1887-05-17 — Page 3

No. 7411 MAY 17, 1887.1

Miss M. L. Cost have been appointed by Mrs Leavitt, provisional President of the Worgan's Christian Temperanco Union in Siam, üüd Mrs. W. Farhad in Ching appointments that must be secep table to all. Chinees Recorder.

The Mercury regruts t› state that the sal intelligence of the death frame pensamos, of the wife of this for. A. W. Douthwaite, M.D., of the Chium Iuland blissing, we received in Shanghai on the 11th instant, Bira Duuch witite, had been suffering from fever and when this had run its course pneumonia soitin,

A PECULIAR MONEY LENDING CASE.

Tientsin.

THE CHINA MAIL

His Excellency Signet de Luna presentad the Viceroy with a fine model of a swift cruisse, very heavily armed by the Orlando Campany, the great Italian shipbuiklore.

The 8.a. Chintung, which arrived Inst night (0th inst.) had a Jats bolo knocked

while bound I up river. The extent of dam to her bon by enliding with a rice junk age to the juuls has not yet, toen ascertain. på

4 It will be seen from our advertising po- lumns that a 208 extensiod of the railway systems has been resolved en, and tenders are invited for a further quantity of steel rails, which are to be of 75lbs, to the yard., So far, therefore, it would appear that the China Railway Company are proventing thoi work independently of any foreigh

à very peculiar caso of iponey-londing was tried before Mr A. J. Lesch, Acting Puisae Judge, in the Summary Jurisdiction| of the Supreme Court this afternoon. The plaintiff was Mr W. Goulbourn, nasistant and storekeeper Eytan Works, and the defondant, Me Charles N. Vincent, master of the dire, the sum claimed being $10. The plaintiff said that in July 1 Me: Vinovat came to the Public Works Office and introduced to him. Mr Louis THE following fraud, was carried out a few D. Jurgens, who had been arrested. eveninga ngu by furoigner residing in on a writ of exauntien for 8395. Mr Jur Hongkow, Shanghai, the said foreignerons informed Mr Goulbourn that he had a having borrowed a salt of Tuck Tar's clothes lot of money looked up in Court and would syndicate, to enable him to ewry it out encomfully The foreignor dressed like a sailor and a company with a bond fide Jack, prezented himself at this Theatre, and on payment of half fare was admitted The ND News, which makes the report, hopes that should the party referred to attempt such a thing again, ho

many be detected and made to pay well for such a petty fand

TR... Bass, from Negasaki to Hankow to load Ter for Odess passed Chinking on the night of the 10th instant in charge of Pilot Lindstrom. The . Gionfruity from Hongkong, pared. Chinking on the night of the 1th inst., bound for Hansor to load Ten for London, he was in charge of Pilot Pike.

The steamers Gichogle and aforene have taken tho berth nt Hankow foc London. The rate of freight has not trauspised. We learn from private advices, that up to the present very little business has been dona

Shanghai Mercury

a

Korea

| SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE CHINESE poorer and coarser in texture, and they are noticeable, tint the proportion of Franc

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Already Noted,.

Wo Long

Yik Lang Wo Kee,

Sin Da

Yen Cheong Ching

Tu Vik,

$$3,070

AN ASSASSIN JOURNAL.

Under this heading the Overland Mast

of Jurger, and generally of more athletic men and Americans employed in the Indoor build, but they are much more simplaward Staff, with regard to the trado relations be 300 g hospitable iu menner, A good many of tween these two nations and Chinezya

the more objectionable trita of Brut cessive, this is explained by the theory Harto's heathen Chineo-are-cutirely ab which holds good all over the world, of the sont in this isolated and printed people, and they possess nisca more of the leaven

200

200

Ming Koo,

200

Hat Sham Cheong

200

150

Chin, Yuen,

$100

Ho Ping Won,

100

Tun Tai,

100

Chun Yew Ton

100

10).

Tin Shingy

$100

Tung Chan,

Cheong Shing,

Yuct Lanz Oban,

Chau, Yeb To,

Young Sui

eu,

300. 100) 200 100 100

Sza Shing Wo

··100 100 100. 1000

100

Ban Krong Hop

Fik Tui,

Wing Fuk,

Yan Wan Chee, Lak Tat Fun: Chan. Fi Ng, Ng Kwai Man, Ho Sad Shan, Kwon Pik Sari, Ting Kai, Yeung Loung Ban, Quang Ng San,

Yn Si Wan,

Chora aubscriptions under $100

Total

105 100

100

100

100.

