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No. 7288-DECEMBER 20, 1886]

on the 19th instant from the River ports.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE maids of honor attached to the im- Eurial court at Tokio having decided to dress in European style, orders for ladieu' clothing have boou sont abroad.

By a Decreo dated the 18th instant and published in the San Pao, the Marquis Tong is made a member of the Taung-li

H.M.8. Firebrand returned to Shanghai Tng decoration of the Third Order of the

Raing

Sun beau bostowed on Dr. Edward Diver, F.R.S., a welbournet dis ACORING to the au-pa thero was a tinetion, which will gratify his wide circle neating of the Grand Council, at Peling of friends. During the fourteen years of on the thintait to discuss ways and Dr. Divers' residenes in the capital, he has incans of borrowing money from foreign devoted all the energies of an active countries, and aled in discuss the subject of physical frame and a singularly well-inform paying the French Mission fr the rebuilded and acute mind to the furtherance of all Yamen.

T of the Pei ing.

Tang Cathedral..

that is best in science and scientific institu-. tions in this land. Last April the pro-THE Nagasaki affair is now finished, so far College of Engineering presented him with mond his proceeded to Yokohama while Mr a testimonial in recognition of his emitent Mack and his detectives are returning to survices as their Principal, and the Go-Shanghai-N.-C. D. News. vornincut has now added ita mark of

high approval -Jupani Mail.

holdera.

Part of

SUPREME COURT.

suddenly ordered by telegram from Wash ington to proceed to Corus to he Churgo. d'Affaires in that poníasula, during the fur- Justice.lough of the present interim incuini har

IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS.

Hig

Tas Alaerity, despatch boat, Cominander fessors and students of the lats Imperial as Nagasaki is concerned, and Mr Deam. That, in referring to the propriety of floor of No. 71 Was storos filled and fas: Bearing of what was left over fGrevadon Granzello has arrived to study

R. B. Macunochio, loft Yokoham on the 5th, inatt. The klacrity was tu takö Commodore Morant back to Hough ug, but was to call at Kobe, Nagasaki, Port Ban ilton, and Shanghai.

distrusted.

The American ship Hagarstown was ro ported at Shanghai on the 18th instant 20 miles south of Tungeln Lightship, partially

She had lost her main top must, fore top-gallantmast, miszen royal" mast and all the yards and sails belonging to these meste. She was being towed to Shanghai by tugs.

ør.

W PECK, the master of the British barque Annie Stafford, was charged before Mr J. C. Hall. Acting Assistant Judge in U. B. Ma Chart at Yollarda, on the 6th instant, that onc about the 10th day of May isat, before un or a

from Now Tayge

York to proceeding una

Bufficient Yokohama ho did not provide s quantity, for the said voyage, of lime juice, from the warehouse, Lotor:

duty In- Mu A. M. Chalmers, of H. M.'s Consular belled as provided by the 4th section of the service, proceeded from Nagaanxi to Yoko Merchant Shipping Act 1867, subsection 4 haus on Monday, the 13th instant, and is to and further, that be did not sorve or cause be replaced there by Bir W. A. Woolley. to be sorval out the lime or lemon juice, as During Mr Chalniera short stay in Naga-aforesaid, in the manner provisted by sub- saki fenys the Express) he has made mure section 5 of the act aforesaid. After a Tous friends, who sincerely regret is re- minuto inquiry his Ronbar considered the moval.

profed and sentenced Captain Perk to pay a fine of C20 on the Grst count and £5 on the second, and also ordered him to pay the medical and hospital expenses of the six members of his orow who are suffer ing from scurry, Captain Peck gave notico

M. Turs, the distinguished French naval constructor, who is in the service of the Japanese Admiralty, has been decorated with the Third Class of the Rising Stof appeal. M. Bertin was already in possession of the Foaith Class Order. It had been confer-

red on him fur services in connection with Faye the Nagasaki Express of the 15th in Japancso students in France-Japan Muistant The joint commission appointed to investigate the circumstances attending the notorious Chinese riot, having failed to at a satisfactory settlement, as was

CAPTAIN Frahm, of the Sumingye-marital anected, procceded to Toko-

une

who arrived at Kobe on the 2nd instant from Hakodate rmd by the West Coast, reports sighting the Plainmeller on the 10th Luna in the Yokohama Mars on Monday

Izat, for the

it is reported, of lay- purpose, of last month twenty-five miles west of

the matter before the Tokio authorities. Hakuinte. This was the day after Captaingt

The discussion of the question if for if opened Steedaan saw the missing vessel

there, will hundred miles south of Oturu. Captain several months more, with the same resnit

in all probability, drag on Frahm adds that the Plammeller did not strike him as being particularly heavilyas attended the enquiry here. In the meantime, something will, perhaps, turn up ladon for a collier-Hugo News,

to distract public attection, the important wertain extent principle involved will

A REVENUE Cruiser was to leave Shanghai on the 10th instant to go in search of the

'FAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That a three-days Regatta has made the

past week more or less a holiday.. That, considering the number of entries and the keenness displayed in training,

and discounting the pelty aquabblings, this year's Regatta must be prouonncod ous of the most successful for many. years past.

