THE CHINA MAIL.
No. 7634-FEBRUamy 8, 1528.]"
Colony was trouble with. He believed a argaments have a very muou greater force meeting is hold, and this would give every large number of Arahs wore brought here than those asod, I fear I will not be jusono an opportunity of discussing publicly from Suez, and --were for sure time tified in abandoning this Bill. In the first the Bill in all its points. a great burdon in the Colony, and place there seems to be n An idea that this 13
it was to avert the constant repotition 118 likely to mean spionage of private Excellency-There is no inthedinto year ago. The attacks were only slight, ['an danṛinous chasm opened in the carth
.com!
of the same nuisance that it was thuight that
soms provision was nee dealing with them ØTE
AccusBary for
for
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL
DEATH OF AN EX-LORD MATOR,
Sir Robert Curden died suddenly yester day, aged 87LEY
and desling-sha with the ing here, that kind, I think it is just as woll that other should. in the course of, the next servanta have been troubled with fover. change has been cavesd, in cle. appearinED | OT of chipe who were parties to their ini of that idon. Of coured every trad. will I woule soy arguments against it. In reference to fever, among: servants they of the country, a large met of land being military journal refutes the statement of heen made, a Companion of the Order of%
any visible incans of subsistonos, might alied, in fact will not be kaessa undir. Mr Ryno-It used to be the pustum habet now they came and said they are said to lunca perished,-
and if he was-natisfied that the subject was will go to swell the total amount of tions from the Secretary of State, that cree to the children of Mrs Blackburn, who THE RAILWAYS OF THE FUTURET Quoon has been graciously pleased to make Honorary Colonel in the British Army,
1
best to
will
the
and at
ORINA
DUTY ON "BALT.
for 80g
ders will be no exposure. aware of them, but I shall be quite open to love that drinking surface water was the late number of the Rue Coloniale Luteria Elus districts of the Punjab. Thes-tion with à pending I
*
Tre we to observo the pulties and I really think that when it comes to be 16th inst
His Excellency I do not think thara aro any such instructions, at least I nin not
suggestions.
Play
The Council then adjourned till Thursday,
tu
THE MEDICAL COMMISSION. The Medical Commission appointed to
the increase
London, 2nd Ju
@ Rapcra in connec-
REJOLCINOS OVER THE RELEASED,
22nd January. Everywhere in Ireland, tore have been rejoicings, bozi- O'Brian Banquets are also in course of tires aud iluminations in honor of Mr.
vorament have forbidden a projected most- ing in tako place at Kilrush to celebrato Mr
viously an attack of remittent fevor which | City of Lam: On the effects of the earth. inated three wonka! We were then living quake wore scarcely for disastrous At in Queen's Road. That was about 14 his place, when the shook was being folt,
We take the following tolograms from burry about this
THE MISSION TO ABYSSINIA Bill, there is no pressing There aro no amolia abuit Richidon and water red in colour was thrown out our Indian and Coglou exchanges ; —**
Mr WGH Portall, who conveyed the businear, to meni the explants of truly pooersity about it. If the Chamber of furnice at all. The hoses a prontically from the depths... necroly. As thero aceis to be an idea of Commerce, the Chinese community or any unconnected with the suwers. None of my
"John, lisa, best At Lo Châu, în Szachtet, striking GERMANY, NOT PREPARING FOR WAL
eco's lofter to King do Beslan, Jan. 17-The ofisial Berlin Beech, who accompanied the Missioz, Lian ad Companion of the Ball Major or ʊwn- 'should at once
diaabuse the public mid month give
'be most willing to consider then, forcely when they foot away swallowed up and the surface changed into the side Itusse giving certain statistics St. George. portation. The oxdi anco provided that, be bound to make his turns of imports but I must say they must be strenger used to come and say My or inve dio: Jake
parporting to show that preparations for vagrants, that was to any peremus other than and exports. These robin will be
will be kept than I have
Any
pot before
NATIVE OFFICERS PROMOTED. my mother hava die as nothing of that
In Lo Chau maws than 10,000 parsons War were being made by Germany."
London, 22nd January-Lieutenant Oo Chinego Faunt
kind wking for alms or without by the Goverment end will not be pub. they can mankama change my mind.
NEW
Tonal Sir Pertab Singh, Honorary A. D. C got faver.