100

100

200 330

$57,850

be obliged if he would lend him a suficient Among the norons offers that have sum to take him cut of his present diffi-been made to the Chinese in connection culty. Mr Goulbauen said he had not the with railway work is one of a rather sport- money an hun but would try and get it. On ing character. Some individual or combina the afternoon of the same day ir Vincent, tion of individuals has offered to take any accompanied by Ble Jurgens and the bailiff, railway contract at a lower price than the M. Lean, paired to Mr Goulbonta's office lowest tender sent in by any other party, and found him there. Mr Coulbonra and to advance all the funds at 4 per cent. talked to Mr Vincant on the subject of the interest. The broom-seller of the popular loan and mail it was a venire. Me Vincent Legend must have found his way to China.

Avery eligant present has boen went by replied O you need not have any for in the mattor, I will guarantee the His Excellency Count Ito, Minister- amount, you know me; I will sea that President of Japan, to His Excellency Li Mr Goulbourn Hang-chang. It consists of a bronze field there is nothing wrong." was extind with this assurance and handled piece, with carriage and accutrements for The calibre of the gun is over $300 to the bailiff, who gave him a four horses. receipt for the amount, the other Sa being car and the length Lm 58, waight:300 Mr Goulboura kilos, carriage weighing 400 kilos. Limber ziven to Mr Jurgens. remarked that the Stamp Office was closed, 750 kilon, or 1,270 kilos. complete. The but said he would draw out a receipt for gun is of a special Japanese manufacturo, the money advanced. Ho thea drew up and is of a composition metal made by document. to the following offect I new process. The bearer of this interest- promise to pay yon, W. Goulbourn, the ing gift was Mr M. Yokoyama, who came sam of 8100 on demand for valus received over by the last Japan steamer for the pur- to liquidate the writ of execution, No. 750 pose of establishing a commercial house in SAYS the N.-D. D. News of the 13th in- of 1895, of the Supreme Court of Hongkong. Tientsin-Chinese Times. stant-With reference to the romarka in This document was signed by Mr Jurgens, our issue of the 6th instant concoming the and beside this aivuture was a note to the attituod of the Mutual Steamship Company following effect Witness my hand in secur

I have learned from several sources of versus the Conference, it appears that thority, witness to above payment 0. M. Vin- Mutual Mogul combination then referred cent, Mr Goulborn said that it was on the the doings of the Romanists here, and think to las since been gaining straugth by the faith of this document, ho advanced the that you should know how the matter co-operation to some extent of other impor money, and that not one cent of the amount stands. They are making decided step to fant lines. The result of this, it appeare, had boon refunded. He had asked Jurgens win the country to their faith, and we will has been that the inadmissible demands of many times for payment; and on one o have to be wide awake if we hope to win it the leadors of the Couference have heen oasion when the defendant called at his to the true faith. They have, as you wall withdrawn, and it has been now arranged house he brought the fact of the security know, a large following in Korts of the that all lines are to work together on the to his recollection, and Mr Vinsent replied natives, and from those that wo have seen, gamo torins es last year.

You need not be at all afraid. The money they have some noble converts. will be paid oven

Jurgens goes men are all trained to work in some way of aven though

other for the cause, and thus they have a Tas Daily Chronicle's Vienna correspondant Rway."

In crocs-examination, Mr Goulbourn said host of workers. For the training of these save that since the attempt against the Ozar at Gatashing on March 20a Nihilist procla- ba lant ont money pretty frequently at the men they have now in Berea, as far as I ination has been issued, announcing that, rate of one percent per month. He did not can learn, ten, if not more, French priests although two unsuccessful attempta had charge one cent in this case. He expoct-all but two of whom are well versed in been made to carry out the sentence pro ed the amount would be refunded in six Korean, and they have just added to their nounced against the Cear, he will be oxecht wesks or two months, and judging My Korean Romanist literature several tons of ed within three months. The proclamation Vincent's security sufficient, he looked on tricts, all of which are neat specimens of admits that a general solution is at pre- the matter as a friendly transaction, Mr Jat work, and go far ahead of any other Korean sen: impossible, but adds that the Nihilists gens liaving told him that his arrest would printing that bas yet been done by fore- hope to pave the way for it by the assassin-seriously interfere with the cases he had ingers. They have already bought a large atton of tyrants Bossien society, the the Supreme Court. Ho anhsequently tract of land on the main street of Seoul, correspondeat's informant says, in slaken made cther loans to Mr Jurgens amounting near the cantro of the city, on which they to its foundation by these recent events, ao in all to 300.

expect in a fow rears to begin the erection man knowing who is to bu trusted, and Mr Leon, assistant bailiff to the Supreme of a cathedral. For the purpose of raising

arrestod Mr Jurgens on aupa native ministry, they bare from fiftceuther anything we due by then, when to Court, said euch suspecting his neighbour.