That the weather was suport, and that the events included the protifeet racing seen for many a long year both in the Yacht and Rowing racts.. That the mishaps and capsizes were pro- bably more exaporating than usual, het that the prizes waro very lairly divided. That the Fire Brigades are being robbed of what little holding they might otherwiso obtain by the all-too-frequent fire alarms. That the recent crop of fires suggests much"

on the Boath side of the Teland, so as to West at this point stamil back to back with prevent the landing, or near approach, of the loss fronting Wing Lok Street. However, two hoses were inid along the a hostile force in taxi quartor,

passages of the stores in Wing Lok Stroot (Before Sir George Phillippo, Chief That a correspondant who writes to ins, and two hoses were got on the rools of

* Mouday, Nov. 20,

family, we believe, romniú in Feking, then being too hurried to permit of er the adjoining houses. Notwithstanding dealing with the questions of Directorates the combustible nature of the goods in the The usual monthly Criminal Sessions mugemonts being made. This interim ap and of Directors' fees, enters upon a sub-stores the Bremen managed to get the llames were begun to-day. The Bhu-ki-wan mar-pointment may be considered a step in the jest which properly belongs to share under in about an hour. The mat store at der case was adjourned till Wednesday, inddor of promotion, but we confidently look

No.

6 was burned out and the greater when it will be tried by a special jury. for hia return in a few months

No. 60 was burnod, while the top The Acting Attornay Gonsal width Now York Life Assuranos Office. Mr We have had a visit from the agent of tho No. 69 and ordinary casos would occupy two days, No. 71 Nore: general merchants' with mats, oil, cinnamon, bark, elephants to-day right eliber be adjourned till Chiuso in the Custotus aurvico, Mozara, tusks, &c, s. The buildings and goods aro to-morrow of Thursday. After out join the office; M. Guerin, a student of the Dent and Osborne, of the same service, to said to be covered by insurance mostly in the gentlenen called to act as jurors, it was German offices. The stores in Wing Lok agreed an to merrow was the mail day, to French Legution, has also arrived. Street inmediately behind the burned adjourn till Thursday. It was also resolved

evening of the 30th November houses were filled with all, and it was very to take on Thursday the case of Li Awai, St. Andrew's Day-the Scottial resideute fortimate the firemen were able to confine who is charged with catting and wounding, had a sinner, given by the gentleman of the Bames within a comparatively narrow Mr Brorstol having appeared for the pri. that nationality in the Customs, in honour

had considerable di porhags half a day.

evening was spent. Mr Goschen, Secretary scale and the Policy had considered at the soner and stated that the case would occupy of the patron Saint. A very agreeable

Good

of the British Legation, has arrived; he culty in keeping the road clear.

BURCLAET IN QUERN'S ROAD WEST came up by river, but was unfortunately order, however, was established by a com pany of Poliou from the Central Station

Boog Ayau, Hing Aving and Chathut out of tho under Inspector Mathieson,

ant night is common Chinese Shing wore charged with breaking into the rather impfthe city gates and had to spend a The sccold fire, skich uccurred at No. house of Li Aling, Chinamas recently re-mu Fine bright 165 Praya West, broke out about half tion of the Home Marino Lasurance ona d'clock this morning in the ground fed from Port Darwin, and stealing Poking atmosphero conditions in winter-

partners in the samo firm sitting up the Boards of rival companies, I was merely calling attention to scircumstance which was open to strong roninrk; but the selection of Directors is a matter which balonga paauliarly to the share. holdera thumsolyo..

That if feeble Directors are chosen and paid certain fees, that is a thing which can be set right by the shareholders who select and pay. fhom.

That no regards the entrob-talked-of opposi

Home Ofico at all,

post

On the

cola weather unusual

been the recòvory in Sugar shares to ather the flamos. In this case and in the top for of 201 accu's Rood inoreming souras of lectures to his old pup

point higher than they hold before the previous week's decline.

the

·

soliloquising and some strong language in Tust Panjos bave also been somewhat mats were burning in the store in Prays enter his room said Icked well-filled with water; the tounis court ot"

other quarters than the Fire Brigados. That such accidents will happen, but that thoy nearly always have a history atisch- ed to them which is never told, and that the Insurance Companies concerned might do well to make a fox inquiries as to origin, etc.