London Jan. 18-Her Majesty the to the Petuce of Walco, has been rando the brought by the Police before a magie. the Colonial Sacretary's Office. All that will here, and I think there are some instruc- D: Cantite mid he had heard with refer trate, who would hold a summary inquiry, bo knower will be that the total amount
Major-General Cipps, cotamunding the home when a Bill is introduced in this Council at lived in Kohmond Turrace, thank they had
A FRANCO ITALIAN DIFFICULTY AVENTED. The momentous question of railways in district, & Kaight Commander of the Order That is practically all that the suggestion of the public and not emaforor for several months which it was found
Florence 21st of the Bath. Ordimnco to deal with him. The magie
rant, do would proceed under this whole Colony here will be no exposure stng from the Government, that the Exo- that the fover suddenly stopped, It was the Middle Kingdian still continues to
tween France - difficulty be bo
to become sofique His boon amicably set a France and Italy which threatened trato would commit to vagrant to the of trade secrota whatever. And, morenyor,cutive should see and point out how any found that the stopping of the four was agitato the minds of rosa few scientists, custoity of the Police, and wouklidu is oven supposing thoro were, it won'd be no expenses ontailed by the measure are to nedout with their leaving off the habit | Mr G. von Kreituár, a low years ago Acting Extraordinary" notilies that from toyiny - gistrate ordering this archivos of the French Calcutta, Jan, 19.— Gaatle of India cled. It was origiunted by an Italian Ma find employment for hin mean more & biten than it is borden in every covered.
down to the Gain Bond level to Consul for Austria-Hungary in Shanghas, the duty to be paid en Salt stall. be one Consulate of this city to be ransacked by while. In default of employment, the catre of trade in the globe. As it Tappeus
at present-Austrian Consul in Yuko Impeo per mannd in Lower Burial and police in
in varch for Air Humphrova, continning, and he bent, corintos a lengthy article to aR-8 in British India, axcepting the vagrant would be committed to a word in this ex-there will be no burden what house, where he would be subject to eyor, beca.nG quasi-pound discipline, in ther
wonia
trouble The Bule
Cause of a gout dead of sickness as it was tionale, a periodical published in Amsterdamn th connected with the Ordi-
will eight sunna Hinking of
Eribably give some of these returns, discipline of the nance will be the
treating the subject of railways which wer loaded with decomposing vegetable matter. phies and would be
At this stage the Commission adjourned Ching. in all, likeliland, will construct in twenty lakhs to India during the next two
Rand-a-half and punishments
white the near future. Basing bis views faitly from three manus to obe ropes in Burmah raising the tax misconducted him, umlevered in practice what it metus, I if ho
months, to Wolnunday next. self. he Fill also contained provisions for doubt whether there will be any objectiona
on special studies with Obina, party will yield two lakhs or more. The ingrense preparation at Cork and other towns. Go.: on extensive travels getting E the
under sections at all. This is ou of thore crece where tha
on the subject HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
subject in the course of the next Anuncial year under review, the author (who will be re should be something like one crare and 20, tlio latter acetion providing that unknown is linked upon as the terrible.
The following are the teams for to-mortem bored as one of the Count Szeolyai
believes that hinzulf
tho lo
uppbar before a Magistrate he a a very small one in
expedition) in practice When
lakhs in Burmak. might be rested a warrant and would I fist approached this subject I
it seta barnestly to
and distant parts of the suspire by railways, will first
three trunk the construct
subject lines and two main brauch lines:--- I-TRUNK
OR NORTH-CHINA Ling. This line would start from Poking (Tien- isin respectively); and run via Shing-ting Shante Shaug-le-Wei beni and Hwai- king south ward into the valley of the Hoang. ho, upwards there to the month of the Wheiho near Tang kwan, afterwards in the
THE O'BRIEN VETER Wui hu valley to Singin and via Lan oung London, 23rd January, The great excite to Schau (in Kaas), and eventually riament produsul by the enthusiastic reception Ngansi as far as Hami (KE LINE
accorded to Mr. O'Erion on his retense has quite prostratad
ban+quot givou in his honor at Mallow; but otherwise will not be
not be present at the
numerous fotes that are
hold that are being all over the country.