writ of execution. Mr. Jurgens asked to to twenty Koreans studying for holy ordere be taken to Captain Vingant's house, and in their theological seminary at Nagasaki, he went with him there. Mr.Jurgens saked These facts speak for themselves, and bed no comment. They show plainly that the Captain Vincent to give him a loan, and

ty, on the ground that his th sharu cannot put his hard to his motor. They then all and I fear that if the Protestants do not do be held as security to pay what may be due the latter replied Es was sorry he could not Romish Church is trying to gain Korn, as one of the shareholders in the proper went to Mr Goulbourn's ofice and obtained their date we will have a Romish instand by athers, so in order to release is th 8400, of which. $90 were paid to him of a heathen people to convert Foreign share, the sitares of the four defendants

Captain Missionary.

are release also. How is this thus Is document and Captain

not that rather anomalous? Is it not als rather contradictory for a Danish Contant who is British Consulat the same time to

Tạc Sơn Puo says the first Tamsul teas came to Amoy by the Halcony three weoka agu in the shape of 160 chesta for Messrs. Russell & Co. The samples sent by post to Amoy ure enperior to last year's teas, but the up-conatry prices are too high, and the Tamsul dealers are waiting for a more reasonable figure. About the 1st of May the Folien brought about 150 more chests over, very dear, but of the very host description, and on account of a British firma. The ton merchants at Tamani had agreed not to purchase from the up-country growers before the 8th of May, but one firma has bad to pay a fire for sending money up country before the date agreed on.--- 0. D. News.

He beard Mr. Goulbourn Vineonti

alga

Vincent said he would only sign as a wit

Ba heard so that the interest of 9, percentage on the transaction was $100, Bo knew Mr Goalbourn was a man who lent money out at interest.

At this stage Me Bowles, who appeared for the plaintiff, interfered and said the witness had just now given a totally dif. ferent version of what took place to what

THE CAMBRIDGE LOCAL :

EXAMINATIONS.

Tucso

The following analysis of the examina tions of Hongkong candidates for the Cam bridge Local Examinations will be read with interest--

P.S. represents Hongkong Public School;

minico.

Mr Labouchere has managed to acquire. unenviable reputation for cynical brute- who coure les gets first served. Trades lity, but he has never in public, surpassed and the United States were in the field in the following quote from this week's g pirit of humanity and disinterested the East torig before Clermany, and this will Tyuth ness than do most of the other millions explain the minority of this natipality

I of the like to make up this great umpinaming the employes of the Indoor Staff Rohani. Qui veut le fin grie les trogens. If I Their valid is in a great messure wou On the other hand, Sir Robert has balanced wore a Resim, and if it were clear to me, by hauling with the son for its finny this coming incunciatulicy by carploring a that the only means of fighting despotism posla, and for this hazardotte pursuit, heavy percentage of Germans in the Out-in Russis were those pursued by the Nihi almost constantly tempestuous waters they door Staff, as will be seen team the subjoju- lists, e Nihilist I should be. If the Clov -possess only the monst kilipla goar and ed table, 10 per cent, .e. ns many as Amori ernment suppress all legitimato expression drdinary amin. There is just sufficient cans, Frenchmen and these we have classifi- of opinion in order to force on that country lonso soil scattered here nid there over ed as other nations, and under which a Tory policy, and hands over its people to the rocks to enable the people to grow a ontegory are included Austrians, Belgians, the tender mercics of rack-renting langileris, few patched of pans, barley, and sweet Doner, Hollanders, Italiana, Russians, on the Government be the consequences. patalies, by which their scanty subsistence Spaniards, Swedes and Norwegians. That At all costs it must be demonstratively is eked out. Waen the vessel sanied was Britishers enjoy anything but a preference wrecked the islandera generously assisted in the filing up of the various positions, the survivors with the mall means in their will become strikingly evident, when we see per, and willingly placed what they had that the porcentage of members of the Oat ut their disposal till they were taken off. door staff is - British 160 to Germans 52, The Tirdyand were unable to go very bear de 58:15 por cent against 19 35 per port, the island owing to the absence of any though, on the other hand, the valic of the depth of water, and the boats bud to be total trade is: British 88.90 per cent requisitioned to effect a landing. Even then against German 5.02 per cent. The re- it: nt, considerable peril that the rocks mainder of the figures in the subftined Tera renched; there is absolutely no plays table salt for themselves -- which avon by the greatest courtesy could he designated n harbour or creek. The surf wever censes to beat against the cooko, aud it is only by braving the breakers and clouds of spray that a landing is to be obtained upon the island at all When the Vice Corsol and his friends gut on shore

SATUG)

when ro

NATIONALITY

CUSTOMS: STAFF.

sioners

TRADE

Total Indeos. Tutul Critdoor, Total Tales in Hr. Tis. Total Tennage Dues

7=68% 130-69.16

100-08.70%.

21-7703

2910.80%

Foreign de toast 2radi.

237,790≈ 5.0299.

5,440,259 1167 12:034,122 8,03

8,987,881= 2.10°)

36,316-11.4 7:114–243 10,910 5.44 17,010;6:10

292,507

07-01

10, 8.60%

272

188.