That the insurance of the 'contents' of buildings that are not thoroughly well known to the insurer frequently serves to give employmout to our efficient Fire Brigadea.

wreck of the pilot-boat Ruby, the property has the first been striving to attain, will That the Chinese Now Yoar is not far off ̈

ailos return to

ve and the Chinese, be lost sight of, tho subject will be gradu- ally, and quietly she point which they have

gained the of Mesare McCaslin and Snowdon, which it is alleged was acized, rifled, and sunk by

their

country, performing a cere- some datives at an islet about 100 miles from Woosung in the beginning of Novemony in which they are very accomplished, bur last, after the pilot had gone on board and for which their garments are well ad- a ship coming up to Woosung, leaving the aptau, viz-laughing in their sleeves' The last of the Japanese wounded left the Chinese crow in charge of the boat.

Of the Chineso, Hospital on the 3rd inet. UNDER date of Chomulpo, Deo, 8th, a there are eight still under treatmont there. correspondent of

in general, have been very

to

mor and clothing BiBo with bagat last visited us. There has been a second Offices, the first csures the Local Offices of a mat shed. P.C. Havers happened to be receiving the stolen groots

and more copious full of snow on the evening close at hand in a boat of the Water Police. Tho priconers pleaded not guilty Tus of 2nd December. The usual wintercourse shopiâ ndupt is to coming their. He at onoo ran to the scene and found following gentlemen were arora as jury of Lectures in the large domnustic chapal of insurances entirely to their local cum- the servante asloop in the cock left. The monMessen Jamus Anderson, J. M.the Methodist Mission hero was inaugurat frères, and not give a cupper sush to any vada of largound: siner, and sory soon the F, G. Soip; Walter Reid, Albert Deniron

of sats were burn-Carvalho, F. U. da Luz, G. 4. von Wille, ed last night by a lecture on the Huron ing on the

Body, illustrated by-botwin-two-ad-thavo- place would have boon in flatues. With The Acting Attorney General aid the dosen magio lantern slides, bearing upon That in the Share Market the only feature commendable promplituda ho got the Ber-complainant was one La Ling who find ro- the subject, by Dr. Dudgeon. They same

Darwin. returned ferr of the past week (chiefly holidays) as wants to help him to drag the burning mats caitly

Heinchridual has alee, we hear, begun a winter into the street, and was on able to drown stayed on the 12th of the present

and their studenta On West, Hen

Therapeutics and Matoria Modica. Sir Robert Hart has the former the musters of the establish hd some boxes and effecs in his menta were absent at time of the out- FA

Saturday his delightful Wodnesday breake. The way in, which the ends of tho bly net wokti, now the days sidondant apparently. Sitates are being got ready

the caual opposito Lo British Legation is meational gating fire to the place, but the Ele-afterwards gave a description to the

was calculated to reisu suspicion of L. Ling called out, but the man

the club is covered in, the lawn flooded and fact of the servants being sleep upstairs unstable of what he had lust and es-every comfort has been attended to by our while the mats were burning and their pecialty of three dollars. Sergeant Duncan, spirited committes. Jahn Frost is now, willingness to bolp in extinguishing the fire wont to the next houss, where he saw eagerly expected, tend to clear them of any blame. A part the second and third prisoners lying on the of the fire brigade turned out but their dour on a board. He lifted up this board services were not

required.

the description he had got. The third fire occurred in a coal store in and found thras dollars which answered Ship Strait belonging to

ing to Mestre Douglas that the top floor of No. 119 is empty and OPIUM-Now Patung Cash,.... 407 4982 I broke out about olevan the priscuers could have got from to yesterday foranovu in a heap of coal, the

was examining the dellars the first defond- but did not reads any alarming proportions. the top of No. 201. As the constable Inspector Mackie wert at one to the place ant came into the room in No. 199, and and got a European fruman to spread out subsequently when the first prisoner was the complaisant the goal, which was damp, and by this placed among other mes moats the smouldering fire was extin-identified him as the man he sa

Several witnesses were called for the pro guished.

accution. The second defeudant said he got the collars while gambling at the back of

firmer, but definite nows. in wow likely be awaited bofers any further material changu takos placo. That with specialy good news a inarked

· advance could easily be seen, wheress no important decline in at all likely to oo- our on to-day's quotations long as

prospecia prezent reasonable ground fork & Ca..

encouraging hope;

That A grand entertainment, having as its contral feature a magnificent panorauto, is to be the next sensation, and that the now Organ is to be placed free of dubt by the proceeds

That the Holy City' is to form the pro-THE AL FRESCO FETE IN-AID OF gramme of the next Choral Festival. THE ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL," We have received the following letter,

the

apponted

thero

having station, and the others denied

Govenment, when they are asked That the withholding of official papers by

for, ia shmething that was not to be expected under the present Admini- stration, and that the alteration or sup-

with statement of account from Mr J. Hof burglary and the other two of receiving. pression of documenta is a feature hither. THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE NEW Stewart Lockhart, honorary secretary of

to quite foreigs to this Colony since Sir Pope Hennessy took himself hence

to izoprevesettled, will now continue gives & foug and brilliant description of the That the public want to know, you know,"