PROCLAIMED MEETING AT KHRUSH. The proofanation forbidding the insting be held at Kilrush has been publicly burned in that town. The police exting wished the boufres lighted so celebrate Mr. O'Brien's release from Tullamore fail.
rick
Any vaurant who refused or failed to givn But i think the mountain will turn out inquire into the nature and canses of faver row's match,-Club (colours) The Garvernment, whenero Chinese (o/ifty lakba in, Inilla; «ui twelve-and-a-half O'Brien releaga from Tallantoro Jail be able on conviction to teprisament very little of it. I bad not given in the Western Districts met at the Goy-rison (whites) return, Rugby Union rules work to connect the various
1
much with hard labour for a period not exceeding atte low th it, tak since then I luvernment Cthers this afternoon. De Mor opo munth, Thers were provisions altostudied the matter, and the more I think timer presided, and the other raninbers of for clealing with masters of ships who of it the pure important do I regard this the Commission present were Dr Ayres, Dr. brought vagrants to the Colony, making custre. Ima-grit certain Troin Manson, Dr Young, Dr Cantle, Dr Jordan, them liable in certain cases for the support n experience that Hongkong has Dr Farr and De Atkinson. There were also of the vagrants and sho
Colony. There was that it
not
them away on the pose of sending thought to have. I belive that I am pruscut Mr J. Y. V. Vernon, Mr W. Da-
In the estimation of the world
who as well I acquainted with the trade of Lhe
us most people z
provision also for dealing with per world generally is vero who are, Mr J. D., Ilmaphreys, Mr C. J. Bato- troke them to the Chunk rachis god ant preially interested. I have always man, Mr J. G. Smith, Mr D. Gillies, and and with porsens who tack soldiers or sailors into their employ- taken an interest in trade subjects, and Mr F. A. Hazeland, who had been called na ment who wore afterwards found in the known something of
of them. Well, I end
witnesses. enne her what I w The Bill, he might only say that when position of vagrants.
wdrafted hy histon friend the was very for from what I had any anticipa Pestinaster-General, who would no doubt tion of. I beliau y horanze is givo the Council summa valunhi information generally by the world. Now mamined, anid, be ind no forer in 1887.
A
war
Buy
or
Mr Vernon, who was the first witness ex-
course of the year. One of them had it off
20
on the subject with which it dealt.
of During that year he resided in Robinson catimate of our importance
THERES The Colonial
Treasurer recorded the mo credit, and that really is a very serious Road and at the Peak. Ono or two of his binn. He and the Bill arose fra a Comatter, when we consiñor that in no dist. Clinus servants had had fever in the mitteo which was appointed by his Exculant future we shall have to provide large lency's predecessor, three years ago, to look sting of borrowed
w Honey for dealing with into the whole question of destitution and the immense increnso of population that is and on from about June until November,
That alone here. It was brought to the pouring in apon us. VARTANCY
is a good
go Tho attacks far as I know were all Butico the Committee that there were
of
reason for letting the world know what we 60218
very elective
I am certain the world pretty much of the samo kind, but I am tare ding. which prevented the master of a ship from does not give us by say muana pro- unable to desasibe au alizok. " None of the Innding vagrants, and it was found hero, in credit. In the first place,–
por
•place, I speak
servants died. My reasons for signing the the natural and legitimate efforia to gut under correction from those who are prac rid of the vagrants that were ammualty tically acquainted with trade, I cannot petition was that during several years pro thrown upon our hands from th
that the knowledge of what vious to 1887 there was a great deal of fever There are had
machinery in
in Caletta
thinking porta
of China," that they never ceukt induce a imported and exported kore, the know masters to take vagrants to let useful to trade itself. That there may smells in the neighbourhood. I never had
conroyed I to the world outside will be among my household. It was suggested that it might be de sirable to find out what it was at Cafe unoxproted quarters of trade that the drains in comestion with the hom culta which so effectively deterred the
would
bu valuable suggested by such master of a ship from linding destitutes, as returns, I cannot help thinking. The taken up, but I had to complain about them perhaps it might be advisable to introduce first ran alone is to my mind a very to Mr McCallum. Something was done some such machinery, in
strong ons in faveur of this Bill and quite which stopped the nuisance for a time. I in Hongkong. BL the Indian
Act was obsuflicient to override the slight in- tained, indvi
fr in it.
Of course I no most willing to pari passt with the oxtension of the
sowerage system. Bowever,
have
carefully read what has
Mr D. Gillies said--I had fover in 1887 appeared in the
epapers, ind so far ne I have rowl Jam aut convinced that this Ordinance is other than a avory desirable one. Of course
copy
had
con
ultrapted to adapt if to this place. The votivnice that is tall to arise have not noticed that the fever has extended! circumstances had been under consideration listelt to all that is
is anic agains the Bill.
for a considerable time sed
the Act and besu referred home. If
any point arose in of discussion he would be happy to give what explanation hig could.
the
Cursi
The Bill was read a sucund and the Council went into Committee on it.