Other Nations ...

Total

25

NEWS BY THE ENGLISH

MAIL.

Ons Austrian and one Norwegian.

(L. and Q. Express, April 15.) We hoar it is probable that the mrvin of one or two Kaglish barrister

proved that Irehaud como be ruled by coercion, and that the only mode of main- taising law and cader there is to make the former the reflex of Irish opinion. Ift be necessary, secret societies must replace the constitutional associations whish the Go vernment is trying to suppress. War muat. bemot by war, if the Government. Usos the arms of despotism to crush out liberty the people most reply by the use of those meaus which oppressed nationalities have over had at their commünd, wan have ever osed in their atruggle for their right. There manet be no outrage which are cal culated to shock humanity: women, chil dron, and the Leaste of the field talke

a esfe iu roland as they are in Erghid: The war must, however, be carried on against rack-renting landlords against on ovićtors, against those men and contemp

tible wretches who take evicted farms, and against the agents of despotism. They- must be declared to ba lopers, mud us lopera-

they must be treated. The blood-and ton policy of oppression has never yet beon successfully resisted with rose water..

We do not think that my other journalist should mince restlers! on such so atrocious paragraph as this. It puts the writer out- side the pale of civilization, and links him with the ruffians of whom tho mau Burns, V

the advocate of sassination al Battersea Park, is a specimen. The only difference ap- esra to ba that one is clothed in broadcloth, the other in fustan Wocaunotsuppose that the members of the Reform Club, or any ather respectable body of gentlemsa, who

have hitherto associated with Mr. Lab ouchers, will overlook this outrage, but

there are other means of showing, the horar and dotestation, excited by auch Language, in the wind of every loyal gentle

man and geallevantan. Truth is taken at various clubs, “at officers' messin, and by roading circles in India and the Colonies.

It can hardly to cxpected that a journal which has published suor sentiments should any longer find arcolation in respectable quarters

ENGLAND AS A PETROLEUM POWER

The indefatigable Mr. Charles Marvin has just written a paraphlet on England as a Petrolanm Power, which should bo read with interest in the Bust Hitkarto

PECULIAR NEWCHWANG CASE the first impression of the people was that A cercapondant signing bideolf Baby they had come to take something sway with links' writes from Nowohwang to them, and the islanders were afraid to op proch, for a while. But an interpreter C, D. Notes on the 7th May as follows from Ningpo, with much dificulty, contriv We are troubled with an unrealy in its ed to communicate to them that the visitin racst virulent form. A Pilot Company was came to reward and not t punish them. created under the auspices of Customs and Thor bad entirely forgotten about the Consuls. There were ten timbers and tho wreck, and it can only agreement which was for five years expired minded of it by Me Brown that they on 23rd March. According to this agree remembered It, Their delight and gratitude: meat each member owned ons share in the for the presents were unbounded, nad properly consisting at this momout of one thoir cldest inhabitant who takes tho schooper and two cutters. Within the last place of heal a gratefully expressed his two years two of the pilots died and thoir thanke in gauge greatly enlivened and executors received the two states as then llustrated by pantomisne, as his unaided vakted. The remaining eight members are tougut was crust porplexing in itself, being shareholders or owners in the property of the interpreter, who could only under- stand a small percentage of the words, said, the defunct company, but one of them laughed at hy the others, who deliberately a puzzling mixture of the Fochow and uss the boats and openly declare that they Ningpo dialects. One man only in the place will not give hini any satisfaction. Undor would read or write. The women struck the ciremostatices this Pilot, the only Bri the visitors as being more intelligent than, fisher by the by, brought an aution in the their lords, and were better lacking than United States Court against four Ameri- many China women. Their dwellings are cans to recover $1,000, and when the pilot the merest Love's, more than half buried in schooner F. P. Kinght, a nams pregnant the rocks, and their one public building, a with, and recollections, appeared in gort, joas house, was little better than its fellowa she was attached, as the part property of in architectural beauty Some interesting the defendants, under the usual Bond given little photographs taken by Mr Tittock, by the plaintiff and two substantial sure one of the party, were brought away as tius. Before this step was taken the plain eunvenirs of the visit.