And

Nagasaki ExpressSr. Andrew's Day was celebrated at Tiun- here and in Scout is writes:--Eworything very quiet, and it is to be hoped that affairs tsin by a ball in the Club, which we learn

which

was very succosfol The Chinese Times fur Bome time pant Howly-appointed U. S rooms, the guests, the dancing and thu Charye 'Affaires, Mr Buckhill, arrived suppor. Betwem a hundred and thirty hundred and forty ladies and gentle- from Tienisin on the 8th. Lient. Foulke is.

men were present, the former

undering going

loss, at the expiration of thirty-four, and our contemporary, rising Rway, on which ho may rotten to Corus again. The

declines to describe occasion,

ed. Eut the river is various toilettes, as envy has never gained date are: Omaha, Cuckchafer, Meghin kan, Amagi la, and Tauruga Moru,

tha

thair

BROWNIE

FRENCH MINISTRY.

Paris, 14th December, The Government declaration mado to the and will not be satisfied until this fall French Chambers by M; Goblet, the Minis- text of the othcial Report on the Conter for Foreign Affairs in the now or re- vents is published, and the whole of the constracted French ministry, contains the mermoranda relating thereto are produc following passage.—As regards foreign af

fairs you will certainly think with us that we could not do better than continue the prudent and firm policy expounded with so much authority by the eminent President of the preceding cabinet, to which the entire Uhamber gave its approbation. That part

weather is extremely colds in port a footing in our Edeon' At this ball every That the only way by which officials can

still open to navigation.

at

to

avoid suspicion is to follow a perfectly straightforward course, to speak the truth and shame any one who may suffer thereby.

That when one member of the Executive endeavours to take the worse appear the better reason, other members of the Executive have to share the odium of auch action,

ཏ ར ་ །ཎྜ

the Committee. who organised the Al Fresco Fate in aid of the Alice Memorial Hospt tal

Hongkong, Decomber 20. SIR,-On behalf of the Committee, I hayu the honour to enclose herewith a statement of account of the 4 Fresen Fete, held on the 12th and 13th inat, in aid of the Alice Memorial Hospital, and shall fool obliged if will

you kindly publish it in your next issue.

From this statement it will be seen that there is a balance of almost $9,600 to ha handed over for the beneït of the Hospital

anything to do with the robbery. The jury found the first prisoner guilty

i

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Quotations HONGKONG, December 20..

Old

ough,... New Boures, cash, 407 ON

caal Now Malwa, cash..... Allowance, Fuels 48

*620/540

Old Malwa, cast,.....* Allowanca

500

Tuole GL/90 Persian, Oily, cash ... 370/430 Allowanco, Tasle

10/52

Persian, Papor tied.. 400/470 Allowance, Tasis........... 16/32

Exchange

HONGKONG, December 20.

On London Sentenced was reserved,

POISONING THE POLICE with administering a certain poisonous drug Lan Akum was charged on several counts so as to endanger the life of an Indian Con stable or with intent to injure the constable, The trial coupled the greater part of the day, a good deal of cross-swearing taking. place. The jury found the prisoner not guilty. The Court was then adjourned till Wednesday.

one dressed to play on their faces and and consequently joy that played viol

visibly.on In their eager thirat for progress and love inspired their movements, was the dominant

impression of the evening."

Dancing bogan of remarkable inventions the Japanese co-

t half past a

This result, which cannot bat be regarded nine and continued till half pust mind us sometimes of the Laputans, but

twolvo, when supper was sorred to the tune never more than in proposing, as they now of the Garb of Old Gaal,' a hundred and do, according to the Hocha Shimbun, to

to thirty-four

persons sitting down lable. establish a

Society for the Promotion The flow of soul on the present occation

object of the society, we took the form of voca! melody, two or thre Аситец, ate told, is to coltivato quick perception songs were sang, Mr. Bromley brought in its members which is a very necessary. down the house with a speech; the Deputy- qualification for those seeking for honour or riches,'

The extraction of sunbeams from cucumbers is surely zot more an- atlainable than the promotion of acumen by a auciety, which has met with a wide circle of support, comprising novelists. tradesmen, story-tellers, politicians and editors.?

chairman delivered an oration, and then the company returned to dancing.