I am always rowly to change my mind when
during the months of August, Sept. and Oc- tober. The attacks were all of thesame kind.
am convinced by superior arguments. The first systems wore an inclination to
Mr Ryrie aid in thought the lodging of Thero may be special reasons that reader vomit and the points of the fingers becom the vagrants
s in the Gaol would increase the such a measure andesirablo, here and de alrandy to arous inmates there. sirable in all the rest of the word: Leaning cold, followed by severe headache, and ret ses there is one. The idea that this high temperature. One attack confined me
Baid
His Excellungy the Gaol буться already used for the same purpose.
Me Ryrio Only partially.
His Excellency said thuru was not likely
to any more under this Ordience. It only made perfectly clear the stops that were taken. When this Ordinares was known there would be less than ever.
is in some way-connected with taxing the to the house for two days; the others Colony is very ridienkous. It
If the Colony should ever be in that position, which I at only for an afternoon. The attacks uc
145 bu raised on importa, why, it will be done
Anybody.
GARRISON.
· Back, A. de C Scanlan, M.S.
Bucks
, N. Thompani, M.3. H. S. Woodcock, R. A. Corpl, Grestock, M.8. J. Bucks..
C. E. Digginbotham, 58th H. do C. Huntsman, 56th
Forwards
J. D. Andoraon, B.A. Captain Simmonds, R.
W. B. Powell. 58th
H. J. Metallfe, 58th, (Captain)
J. P. Browin,
R.E.
J. E. Edmonds, R. E
O. P. Padler, 59th
C. Viguales, R.A. Sorgonut Mills.
CLUB.
Rev. 0. H. Coatre, R.N., (Captain) G. H. Potta
H. W. Bell
JM Laufg
A H. Macion
F. H. Englen, R.N. C. H. Thompson B. P. Bellairs, R.N." H. G. Smith, AN.
I. S. Legge
H. F Hall
J. W. Ord
R. R. Thomson
C. E. Bolworthy
II. TRUNK LINE OF
njost
TITO MAHARAJAN OF BRUKTFORE'S OFFER.
Allahabad, Jan. 15-The Morning Post announces that His Highness the Maja of Bhurtpora has made an offer of nine
khs of rupore to the Viceroy..
RUSSIA V PROGRESS IN CENTRAL ASIA,
St. Petersbury, Jan. 17.The bridge over the Amn Daria at Chargai hun buen com pleted and the first train passed over it in safety yesterday,
MORE ARRESTS Patrick O'Brien, Merebar for North Monaghan, and Luku Hayden, Member for Meseca er, have been arrested for making South Leitrim, proprietor of the Roscommon seditions specchies.
SUGAR BOUNTIES COMMISSION, Baron Hancy do Worms, President of the Sugar Bounties Commission, has gone to Brussels with the object of sndeavouring to overcome the objection of the Belgian su gar tradura to carrying out the retining of stiger in bond.
TORDR. CATRUEILL.
According to the author's project this attend the hat gentleidati. He will and Lady Churchill 'nro returning from St
Htoo would start, for the present, froin Bankow,
there
being connection with Shanghai by stunner. The following places would be brought into janet o Hankow. Kingchan, Ichang, Krei chau, Chunking
Chingto.
and
111.-TRUNK LANG OR SOUTH-CHINA LINE Starting at Cautan this line would touch Wei chau. Lin chan, Kiuuen, Nati, Kongsi, and Yunani, and eventually run as far as Tali fu,
MAIN BEANUH Lage on SERGING
Rosa,
Starting at flankow this find would run, for a distance, with the II. Trunk Line, would then, lead from Cha-jang along the Han bo to Tang okay and La ho kue, and crossing the Sing Bag Mountains connect at Singan with the Trank Line, 2.--BLAIN BRANCH LINE OR SIANG KIANG Road
ENGLISH
ENGLISH OPINION OF BAJA TAX.
The Sandard, in a leading article this Erning. Legarda the increase is the sall tax just ordered by the Government of Tudia as a necessity", which in groatly to be regretted; but commends the resolation of the Government of India to obtain a clear a working balance in spite of the
popularity of this particular tax. Bombay, 23rd
January-It is estimated that the increase of salt daty will add 175 lakhs to the Revenue for 1888-98 including
On account of the bridging of the Yang.12 lakhs as the result of the sugmentation lɛzo. At 0. W. Dickson
At Hankow being a very dificult of the duty in Burma. undertaking, this line would have to start There will be a tont as usual for the at Wuchang, running to chou along the Indies; play to compionce at 4.30.