BEA OTET GEAVESSOR tif applied to the British Gmail asking his

The cemetery on the island of Chosan Advice and regnesting him to protect his interests. There was overy alance of the contains thirty Britial graves in all, mostly obiurate pilots being brought to book, it containing the bodies of officers and men nut in pay, at any rate to elucidate whe of the 55th, 10th, 98th, and Royal Trich Regiments, and of II. M. S, Folf and the astonishment of onr Little Pedlington Cambri. Many of the dead soldiers fell

the great American and Russiad do coveries of petroleum have been as much the itachment was removed by the Danish in Catobuz 1841, while storming the Consul on the application of a Dapiah subheights of the land, which were then

on injury as a benefit to the British Em-- pire. The decline in the price of palm oil has led to a decrease in the trade done hy low forts encmounting the high hills which formi as it were the vertebras of the island, as now commended by a long range of

our sattioments on the Gold Coast to the tune of 800,000 a year. For tho samo Amongst the dead sleep masy English

reason the whale oil trade-a cascutiully Judios, amongst them being the wife of Lt Col Gregory, 93th Regh, the wife

British industry has greatly fallen off. "Is of Capt. Dunbar, of the same regiment,

a no uso trying to compete with petroleum, and several sergeants' wives. The graves

and there is much point in Mr Martin's are all aurked with plain stones being

suggestion that we should ourselves entor

· likely | the market, as at all events supply our gore, the plaint of an Englishman It is inscriptions which are nuts or less obliter not for me to krow by who has the Fateh The fescriptivka svo very poor, but, to to retained by the Japanese Government awn markets, as petroleum sollers. Mr United States Consul's attachment hus brea sadly interesting. One is erected in memory to naast in work of compiling the now Marvin has writton his pamphlet to floored, but I hope the war if there be any, of 11 sergeants, 12 corporale, 4 Gramzer, Civil Code for use in Japan. Their appoint show that this can be done. Lask your will be restricted to these two magent and 403 privates of the 58th Regt, who were mants may be made shortly the United States shipped to Ania and Maanwhile it is an extraordinary fact, that killed in action, or died of disease while The Chineso Minister having been re- australia nearly- 135,000,000 galicas of even men, Artoricans, Swedes and Janes, serving with the colours from 1841 to 1941;cently much impressed with the exhibition patroleum India alone consumes more can defy a British asbject to obtain liz another to Captain Colin Campbell, 5th of the long-distance telephone sariral to then 40,000,000 gallons auxinly. Russia riglit, e, not particularly the claim that Reat, who died at Chusan, from a wound the telegraph, two parties if electricians commands the Central Asian market from he lakes, but the means of agertoning received at Chapeo in May, 1842. A pro have since undertaken to prodance similar Baku, and will no drobt make a seriouâ, whether anything and how much is due to minent store marks the reating place of results in China The Philadelphia capi- effort to get at the Indian Fuarket sizů. The

Ensign Richard J. Drell, 55th Regt., who talists expect that this will result in im- excessive dearness of cul in Ingis holds. The British Conan) gays it is a mysterious was killed vljila carrying the colours on the portant concessions. The first party of out a glød prosect of a great, market for CLSU, Others think & Philadelphia lawyer stack on the heights of Chusan on the 1st electricians sailed for Chins in the Hamppétroleum as fuel. If, for instance, it could wou'd be puzzled. I ant of opinion the October, 1841. Amongst the other offers share from San Fransisco on March 19; the be used for the Quetta Railway in a district. sclution lies in a nutell. The two gentle buried in this cab of tuo way little grave sccund will fader on April 23,

where there is no fuel, the saving would be men Roting as Quan at this port ropre yard are, Comander Hormer, H. Latest Mail Advices,Yokohama March enormous. There and deposits of petro.cam sent all the nationalities involved in the Driver, Captain lopton Btewart, Madras 9, Hiogo 7, Shanghai 3, Bosston 2, Hong- at Rawul Pind, near Peshawar, at Khatan, dispute. Let hom bogome a Court of Native Lantry, Naval Calet W. Moore, Kong 8, The French mail, viu Marseilles, near Quetta, in Assam, on some falands off Enquiry, and cite the partics before them, B.M.S. Wolf, Assistant Surgeon R Butler, ex Messagories Maritimes steamer Ire- the Burmese coast and above all, heat and read the ovidence that any exist, HMS, Arab. Close by are stones with euaddy, with the adviess from China and Yanangyoung, in Upper Burma. The de- and give their juist judgment which would the names of Sergeant Dan Slattery, Sarthe Siraits Settlements, datad as above, posits at Kawat Pindi and Khalan ara being bind all parties They could have Astora gran Blake, Corporal MeGieson, all of was delivered in London on the 7th inst., investigated, but the Indian authoritica if necessary. I case of appeal the Chief the 38th Bugiunt, and on one in Justice or any Minister might be named as list of names, of search of the Cambria

last rusoures. To allow the siter to renzin in ita present state is a disgrace to all concerned. Now, Sir, if I have rightly described the disease 23 an;" Anomaly, I look to you as the only Physician who can care it. Publie opinian makes splendid cures sometimer, but the commodity is stifled in its birth here where oven a jater can be thrustered with committal for con of 1840. This sea-girt God's acre, which of unusual power. Throughout the vessel which a Burmese for Earth Of Creek, tompt of Court

