wind which was blowing from legs of the woman who was rowing in front as a paper agreement can intro, Chinese the East and then thay worked gradually and broke both of them. The boat was influenos in Bhutan. We have seen nothing cut to the front, bursting through the open smashed and two mon at the back precipi in the Indian papers of late to indicate tha windows of the hopes one by one. Cap- tated into the water. The woman was the above affair was known of in Indiar Lain Deane porosived that very little could taken to the hospital but dies. The Vice- The tomorial throws a
strong light on the be dorm at U19 Eat end or even in playing roy insists that the man sebo lot go the as-recent request of the Ohines Government, on this front of the buildinge and called the shor shall be tried for manslaughter What that Me Macaulay's mission to Idiansa attention of part of the men to the West would have been done if the accident had would be abandoned. Peking in fond end. Here a large quantity of food was boom caused by a Chinese gimboat!
asking the English to defer trying to open piled and there was a shed filled with timber, the whole gap in fact between the burning block and the next block of buddings being filled up with wood. Over the top of this tim ber, the Superintendent of Police got the Fire Brigade to lay four husse, while the Volun toor fod two hoss through the shee; and from this end the most affective work, was done in arresting the progress of the fire.
8 nud 4 engines were got up to Quvon'sanaise loud enough to waken the Super Nos Band and were supplied with water pumped intendent and onployees. The bouec op by the liating engine, permitting thas a which was the original building put up Large body of water to be thrown on the years ago, was completely destroyed. For fire. The raised road way in front of the tunately the damnds were checked before western part of the block was littered with they rashed the new building erected two large planks which wets leaning up against years too. As it was, the fire burned up to the burning houses or lying on the street within two feet of the magazine whore the whid would have boen, n
powder is stored | ospital moane spreading the fire. A number of sailors {from the Sailors" Home sent on by Inapos tor Mathieson, helped by some lukongs Wichets were got to pitch these planks on the street and clear the roadway so as to permit a full play of the and lessen the chance of on the buildings
of the fire
spreading. About half past elaven o'clock, two liours and a bull, after the first outbreak the whole block was practically one mass of fames
up trade with Tibet, on the ground that the Tibetans are ao hostile to foreigners, FIRE AT HANGCHOW.
but it i
* 14 Very evident from this moniorial, (From "N&C. D. News Correspondent.) that in political matters the Tibetans throw
18th November
themselves entirely on the Chinese Resident Imat night there was a fire at the arsenal.and his staff, an that there would be no diffl- It originated in the house where torpedoes girlty, if the Poking Government wore tro made. Two torpedora, in somme un honestly to order Sé-ling-o and his sub- known way, were ignited, and burnt with ordinates to receive with hospitality a mis-
6. A. Brimgal, e Habersih. V E. 7. Coxon Cap Pertor, b Loc M. Dr Graham, danmble, be A. do 0. Bembo, b E. J. Compu A. A. Liyi, « fub, E. J Atafor Ridal; o úniable, i E. Bergt. Savage, o Foss, 1. Glo, Iw Orimbis Fto, Watburton; b E. J. Carbon. A. B. IL Tree, hit-wickel, 20. Smith, not wat
Extran
Traver E. J.
1 J. Coxon
J. Cozou,
Grible.
· DOWLING ANALYZIO,
It Ennings
Orimble, com 18
-07; Grimble, « Lloyd, b Ümith, S
EJ. Caron, Scanlan, & Smith,
W. Bruce Robertson, oʻBranwelly
4. 9. Coxón, U BATASU,
A. K. Teatery, b Smith........... AJ Luch, b 8mHb.. Foss, b Farage,
7. 11. Bawyer, b Smith... WILF. Daby, not unt, T. E. Darios, Ámith,
H. W. Bak, b Savage,
And Innings.
W. B. F. Darby, run estudya WB. Enbertsori, a Guakman, b Smith. E. J. Cazón, e Iramwell, b Graham, T. E, Darios; ↳ Bavage, jindanny
ch, s Gratiam, Parter,
aPorter:
A. K. Travara, b'Parter, soldier
- 11. 5. Coxon, 5 Portar,
IL Foss b Baith;
0. Grimble, Coith, Porter, II. W. Dick, not mit
Extra
e
BOWLING ANALY
1 Inning.
150
CHINESE AND ENGLISH IN-
VELUENCE IN BHUTAN,
from India. The influence which Chinn ill wields, even at euch a distance from the capital, is strikingly displayed by the spectacle of these fierce and warlike Bhutoa dispersing, without even daring to the a advance. of a Chinese force, fight, before while they have not hesitated to engage us in three campaigns; and we cannot bub admire the naiselé with which 88-lang-o claims the thanks of his governmentfor ing induced the Bhutena to swear to joiubeart and strength with Tibetans, resisting the English News of changes evidently.