Wiru reference to M Daron's. French Opera Co., which lately performed hare, the Japan Herald says Wo announced, a few days ago, on the sushiority of a letter from Hagkong, that a troupe of French artistes was to visit que port in January next. Now, however, everything seme

Tux friends and constituents of the New Oriental Bank Corporation be will glad to hear while at home. The Directors have turned several things. Besides being the Malta or

That the same resiark applica to the mani-

pulation of documents.

verotnant."

select

Canton.

of the arrangements made for their benefit changed, Hongkong is celebrated for That so far Mr MacEwen has done or said! reprisale. He has his fag on the Tupeline. I not feel inclined to pay from getting over asked for, to work the machine guns, but

in

the old Court Room in London inton Road- Room; it will be supplied with the Eastern and City

the latest papors

DA

Gibraltar,

well as

of trade. as the emporium of the Far East, it is renowned for two that of vessels colliding in the tele-specialities

barbour; and secondly that of bringing

graus from the East, hourly quotationspera companies to grief. Thu laster

from the Stock Exchange, and materials be it noted, is not brought about by any (gratis except stamps) for despatching Krims of leteers. This new departure is an Ince of support on the part of the

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(From N.-C, D. News Correspondant, }

Deo. 10 Our htest news from Hainan is that all as highly satisfactory, is due to the the Li Obiols, four in number, hare either successful exertions of the Ladies who been killed or captured by this troups of of our programms has been partionlarly presided over the various Stalle, the General Feng, mut so far as the subjugation of the li aboriginals is concerned, the war well received. I count on your aid to e-Art Gallery, and Sibylline Cave, and

of their assistants, sad to the co-operation may be said to be virtually Over Bay my cure ite realisation.

as liberally and readily afforded by many informants. But the Haking or Chinese kind helpers. Where

Where assistance was so immigrants into the Kuang tung Provin.c generally and ungrudgingly given, it may guturally, who emigrated to. Bainan some (Taken at Mears Falconer & Co. Premises, THE REBELLION IN TONKIN.

Boom invidious to

as of indi- the names

the Imperial troops Very little additional information is to

Queen's Road) viduala specially worthy of thanks. The yours ago, are causing the Imp

in trouble.

30 180 be had from French source with regard to Committes, however, while thanking all The Hakkas aro

have inflicted BAROMETER 9.M...... Baid to

1 P.M. the troops of luto, und That the Hongkong public do not agree the serious condition of the Tonkin frontier who helped to make ths. Fits such a suc- very sevara losas on

with the morning paper in eaying that which is now practically in the hands of ess, wish to point out that tfin large re-it is for the express purpose of subduing PREMOMETER--§ 63

to the excellent Police Mr MacEven sometimes mars his useful pirates. Admiral Bieuuiorissaid to be crisp for gate money are in a great menara these rebellious ones that extraordinary. arrangements elforts are Low being made. I am told that nem by unreasoning hostility to the Going round the coast of China rear Pack-lung made by the Captain Superintendout of four more Battalions are to be raised fur Police and to the of eoldiers, kindly that service, and placed under the orders of with three ships of war hand on making detached by ilmed those who didina former letter, Eurupsans have been authorities, which P-tzi Yang (not Wang) mentioned by ma most ettes:nally nothing in Council without excellent The French are shrinking for vengeance but the Garden wall. For the largo take at the Vicorey will not hear of it. They ato reasons, and that the only objection that are doubtless only too conscious of their the Bar, the Committee have to thank the too

too expensivo, H. E. probably thinks, o be fairly taken to the Hon. Member pressut helpless condition. Commandant Hongkong Dispongary, which generously he reducts that the widow of the Germen bitten by a mad is that he does not persistently repeat, his Poncat, it would seem, has relieved Mae provided all the aerated waters free of officer who, Lasing been

charge; Mr. Gruickshank, of the Victoria dog, died of inydroplapbin, cluinus twenty questions until he gets a full and honest Mahon at Ba-koi, but a though he was at Dispensary, for a donation of Mountain thousand dollars us compensation for the the head of three companica of Chasseurs, Dew Mears Lane, Crawford & Co. for death of her Lushand in the Chinese service.

liquors at east price; and Mr H.E, the late Two Toung-tang was the only

contribution of wines and assistance their duty to the public according to and a section of artillery, he found that be

to and none ever trea

treated foreigners more. their lights, their lights are not always so could not give battle to the numerous bands in carrying the Bar. With regard to employ with true liberality,

the various atnveemenis, thanks aro due clear as they might be, and the unoficial with which he was surrounded and had Me To Thun saa Ho Ws of the to stingily thair this Viauroy Chang-

troupe of actors; to Mr He Tini for tillery and two companies of infant

at his own expense When these reinforcements Beriv Ny Sui-shong for training and "au unreasoning hostility to upen dis-ed it was his infection to move forward the Sporting Lion

the

served forvera Nagasaki.. Sheeting Gallery, to Mr bis European officers eussion which cannot have any other and if possible recapture Hsieninh,

Call for Aunt Sally, and to you any tonus or penalen Manila 29:01 78-86www) Tha French persist in danencing Com the performers in the burlesque, including effact than that of ingrosand misunder standings, an

bissioner Quang, who, they say, was in the the accompanyist. The Committen also they stuck to the Chinese

desire to thank the Motahed Guild for the

answer.

generally obliging and to keep pace with is apparently acmething in the atmosphors, That, although our publio officers discharge two companies of Taukiness sharp. free of the Victoria Hotel, for bis Chinese official who ever tronted Euro-

the times, and will no doubt be much ap-. preciated by their eljutta from the East,

some contrifugal force is exerted, and the

component parts of au operi troupe resolve themselves into reveral separate e fragments, not one of which is amplete without the required a

Ko

·CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Studiom.