loaks out on las melancholy ocean on is lighted with the electric fight. It is lies on the out of the river Irmwaddy, There'suems (says the Netca) to have been three sides, had an ineffabla sadees for arranged that the boat shall crossed to only sixty miles from the terminants of the something very anomalous in the whole the visitors, who chiefly came to prepare China with the fees of four new cruisers Rangoon Railway Thoro is nothing or procedings, if the Correspondent's account the way for something being done to keep which are being completed in Europe for travagant in the idea of a pipe line 350 of what took place is complete. The the graves in order. They have hitherto the Chinese Gavertinent, being to wed

by miles long, from Yenangyoung to Rin United States Degsnl firat atfuobes Liebe much neglected by the persons who one of them. It is expected that all will goed, and the river would also greatly fas property of persons of other nationalities, might be supposed to do why little has be ready for sea early in August, when they cilitate the transport. In fact, the Bur and then the Danish Consul removes the our they could in keeping the signs of will be manned by Clness crew now an made oilfield is far better placed nod for attachment if his colleague. If tasto forgetfuluces, and the ravages of time their way to Europe, and will start for nearer the great Enes of communication things have been dono, the British Cousul's and weather, from covering and obliterat Chins under the command of Adreira Lang, than willor Talen, or the American ail opinion that the case is a mysterious uneing the ory umos on the kan stones, who has arrived in England for that.

1. pur

felds. It ought to supply oil for lighting purposes to Indio, China, and Australia, is a very mild view of Newch wang Consular these lonely recurds of those who felt for pose.

Great activity in being displayed in pre- thel for Indian railways, and pertaps some the glory of England. But the tires, proceedings.

posely under the direction of the sub-paring the new pumposite gun-vessel Hay day feel for our steamers. If half of what profec who rules the island, or of the Chi- and hotter, which are ordered to be. com- | Mr Marvin, anya he trie, the auraxation zese general, who condes in the frowning pleted with all possible despatch at Sheer † of Upper Barmah will not need justifying förts abuse, or supre probably prompted meas for service ou ite China station, in on material grounda. by tour ona lunate and extraordinary re- the plans of the Medyr and Expany. The The NO. D. News of the 12th instaat verents for the dead, have erected a slight Weap and Battles are new composite gua. gives the following account of a trip in the bamboo fence all round the oametery vessels of ais gabe, 769 tons, 1,600-horse shich contains the bones of those whom power, and were built for the Government Fuebrand

It is

is nearly a month since BBM. & gun toyu life gured as their enemies by Sir Willian Armstrong, and Go of boas Firebrand, carrying Me Go Brown, The author of the land, which in Newmatie-on-Tyne, and delivered from the British Vice-Consul, left Shanghai on described as a imzon mere prosperous place the cantators in January last. They will short cruise of more than ordinary interest dan might have been expected, received be comissioned on the Nth inst

Hamburg. Only one arrival and one de- The object of the official mission was two the Vice-Consul and oflcers of the Fire fuld, firstly, to make some fitting recogni-brand with great courtesy and had them tion of the humanity of a small number of photographs taken in a group. Fins in 6., Watson, arrarol from Razgoon, and lonely islanders who inhabit the southerntelligent looking fellows they seem from the stormor Triumph, Moss, called for nout of the rocky and little-known group this portraits. They are described as un-Hongkong and the moos The vessels of inlets known as the Tai Chow, who ang usually prepossessing examples of Chinese on the berth are the Adelple, Westergaard,

JUNIORS. PRELIMINARY.—EART L

Flead Eaj. Dicta- Arkh hirin

ind. P P P F P. P P

to had absquently seen Captain Vincent J. Fisher, P.S ant spoken to ban on this matter, and the S, Hayward, P.S. witness after seme hesitations said he had. Fisher, P.8.

F

To answer to Captain Colomb, into Housse had given to him a short time before C.B., Government Central School F passed, of Commons, Mr E. Stanhope said: A coming into Court. The witness had told and Ffalud.]. already stated, the colony of Singapore has him he did not hear anything of what was Asid between Messrs Goulbours, Vincent practically completed its shure of the ar

and Jurgens. Mr Bowles then asked rangement, andthe Imparial Government will

the witness it it was not true that have supplied almost all the gunsby the end of the present year. The original estimate for the guns wus £83,700., which has since bera incranaed, in order to provide more effective armament, to $118,000. The mo dima guns are 7-inch muzzle lunders of the early Woolwich type. They were already on the spot, and some have been utilised as an auxiliary armshot for ranges within choss covered by the bruschioiding guns, compared to which they are no doubt in

He declared, however, that all that passed. W. H. Howard, C., E was that defendant asked him to come as Fritz Lammert, P. S. P his witness and that he replied ho had been 0. Madar, C.8. subpoenaed by the other side.