We take the following articlo from the takes a long time to travel from Peking to
Teshu Lumbo; and Sê-lông-6 has not N. C. Herald-
learnt that Ching and England are
East of Nopaul, and soparated from it by the little district of Sikkim, lies the state
of friends, and that China has just signed s convention by which shongrets, after care-
of Bhutan, which, though marked in our ful enquiry into ciryumstances, to adopt
like measures to exhort and encourage the poo
grate fears began to be felt for maps an independent, the safety of the next bicer Clonds of Nepart a dependency of China It cople, with a view to the promotion and deve- sparks were passing over it and the inhabit-tains only a milion and a half of inksti.lopment of the trade with Tibet? anta set about
out removing their furniture as tanks, bis they comprise some of the fast as they possibly could. At one time à fiercest and most warlike of the class of shutter or somatlung hanging out of the India, but that, even after the punish- window of one of threy houses did catchment inflicted on them by three Eng fro
but the burning object was smartly lish expeditions on a largo
pitebed out of the window and dad o this and it has become of interest to uà gì thời
1)
6021
Quotations. HungKong, November 27.
Old
cuah, New Benaran, nach, 4712
cash. Old New Malera, cash,..... 520 Allowance, Tacle...... 4060 Old Malwa, cash,.
from good conduct of the Bingle OPIUM—New Fatne, cash,
doubtful. Its immédiate suzerain in Thet this source averted Shortly after the gabls wall at the east of the part of present moment, whan the opening of Tibet block felt down with a lond crash. Parte
(01
the
Of
The
end Tibetan
540,00
$2/48
370/460
2448
Allowance, Tacle: Persian, Oily, cash. Allowance, Taels Persian, Paper Mod... 400/500 Allowance, Tuola...... 24/48
Horazona, November 27.
Exchange
Bank, Wire,
On demand,
30 days' night
monthe sight,
Oredita, 4
the front at the Bast end had also fallen to trade with India in the air, the Chi- down, and the flames were now leaping ont nese Government having promised in the at the windows along the whole froat, Convention lately concluded with regard gathering volemence as they burst through to Buraia, to further as much as pos
windows
and being fanned by the air that sible the opening of that trade. It is rushed in. Huge tongues of fame strotolied with great interent then that we read a acrous almost to the apposite side of Queen's report from the Imperial Resident in Head, and the inhabitants there began to Tibet, which was published in the mana-
script edition of the Peking Gazette throw water on their houses
At the West end, however, the fireman, the
and which is sp 6th October, and parently not to be allowed to find its Of London- although almost suffocated with smocke and
the
edition. printed enveloped in a crowd of aparks held their way
ห Segamat the fames, and aftermidnight report details the way ieftains nad
between certain Bhutea chieftai pute it became evident that they would manage Bals. But, Maiden. Wick to prevent the flames from spreading beyond their Rajah has just battled by the
emirsaries of the Chines the original blook and might even partially Bare the house at the west corner. The | Gorarament. 1997nning Res-On Paris fourth house in
in the block, strange to
was the recapt hy Dydent
Jumperial Resi heussa on each side of it were dent in Tibet, of a petition from the Rajah Although the houssa Da
Chief ablaze from back to
to front, rea
d for a long of Bhutan, stating that two of his time the all-devouring flause
probably, tains, Chungen Feato and Pachu Penlo, because there was less of combustible mat had revolteil, and attacked a stockado in ter in it than in the others. In one of the which his troops were quartered and mided houses the fate of three cats occupied for a
certain landa, causing the rightful owners time the attention of
of the
spectators. Two to flee for their lives into Tibetan territory. disappeared after a short
bat one time
86-16ng-o recordingly sent one Ldu Han-wen with tenaciously clung to the remains of
and a forec. of some Tibetan meinle, and The most destructive fire that bus oscuratore although the Era was hissing all Chinese and Tibetan troops, to the frontier, Eventually, while undeavouring with order to investigate the matter on his
o'clock
·Smith
Boragé
Warburton...