·REGISTER...

DECEMBER 19,--1$ § 2.3.

rometerred.]

Mama Sorry to have to record that Co Haiphong, 30.05).

TRE Shan-pan of the 13th instant pablishes others. So it appears to have beep in the members of Council have their duty to to send for older two sections of ur Shing and Tang Hing Theatres for hiring laat Eurupoans in the Viceroy's steam fleet,

& telegram from Peking to the effect that present casu, and we have

to-day

fold as well as the officials,

au Imporial Decree was issued on the lith letter by the Parthic, from M. Dawn, in- inatant mitigating certain sentences passed forming as that, thus majority on some officials. Su Yuenisho. (former have assorted hii, zanjolls of his troupe That the officials appear to be developing try. Futal of Kungsi), Tong former Fitai ofang

ang kang with nobody but le and Chang Whether

the latter

pany.

Yanuar), Shao

Shao Wo (n Ching were originally sentenced to death, the

nt

chantsues.

coming

to Mr

mander Stewart and Bugiver Pender, the

been discharge haro

the Chen T

Wind..

Temperatu

Humidity.

Direction.

Weather.

Manila..... 29, 82 7400 xw1 1.11

Hongkong 80.33 62 Amoy Foochow of Shanghai.. I ostock.

alia Maring

Stewart has served the Chin Cavernment

for faithfully for twent

years

have all bee yes wy

and

during

DECEMBER 2010

first throu for fosing wigs, and the sed if the French steanjer, but in any caso That it is surely time that some mensyres neighbourhood at the time of the onslaughssistance they gave by. erecting many of Stewart and his officers taken service with Hongkong 30.10) 63 40 a

that

residents ita

Foochow

Sme

of the com the missing members

to Shanghai, or have gone to fiere, so

shall probably. koow

upon the are for running away from his ship during

WATC promised double lombardment of Pagoda Andurage. Suit is subject for regret

pay Had Haiphon 3.06 78 Yuen-sho and Shao We are to be sont to the will not be able to hear the true in wera taken to put down the piracy which by the pirstes and did nothing to help the the Matsheds without payunt, and the thin French during the war they could have New Dominion, to redeem their characters, cutirety.-leer Yokohama papurs an Tong

is sent to Yitarian and handed over to since the arrival of the membert of the

is reappearing in those waters.

refreshments free of charge.

besides mess money, allowa

allowances, cto., and. Tseng Yi-ying (Viceroy of Yunnan and

the company there, except M. Daron and That the tale of the railovore, given in the Kyoichow) under whose direction he is to

Be chanteuse We are not sure whether redeere his character, and Chang Ching is M. Daron deserted the

company, or the. sent to Formosa to Lin Ming-chunn for the

company deserted M. Daron." Rame purpose. 1

Hannimo Captain

raw nights ago (onys the N, CD. New THE British bad at Shanghal on the

Newby, which arrived

of the 14th instant), a foreigner living on 12th instant, experienced a typhoon in lat. the French Concession was this victim of a 0.58 N. and long 131.12 on tho 18th serious assault. He lives in the Rue Bus,ulting. Captain Neway'e report when the and 9 returning home, after going up.. stairs, he found a window pans broken. sturta was at its worst is as follows

At li a.m. the wind was 8.8 E., all Thinking perhaps there might be

hands standing by, the step was now almost

somente

French garrison. M. Haitee, the French Chinese Refreakziont Guild for furnishing had five hundred tacls a month na ana Sanghai.

maintain, in his capacity of Delimitation

Is conclusion, I

Manila Comercio, is not at all an improb- Commissioner, was entitled to the same pro- thanks of the Convoy to you the twenty thugsand taels 25 à bonus as the wostook.

able story, although I have never before tection as a foreign consul In China. The de, given to them through your columns in bling goggling or actions to have for N.K. winds appear to have decreased.

heard of this rail-splitting Insect, that

takes ita iron-toxic neat.

is overcast and

for the support termination of the war, without any grum-

The barameter is falling and gradiva! organising and carrying out the Fête aud

Governor Tua Chun-pol is position of the Viceroy of the Two Kwangs for having inserted all their advertisements arrived in Humas and to be asking the inho tenperature and humidity are low and tercession of Admiral Bong on his behalf the weather fine, except in Lozen, where it and also of the Viceroy of Yunnan is alamo-gratis