Mr C. Ewens, who appeared for the de- feudant, subraitted that there was no real Promisury note; defendsut ouly guaranteed

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farive shooting gone. These guns aro plathe, defendant signed the document as Wong Fan, C.S

a promise to pay. He maintained also that T. Singh, P.S.

ad bobiad, and bre over, t-fent parapeta, witness and not as secarity, and that even Wong Ping, S. which afford a fair amount of protection, and the question of further protection fo: Supposing he were security the plaintiff, V. Dodd, P.SP. under consideration. Six-inch guns are in

having given Mr Jurgens time without the G. C. Hayward, P.S. P consent of the

the latter was dis-G. F. Lobb, P.S.. security, course of supply to Hong King, but as

*Chong Troi, 0,4 P Singapore he received foar 8-juch brosch. charged." loading guns, in addition to the armament originally proposed, it is not considered cessary to add any 6-inch gana.

The marriage of Mr. N. R. O'Conor, U.B. UM.G., her Majesty's Agent and Cousul

1 C. M. Vincent, aid-I am the owner of the Breese. I remember the bai Lift, Leon, bringing Mr Jurgans to my house about two years ago. He asked me

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if I would lend him $500. I said No J Fisher... F do not like to draw any aru money from 8. Hayward F the Chins Traders than I have done. Leon G. Fisher... F General at Sofia, and Miss Minna Hope, then said that Mr Goulbourn lont out WI. Howard. Did not offer daughter of the late Mr. James Robert Hopo Scott, and alue to the Duke of Norney on interest and asked me if I would Fritz Laus mort: Passed in part folk, was solemnised at tro Oratory, Bromptroduce Mr Jurgens to Mr Coulbourn. 10. Madar Did not offer ton, ou April 14 The death of the Du-groed, and we all went to Mr Goulboum, chens of Norfolk would tider ordinary ci whom we found at the Public Works Office. Frank LammertP

Ng Chak Tong... Dit not offer cumstances have caused the marriage to be Mr Goulbinira sabihe kuen Mr Jarzone had Lammert postponed; bat the critical state of affairs a lot of money in Coert at the time and that A. Wallace Passed in part... Passed in part,.. in the East rendered it essential for r. wis willing to advance him the money Si O'Conor to be absent from his post for the required, 8400 or 850), Dr Jurgons got Wars Fun

Did not offer the money and I signed as a witness. shortest possibio tim, he having only was not naked

Wang Ping, Did not offer to Ligo

V. Dodd Passed in park.. rived from Bulgaria on the 11th. On

Jocurity. The only word written. O. Hayward... Fassed in part. account, however, of the sad family be-

G. F. Lobb ronvermont the servico was of the simplest the side of the receipt then was Witness. nature, no invitations being issned, and The phrase Witness ray band in security: Cheong Troi none bat the most immediate relatives and witness, to shore payment, was not there. friends being present. The ceremony was charge: Mr Goulbourn with deliberate Englis's History, Geography Shakspears

fiand believe $100 was returned at the J. Fieber,

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performed by the Rev. William Kort, S.Jine to Mr Galoporn as percentage Be B Bayward, the nuptial blessing, assisted by the Hey, has over asked me for payment, I have C. Fisher,

who afterwards Baid mass and administered

J. B. Rowe. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. James Hopo, and the bridegroon was attended by Sir Philip Currie, K.O.Bus beal man. Me, and Mrs. O'Conor afterwarde leit London fuz

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Fritz Lammert, F His Lordship held that Mr Vincent hac: O. Madar,

The Frank Lammert, F signed the decament as security werds Witness my hand in security apNg Chak Tong, peared to be in somewhat lighter ink Lammert, than the rest of the d'cument, as LA. Wallace, they had been blotted immediately after T.

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INTERESTING BLINDERS.

in advance of its die dak. The rest their hopes mainly on Yangyoun Japan advices ware cercived on the 12th It England really is a Petroleum Power, at who were either drowned or killed by falls inst., via San Francisco. The next inward is the sidexation of Burma that has mads, from left during the occupation of the tail ex P. & 0. steamer Gange from her so. The director of the Geological island by the British. In one place close Shanghai, March 10, wes despatched from survey of Inche ventures what he coust to the edge of the creek, by which the Brindisi this day, two days in advance, of dera the safe propleng that the of cemetery is bounded on one side, stands & its due date, s

measures of Eastern India muy bo sup- grave containing the bodies of the wife The new trapado-bont constructed for the plying half the world with light within a and two children of & Bergeant uned Chinese Government by Moiara Yarrow is mensurable time, which the American oil- Win. Howes, and all bearing the data to be provided with an electric genrch light pools bare run e

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partero being reported; viz. the Cartton,

I Did not offer ourod and harboured the officers and crow officials. We understand that steps will be for Fengkong Lylia, Cassandra, à.

of the steamer See. We belonging to Messrs adortly taken to give this half-forgotten Jarding, Matheson & Co., which was wreek little gemetery some appearance of care, on ed on the rocks last year. And, secondly the part of those whose office it is to keep to pay a visit of inspection to the lonelyetoh gravde grem. Aggregart cemetery on the island of Chuean