· Porter,
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD WEST
of transit instruments, equatorials, side-red to Hongkong for me five or six years around it. real clocks, and chronometer rates, which broke out last night in Queen's Road West
at present are provided for the two or about opposite the Ko Shing theatre and three residents who are astronomically little to the west of the termination of Gap inclined in this Colony.
a
one;
of the
SA-long-a,
of the affair
Documentary, 4 months' alg
On demand,
Credits 4 months' aight,
On New York-
On
On demand, N
Credits, 60 days sight,
Bore bay
Wire
On demand,
On Calcutta-
Wire,
ATCITA
On demande
at the frontier. Liu Hon-wôn wás | On Ɛhangin. ~*
and
•his follow.
4.92
880.85
5.80
to climb up the wall, it lost its footing and afterviewed by the head of the Bhuten fell among the debris – From
On demand, *30 days' sight, till four o'clock the fine played round all the refugees ons Fang-ch'u-jon-ching-tun-pt house, now leaping out at one window to-chi, who reported that the twe Parlos Gold Leaf, 100 Ane
another Strook The fire was first observed by and now lighedding gare had become disaffected, and had plotted to Sovereigns,"
across the sky
up the whoisasdarinate the Rajab
Temperature. That, after the agitation about Sanitary fokong on duty nen: the place, who, sooing side of the hill. In beginning of the ers and to offer the country to Pi-ng
matters had subsided, the Surveyor smoke pouring out of the top story of the evoning the scene on approaching from the (the English), The Hajah with Tang and (Tales at Meurs Falconer de Co.'s Premisen,
his friends attacked the two
Panlos
Queen's Boat.) General has begun in earnest to trap the house No 106, ran off at once and gave theys and looking up the face of the hit were defeated and had to dy to Tibetan BaoBKTER— 9 Apr 30,150
was certainly a weird one. The dense crowd sewers; and I hope he will follow soon alarm at West Point Police Station. A of celestials that lined the projecte deine to Tshilumpo, and there imploring the territory with the intention of proceeding with his ventilating shafts,
That the atmosphere of the Metical Departoutbreak of the drew into the house ment here is bald to be becoming too hot and endeavoured to put it out. When he to be agreeable, and that last night's fire got to the top floor, however, he saw the cockloft ablar, the four and trap door burning brightly. No one had been living
is not the cause.
That our Fire Brigades proved their effi-
and
about till
of the denizena of
erowd con- were ordered to
ciency in preventing the spread of last on the top floor for some that, but in the By about four o'clock the fire had been so do, but demanded the only refused i
night's ugly fire, spite of the wood-yard
Do Doi
Do.
1 PM ***
Do. (Wet bulb) 9 AM.
Do. Da.. ∙1 P.M.⋅
Do Do
Do. Maximum
́30,100
70
Do. Minimums over night 69]
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Buropean constable who also observed. theed to be almost in the centre of the fossaistance of the Chinese Resilent and the TarasoALTER-Ű J.Mature
totally differ at Tegion Fonto shapus sug Teshi Ibama Tang and the other refugees gotted by their name. The rout hours result of an enquiry, and the two
totally different f
remain quiet, and await the Palos inadd to list for two o'clock it thinned with their friends were ordered to st once of the morning; pory much, and the firemen were left to lay down their arms and attend the carry on their battle with the raging element, posed enquiry. This they not
of Tang practically got undir.
It still lingered and his friends, and threatened to come among the debris and barat forth now with an armoed
thesa a orce and and again with a vivid glaro, but all threat which so alarmed the Tibetart os In confusion, Praise in due to the the frontier, that they all fed
audacity danger was VER Police for the capital order which they This
was a little too much for maintained in one of the most rowdy e
Se-lengo, who as once sent orders to districts in the colony. A fotos of about Tailing, or commandant of Ulterior Tibot, 100 mon
under the charge Acting frontier,
"of
his available troops to 10 rontier, and associated with him Inspector Cradock and Inspector Log Haul-won and s Chief Stanton and,
Lined the street and prl named Wang to interrupt the
workers, e
ground foor were several people belonging and the fresh breeze, and that they well to the house, who speadily cleared out with deserve the thanks of the community. what affects they could lay hands on and That there is no reason why ladies should did not think of trying to stay the progress zut, in mederation, indulge in the inv of the fire, Meantime telegraphic notice had gorating exercise of rowing, and that Mr bean sent from West Point Station to the Ede's entoursgement of this new mode Central Police Station and the alarm was at
եր
B
the
station
REGISTER. NOVEMBER 29.---AT 4 P.M.