I have the hour-tu be, Sir,

and demp with a of

his recent appoint getting That there in a well-known species of crab rously demanded by the official organ of the

Your obedient survant, ment to the Governorship thu Kanay

DOBERCE J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Covernment Astronomer." in South China, not to say Hongkong, Tockin Protectorate. But the French will

tung Province, cancelled. It is said that Hon. Secretary.

the az-Governor Ni met Governor Tan on

Longkong Observatory, December 201 that lives upon cement, mortar and stone doubtless find it more dillents then they

the

route

and told him all the misery and walls, and that fattens on the diet, washinaging to clearly identify the Chinese off

humiliatieus he had to endure at the hand ed down, I presume, with noa-water, .........

of Governor-General Chang, whilst here, 'who had no great desito tu so that fau, en such a distake to the Guido here, has take place, that he would rather retire than take up his appointment, as: lang an Viceroy to meddle with all Pro Chung is vincial matters, as has done in the past.

he

mistake

in the house, ho lit his lamp and proceeded on her beam onde with the force of the clownstairs, and was immediately attacked wind, and tashing bearly half under water, That, as this is an actual fact, contractors

a hat.

mala

were accordingly cut,

Would

not

and builders need not run away with the notion that I um poking fun at them,

Tha; a Governor capable of taking a broad and impartial view of a public question

by two men. In the scuffle which ensued, and fooding the pabin and deck houses. the lamp went out, but the assalants A: 11.30 am. found the rossel sxcceeded in seriously wounding the for-right herself, and appeared to be settling

who was cut over the head and about further, and in imminent danger of going That the Viceroy of Canton still persists in Higuer the body. The foreigner succeeded in dis altogether. I then held a cosultation with his determination to stand in the light arting one of the men, And getting out of

officers, Igara. ords to cut away the the house. The assailant then decamped, maid topmass for the preservation of the

of his own people, by keeping the Bar- leaving behind them a kitchen chopper and ship and lives of all hands. The lanyards

viers of the Itiver intact about two foot abors the loot mas take That the removal of these Barriers would

taking

bonefit the Chinese far more than For THEME must have been lively times on with it all the yards, rails, rigging, d board the ship Lenue Burrill on her way attached to it, the upper topsall yard eigner out from New York to Shanghai. The only remaining on the stump of the N-C D. New says:The Nova Scotia maat The mizzun topmost broke about. chip Lennie Burrill, 1,382 tons, and com- half way up, then the fore topgallant manded by Captain J. Murphy, arcived as asst icoke close down to the cap Post- Woosung on Sunday from New York; aftortion at noon lat 29.53 N., long, 180.41 A passage of 290 days. On 4th Aprilebe pus E., barometer, 28.50. Sunded the purups iuto

for repiirs and did not and found 3 feet 4 inches of water in the Thomas leave till 7th June. On 12th August there hold. I then examined my vessel, and was an affray on board, and one of the found the following sailors, during refusal of duty, royal channel

was shot in was broken in the ruders Brandell the ballot remaining in the band, On 27th Augnet when East of the Caps of plates ad and strainer this fritas of rigging and Good Hope in Jat. 41 8. nad long 20 Donez of the sailors, an American named J. the lower topsail yards all strained and

and he Collins, was stabbed in the

St.

torn frum ber sido,

lays

stock, the

That Colunists generally will be glad to toe

cials with the massacres, and even if they

do France is scarcely in a position just now

to bear the burden of frush; hostilities ngalust China.

A FEW MORE. FIRTS. Since Saturday three fres have taken! place, cis destructive, the two others for- fanstely attended withinoserious results The big blaze occurred in Benin Strand West and broke out about half-past Ave o'clock in smat store at No. 67. The servants in the

place were-baving a meal in the ground

Colin Hire

Bendrías....

"STATEMENT OF ADCOUNT,

Expenditure:

Watchman Plah Lanteras. Japanese Tainte Boys' Waper year;

Good for Fallen & finis Piano Hire for Theatre. Greds

Stalis Dairy Farm; for Milk, Su

Balance in Bunk

29.30.

$5.50

35:80.

-8,103.63.

0,501.03.

Receipts Chalmer Stall Chalmer, Mins Chalmers, Alesis Exzelttad, Mas Köge, Hire Bateson-Wright, Miss Johnstone, Me Jaron's Stell (Mm James, Miss The Ear Mr. Metabo)...