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where be an may gallant British officers and soldiers who met their deaths in battle, storming the heights of the island, or by

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The Stan lård a correspondent at St. Peters-- written, They appeared, however, to have Wong burg telegraphing on April 14, predicted been all writton at the same time and an: Wong Ping, with wonderful accuracy the result of the the word Witness' at we time and he rea Dodd, deliberations of the Afgluur Commissioners, added. Having regard to the evidence 0.0 Hayward, annveyed in Retter's telegram yesterday giron by the plaintif be could coms to no (. F Tebb, Ho says: The Afgaan Boundary-Com other conclusion than that the document missionera, Russian and English, are now was in its present form when Mont "Cheung Tro in St. Peterburg; and will shortly.com signadi. To the word Security there could. Fuber, monco their labours for the final settlement be only one interpretation. It must men S. Hayward, of the disputes atijl cutstanding. The real be guaranteed the payment of the 8400.

Fisher, question, however, is whether the Russian | With Pugant to Me Ewans' contentions, | W, E. Howard, Government wishes to arriva ut an sgtes. be held that the defendant gustsoleul tha Fritz Larmort, mont or to leave room for interference and payment of the sum of money and not the O.. Madary quarrel whenever it may be convenient. If donment. He held len that due plaintif Freux Lammert, Lord Salisbury's instructions to Colonul Sir had not prejudiced the security by dranc Ng Chak Tong, West Ridgeway are such as may be expecting other suns This had affected in 09 E Lammert, ed from stateman of his calibre this will way the liability. Tokion at the ovidence A. Wallace, oon be evident, and either the remaining on both sides by must come to the coticln-|T Singh, twenty-five years of boundary will be laid aim that Mr. Goulbourn's evidence, van far Wang Fan, cows or the Com a

n nilagers will separata

thap the defendanta Wang Plog, Clad Mr Goulbonny gare his evidence in V. Dodd, without coming to a decision. ME stone were in power, England would, as tragitforward manner and there was no G. O. Haywird, -doubt, give in ; as it is, the probabilities.org cross examination attempted on the asia G. F. Lubb, *** that the solution will depend entirely pun facts. On the other hand Mr Vincent's #akonig Tool, whether M de Giors or tile Wer party evidence was not altogether satisfactory the following candidates rationed the gain the ear of the Emperor The former He world gisa judgment for the amount examiners and will receive artificates is certainly anxious to achievontuletank widi ciets.

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the latter will do jus ufmost to binder ong, Mr Bawler applied for tourediate execu• - *

10 në to keep open the sore, anless, off tion and the wad granted.

course, England gives in to them, and 900- * - Mr Evans said he well in a position to pay pedes their utmost demands

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Fapor tied 400 Allowancə, fuels 32/06

Exchange Korxona, May M.

and Pulyhymia, &. All three for Penang Singapore, Hongkong, and Japan; Cardi gorate, sa. Wilkins, for Slogapore, Honr kong ito; Frexson, a.a. Buboeation Linse, for her caual conte, sod Thym as, Jaxb- sou, for Wlaliwostock and the Atuoor, On Friday last a low surve sider. WA subjected to a trial trip in the Baltic. The gives a table showVesar, which is named the Berthilde, has disease during the war against Chins by Great Britain in 1839-42. The Firebranding the personnel of the Chinese Imperial boor built at Rostock un account of the Brat called at Ningpe, where $100 worth of Customs, which in of interest. It says Nordische Bergungaverein, of

We hear that Admiral of Hephar rice, amounting to 60 picals, and fifty Of late there has been a dispute going on strings of cash were purchased for the mu in certain local circles, as to the fairness tend to engage the services of any toore On dasked,

sh offers for the Chinees fit that mans Tai-chouane, This group of inlets, with which the I. G. disposes of the post-English surely more than rocks, have only once Mons in the various department under hias, permanency The services of On New York of twice before been voluntly stated by control. The beliot seemed to be gentle how boing constructed to China, 10TH TH officers will be required to havigate Europaans The people who uumber fr. zound that Americans and French mats-if |

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two families, of 150 individuals in al, on one counders the weight which the kade of but they may be disced it the nonthernmost isle, which is that with the two respects couples bears on the untracte will bpulate, however, that they which we have here to deal, are poor revenue received by the LM Core may be retained should the Obinete dosizu

the extreme Elite is known of them somewhat favoured a betiot which when them for a arm of lue months after arrival On Calcutt by the inhabitants on the mainland, and referring to the Service List, may at frat in on The Chicerently secured Wire the communication with and knowledge eight, appear justified. However, un tires thamervices of one of Hikel torpedo ut

of the piter world are extremely slander examination of 300 Lial, in question, the cars in the

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