`of· *pyll•back is both sensible and in- once sanded. The first to arrive on the vented adding on the streets for a long time in liket, and was a Mauio... 29.
percating
That the new Wharf & Godown Company Is a great undertaking, and will, if pro- perly handled, add much to the power That the Master of the Greyhound ought to
and prosperity of Hongkong
The Bremen-of- served
haheitackich accordingly the Amoria
Ento the
Was Feochow
8081
scano wore the Nam Fak Hong brigade with all order worked with great seal, and whet. man of energy, woll versed in local mat Haiphong. 30.
with the Halon Hongkong 30.0 their manual, but it was some time before eror may be said of the initial mistake it is ters These two Chinese thay mald get water. Immediately after certainly due to them that the fire was don
foed
matter and found that the real them came the Government brigade, under to the block where it originated. Of
| blook of buildings to be naedi sa
dragged good- fire engines, and the Volunteer bri-yard, little can be from dach other by betan troops was continuing, and that his the charge of Mr Brewer, with their the policy of allowing the whole back of the chief Pachu Pénic, and that he had Shanghai..
The latter
Show the Nagasaki.. the massing of TWI ostock. houses were separated cool one for
NOVEMBER 27.-2 bave gone into the chains to sleep, instead gade, under the charge of Mr Rosa
strong brick wails, and certainly
forces were melting away, wanted to Bolinao. 20.00 81 of going down below, bedates all the The fire by this time had got a frm the wood yard the fire would have Loon give in; but Pachu Poole, zalying on the Haiphong
aid which he
he expected from
Pling (the unknown and bir
members of the Marine Courts here are hold of the upper part of No. 104 confined to the first house gan), remained obdurata. Lív Han wdy Hongkong 80,16 68
known to have lived there for years, and the President lives there still That Sir Robert Hart intends to do some thing in the way of lighting the Hainan Straits, and that the local Insurance
timely representations on the subject. That the case of the Normanton does not look & cheerful business, whichever way you regard it
The origin of the fire as The Chineas in the first shop cleared out and bir colleagues accordingly, after anfa
Amoy
Fopphow...
Weather.
the master and crew of the vessel, on That one such mark of attention to affice raight strengthen his hands by this danger, however, did not seem to be belongs to this man, and his took in aid to began to melt away, some of his men temperature and humidity are moderato,
whom devolved the responsibility of
providing for the passengers' safety,
not
only landed safely, but have also been
dest and valuod "friend" is enough for a fifalime
absolved of till blame by a Naval Court of That the extension of leave granted to Sir George Bowen probably means three months (as I see you have Linted) and to March next, and doubtless will have been granted to him for reasons not difficult to conceive.
the satia.
Inquiry assembled at the British Consulate, Kobe, There being not a single Japanese survivor of the estratrophe, we are unfor tunately deprived of all evidence on the aids of our anhappy countrymen and coun trywonon. We
however, We have faction of observing that the views екртель- ed in our columns
cine. 07. the
subject are endorsed
by not only the Japanese but also the foreign community. Our position an journalists constitutes, us a convenient medium of communication with the public, and we, the editors
the undermentioned papers, have therefore jointly resolved to Invite the aid of charitable persons on behalf of the families of the unhappy victims of the catastrophe We are pro- pared to receive subscriptions for this purpose, under the following arrange- ments:
1. There shall be no limit to the amorat of cash subscription, bus limita of
That it is not the granting of the leave that
one takes so much excuption to, but the monotonous repetition of Sir George's life-long acts--especially the Mauritius period-in asking for it.
BROWNIE.
ORICKET MATOH,
to the book of No. 106 and had got hold of the store of timber there, A ladder was apoodily got and a hot
Canton.
(From our Correspondent.)
Canton, Nov. 28, 1886. REMOVELS PROMOTION OF THE VICEROY.