Crusindale

Dalry Kia). (hies: Maw, Miss Roys; 30m

Purlengra Captain Healy irteerandiaagt. bert, Aries Withine, alias Hopkin, als

Boom is Relealinesat, Stall Max W359; Miss Her

over Stall (Mrs Tall Lying, Mrs Bunbury,

5725

877.19

Biz.43

The French made a a very grave

in not insisting on demaresting the frontier

1. BAROMETER; reduced to $2 degrees Fahrer- wait and to the level of the soa in inches, tenths and hundredis...

2. TEMPERLE, in the shade is degrees,

Falusabeit,

8. HUMIDITY, in percentage of asturation, the

humidity of air caiaralod with moisture being

100.0

4. Destarion of Wins, to two pointer

6. FORCE OF WI, srding to Beaufort Scale:

6. STATE OF Wearuna. à blue sky, a do

of Yinxian, unless they intend to move the cloudo, d drizzling, rain, tog, gloomy

further in and occupy the rich mininghai, I lightning, overcast,ppareitig showers,

counties in the Prefectures of Liu-so Fu, and Kalbus Fo. Tin, Copper and other metalo abound in those two Prefecturea as well as elsewhere, and French Capitalista | would greatly improve the prosperity of Tongking if allowed to work.

is a greater rarity in Chúan than a white door at the time the fames broke out, and grow, and that the pour people are the their story is to the effect that a boy had

10.70 gone upstairs to look for something with greatest sufferers thereby,

sandle and had stridentally tot fire to some that Lrd Charles Hereaford has not of the matting In the top four. As may be protested in vain, and that England will msgined with such combustible stuff the Art Onleg im Hooper, Bliss Censen, A

Ero

no spread rapidly, and before the 50 syte Gove the styl now have a ebance of embodying her

Bit had already got a mod Chinese Refreshment Staf

Dissection ongines arrived naval power, which means Prace.

hold of the hellding and was spreading to shooting Gallery (ir Saalse)

Ssis of Admissiou

Mes Wisa, Mijas Thommitt) con Lanzaart, inser Brawford

died on 26th November. Owing to the the main yard loose-hand.90 / That to ensure peace, we must be over No. 00. The fest to arrive on the scene Anat Bally (Mr Sci

he bent, pattack lung voyage, sunce of the crew got sick fast crosstrues

top:

and pin bent, furn brikos, several Bud

lines and are now laid up. As there will pro-washed overboard, and a large quantity of bably be a Court of Enquiry held, we need stores destroyed by water, both in the not write further about this vessel's affairs Lazarette and cabin. Spake the bars st present. The Lennie Burrill loft Now Umeza and asked her to report us. Tonk a York with a crew of lustoon hands all pilot on the 9th and arrived in port on the

1201 fold.

ready for war, and that it would be well were the Nam Pak Hong with their manual, a dog, from Sun, C. P. Chato

followed by the en and they were donely sincs from No. 3 ud No. 4 Station. A splendid supply of water was obtained, and themes were attacked from frutand buck, Considerable lifealty was experionged in directing the water on this hack part of the house, as the Souses in Bontang Strand Hoagring, ash Des, 185,

if our breech-losdiers ware. La position with men to work them. ̈ ̈ ̈ That nothing has yet been heard of the cobeme for laying a system of submarine mides agrond the entrances of the bays

Peking

(From N. 0. D. News Correspondent.) Poling, Deo 3rd, Old Peking residents were saddened, to learn by the last English mall of the death 2000 of Bir Gravenor, who has boun an long 13.30 in, and has returned is item to Peking

Had he lived we should in all probability

249.63-

hace moen him back some day, a British

20.6 Minister. Hislong residence here assecond,” Bastab and afterwards as First Secretary, and for a

to

200.00

squally, zain, s snow, thunder, visibility,

daw. (wol).

7. HAN, 1 indbes, tenths and hundrathu

SUN. AND TIDE TABLE FÖRT

HONGKONG.

(From The Hongkong: Almanack ), DEURMASE. Haan Warze. | SUNS

Aft Kista Bete.

Day of Worn.

Month

· Mo

HM

213

-5,50

gà

7.13

6,52

6.10 6.37

5,10

0,38

5:10

23.

8:30

24 9:30

8.12 8.47

0.39 5.20

6.99 5.21

6.40

5.21

7.92 0.28 6.20

225 10.11

201580.10

time Chargé d'Zakires of the British Lega-High water at Whampoa : " hrs. 30 ---10.00 | tion, and his marriage to the daughter of mine. inter than at Hongkong at the

Ton Boorokazy,

Audifel, kad found oznak.

the Ints Dr. Wells Williams, beradi, one of Barrier: 8 hra 15 mins at the Salt

vir old jahəbitunts, formed a strong link --- Flats: 3 hrs 30 mins, í af Spainegu 2 which bound then both in Peking in noirs 45 mins. small measures Mr Rockhill, the Secza Moon-Full Moon, 180, 2, 16m. alber- 8. GARITy of the United States Legatum, has been noon