1. Вовився,
B. BATH OF WEATHER. & hips aky, e de
the cloude, a driveling, zain, flag, gloomy, hati, 2 lightning, o averest, p passing showers, squally, r zala, s snow, ckhunder, o visibility. i dow (wol):
9
T. HAIN, in inches, l'enthe und hundredths.
A strong current of wind was blowing from the east, and it was evident from the first and to all questions, returned the usual guarding the frontier, advanced towards Shanghai
the colony, and his mistress Tibe is absent from
Tibetan
ferte tou
round by stealth to cut off, Wostock. that the whole block of buildings of which answer no saree The owner of this shop Foolin's lortified position, first sending a Shanghai No. 106 formed the cant oormor, stood in was at the theatre when the outbreak took the rebel's retreat into British territory. considerable dsugar. The full extent of place. A considerable portion of the wood At this advance Fachu Pénlo's foros The barometer is wearly steady. Tho
covered to the extent of $1,500, The taking to fight and some coming to the and the weather cloudy. realised by the firemen, who did not appear most of the other property in insured. Chinese comp with arms reversed and
Hongkong Observatory, November 27. to be aware that along the whole back of Three of the bosses, it is said, are covered giving themselves up, and the rebal chief Government Astrowsier. the building vast piles of wood were stored by local Insuration Company, and the rest was obliged to take refuge in his hair with mostly by German Companies. The total the hundred or so of man who reained
faithful
1. Basomrar,raduced to 33 degrass Fahrst- to him. Meanwhile the Rajah of and that once the fire caught this store of las misy be put roughly at from $40,000 to sizin had succeded in freeing himself heit, and to the level of the eas in Lashes, tenths That the Kobe Barlenque quoted by your wood the block was almost doomed. They $50,000.
from his beslogers, and came with zotos of and hundredib
7. TURFERATURS, in the shade in degrees, force. morning contemporary must have been directed their energies to the front part of
his picked man to join the Chinese
Fahedaksit. Beeing that his case was hopeless, Pachu a EUITT, in percentage of saturation, the rather good, but that if the trade is the building and kept two or three hoses
Fanlo committed suicide, and Chungas kumidity of air saturated with moistam being Paolo came with his followers to the Ohi-100, N coming down to ‘pencils and soap and plying on the front of the adjoining houses. old wire ropa,' then the English had But while they were engaged in this work
4. DIBUTION OF WIND, to two pointa. nese camp, and delivered himself
6. POLON OF Wren, socording to Beanfork might be up, beg better leave it to their Teutonia friends.
ging that his lis and seemed to have got the mastery of the
and Senio It is currently reported here that the He was threatened
With de Pared, Rames in front the ore had worked its
ultimately lot off with a boating; and way
Viceroy has at last to leave us. He has the Chinese Cooratastoners then summoned conducted himself in such a worthy minner before them the Rajah Kows-sang-ph, and that he is deemed worthy of promotion, the headen Tang-ch'u-jén-shing-tun-ps- Wu-chien-wang chu-chian-pa-tan- to-chi, He has therefors to proceed to Peking in, and others, and settled all the masters Bhutsas laid along the gap that separates the He will probable find there that foreign into dispute, reinstating the fugitive of leave and his dishonest drawing of un-ing these teamu was begun yesterday and houses to the cast, but by the time fuence is too strong for the exercise of his their lands, and then all desired with METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. earned pay, but (as I formerfy said) his knished to-day, The Garrison went first the water was thrown on to this part the idiosyncrasies. A general feeling of satin one voice that they would for ever lay
with Tibet in resisting absence is realiy rather our gain than to the wiskots and run up the fair soude of flames were beyond the control of the iris faction is expressed in view of his carly de- the Devious comitros, and joins how side
parturo,
strongth (the Britian). The Rajah * otherwise, and the Resolution of which 111, which was mainly contributed by men and leaped forth in auch huge tanguss
The other day the office of the local on his representing that he was old Mr Byrte has given antice for next Coun Lloyd, Riddell, Forter, and Gilos. The that the men had soon to boat a retreat.
how to recito litantes
ad worship cil meeting will doubtless meet the case. honours of the bowling fell to A. J. Leach, The first house was now entirely enveloped newspaper, the Canton Gazette, was de-worn-out
the outrage is that the Gazette had pub- Buddha, was allowed to resign, in
resign, in order listed an
article calling for reform. It was that ho might end his remaining years in published in our columns from time to That probably no Colonial Governor ever who took & wickets, M.-D. Graham was and the gable threatened to fall 10, so that molished by a mule One reason given for y en a priest by profesios kno
and the Bhutan gave lees of bis valuable time to the Co- very neatly caught by Davion. The it was dangerous to work from this gap
Bandaion A large body of Police frota the Central asserted that the runners of the Yunens to loot a new ruler, subject to lony he was supposed to be governing Club then went to the wickets and
given disreputable and ignorant class aud were a
in than Sir George lid, or ever managed made a belter etsud than their oppo Station and West Pant Station had arrived that efforts should be made to Improve confirmation by the Imperial Resident
Tibet These old
quarrela heine
thus pot through the hands of the proper authoritte get more than the maximum of absence nents, zoonring a total of 100, of which T. E on the scene shortly after the alarm was their character and knowledge. The run-
paying nese resented the reflection on their general atrast, the conduct and manifested their feelings by people does this rafer to Pi-long, the
English were put a stop 10, palling down the plass. ⠀⠀
and the Resident anks OGLLISION ON THE RIVER. The other night as the Wah Yeung, or officers to whose meritorious services
the usual Pasid, was proceeding down the river who stoccat of the expedition was due. This is had the misfortune to run down at junk. fair, summary of this very important me a claim of $4,000 has been presented,
from 1 to 10 yes are suggested.
2. The list shall be closed on December
10th.
3. The names of subscribers shall be
The money collected shall be trans- mitted to the families of the deceased
5. The amount of the subscriptions" and all accounts relating to them shall be pub- lished in full
We pray our Guntrymon to show their generosity by sending contributions, how ever small, to any of the malermentioned officed.
The Jiji Slumpo Office.⠀⠀⠀
The Hochi Shimbun Office.
The Chaya Shimbun Office.
The Mainichi Bhirabuan Office,
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun Office
A substription has also been opened at the | office of the Japan Mall on behalf of the families of the unfortunates, for the foreign residenta of Yokohama, and the list has been headed by the Briifah Minister.
That if Sir George ware worth the trouble of it, it might be well to hold a public meeting to protest against the extension
on leave, as he has done,
That his success in this connection, through out his official career, has occasionally bsen surrounded by very delicate reasons,
· GARRISON 3, HONGKONG 4) 06
A match between two stevens represent
Davies made 93, Leach 23 and Bawyer 22. given, The police were under the com In their second lanings the Clarrison were mand of Captain Deane, to whose voo! disposed of after making only Tiruus. The judgment a good deal of the most effective trundling this time was done by E. J. Co. work is to be attributed. The whole and that the smerous Sir George has zen, who got 7 wickets. The Club in their from east the west was practically chock full more than suce realised the noosity of second innings woon made up the total score of material that formed capital food for the a hurried departure, standing, not upon of the Garrison's two lunings and were defire, The first shop where the fire began
DEMOLITION OF▲ NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
(the
TBS
and
AY 4. F.M. TO-DAY: Barometer Temperature
80.05
aid and
Humidity Direction of Force
79
Wind
ESE
Weather
Hangkong Observatory, Nov. 27, 1886,
were
trap for
The
foredrds to be conferred on the
the
Proton murial, and its contents show why it has not been published in printed TER ACCIDENT WITH THE ANCHOR OF THE
edition
of the Gazelle By Bub A low days ago a Chinese woman was so memorial it appears that when any overely injured by the anchor of the future vacancies either of the Rater or ohiof Poinen that she died shortly afterwards. Governors of Bhutan greur, is has been It appears the man on the look out had arranged by the Chinese and Tibetan off- man holding the lover dropped the anchor,mended by the common consent of the passed the word that all was clear, and the ciale, that the nominees after being recom At that moment a small boat passed in people, shall be designated by the Chiness
the order of his going, bat going at once alared the winners by 8 wickets As the was a ten-chenb workshop, while fire others POWAN -returning anon when the reasons of bit band was on the ground, however, the xere timbur moraliants shops, one a paper going had been partially forgutton. Club played out the inninge and made That when the Right Hoo. Sir George's total of 192, of which Losch contributed official career is over, and Lis Privy Coun 36, Sawyer, 32, 1. J. Coron, 31, and H ellar honours lis hesrily upon Kim, I You, 29. Bruce-Robertson and Lesch
lantern shop, one's cooper's shop, and oths two tes chest shops, while one was a con. tractor's house. The fames spread with alarming rapidity along the back of the build.
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG, (From The Hongkong Almanach, J. NOVEMBER DECEMBER.
HIGH WATER
鲜
SUS
Day of Mor Ath Bisas. Bets.
10.27 6.23 5.19 1L1 6.23 5.13 11.33 6.24 6.19.
Mouth HM 11,48 ZA 20 0.35
90
118a
(0.3
2.14 128 6.19 8.9 6.30 5.13
High water at Whampoa: 2 h 30 mins later than at Hongkong ; at tho Barrier: 3 hrs 15 mins.; at the Balt Flate 3hra. 80 ming.; at Shameen: 3 hrs. 45 mins, Moon-New Moon, 26d zb 60m.
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