Amoy
(From our Correspondent.}
8th February, 1888. The Brethren of the Tours and Carin- thian Lodges held their Ball at the Masonic Hell, Kilangsoo, on the Alsi altimo.
a
decorated for the occasion, was used as
The Lodge room, which was tastefully
Ball roon; and the verandahs, which were
RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS ON VAL
· FRONTIKR. Bucknicat, 22nd January,The move-
AN ANARCHIST SHOT
right bank of the Yangisze, thence south- ward along the southeast shores of Tungments of the Russian troops on the Galician ting Lake, entering near Chang-aba into frontier have been stopped for the present the valley of the Siang kiang. Thence they snow. road would teach the following cities: Chow, Heng chow, Yung cheur, and Teizen. Haure, 23rd January. An Anarchist Taking a down river course in the Lang footing was held here yeacordey at which below Liu chou, the Southom Line (
While she valley, the line would meat, 80 kilometer Louise Michel was presant.
was in the act of addressing the assembly, a Such a railway not would connect the man named Luas shot at and seriously most distant points of the empire with Pa. wounded ber. Lucas was at once secured King
and run through the richest provinces and placed under arrest. Later a medical merchandise could easily be effected by Louis Michel to be not so serions as at of the country. Teunsport of troops and of examination showed the wound received by these routes, and they would be the least first supposed. axpensive. The length of these lines and
kilu.
59,801,000
ANOTHER
Loudon, 21st January.-Lord Randoph Petersburg: they will make short stoppages by the way at Berlin and Paris,
anotations
BONGZÓNG, February ê. PIUM-New Patna, cash, 497} to 502h
Old
cabb, New Bondres, cash, 4934 tu 495
cast, Malwa, rash, Now
600 Howance, Paal. None Old Malwa, cash,... 570/80- AROWED, 24. Nune to 16 Persian, Oily, cash: 600/430 Allowance, Taels... one Persian, Paper tied 640/50 Allowance, Taels... None to 16
Exchange
On Lomb
HongKosu, February 8.
Bank, Wick,
11
Oredits,
On demand,
30 days' sight,
moutha' sight,
19
Docmuntary, 4 months' sight
On Paris
On demand,
Credita, 4 months! sight,
On Now York-
On deisand,...
Credits, 60 days.sight,
on Bombay
On
Wire,
On demand,
Caloutta
Wiru
On demand, ....
Un Shanghai
On demand, ...
30 days sight.
BERISH H. P, ARRESTED, the East, Clare, after having ne London, 24th January.Bir Cox, Mem-old
3/1
Lent, 100 fine.
coigne,
40.
Temperature
Queen's Road)
30,80
30.20
4F.....
30. ១១.
THERMOMSTER— A...m 1 F. Do. Do. (Wet bulb) 94.M
Do.
***
62
49
Doi 1N50
Dr.
Do. Maxion
50
their approximate cost would be, according
the author, about asfolian
Neth-China Lino....2,000 1,22,384,000 evening in London on the warrant issued Taken at Mesara Falconer & Co.'s Premisea
corsially evaded arrest the pair in Line. Length in sh. TheIreland for a long time, was arrested last.
17. Yangtze Lino... 1,140
in Ireland which had been ondorsed by a III. South-Ching Line 1,010 62,534,300mediately controyed, to Dublin to take
Magistrate in England. Mr. Cox was BAROMETER
Do. 1. Sing-ling Line...
trials
it hitherto being generally be 31,889,300
Do. 2. Siang-hang-Line... 1,110 45,970,000 lieved that warrants issued in Ireland under the provisions of the Coercion Act were inoperative in Euglund torial difficulties which ungineering world Tosal...7,790 3,22,777,000 The paper teals uutely with the tert- meet on each of these lines; the products
770
Lis
THE CROWN PRINCE'S HEALEII. '
last hope it will cover be, that taxes have ourred after internals of about a month. covered in with mats and dcorated with and will be no more cality done because in fever in 1887 and 1850. I had days; walgreens, fees, turme? Moudhades, this ordinance is in fores, nor do I fever in the interval between these yours, The weather, which had been fine pre Me Ryrie-If this Ordinance is to clear imagino will this Ordinance make such but during 18 months of that time I was at viously, suddenly changed, and a bittor off all the beachcombers you will have a measure more tempting.
cold North wind set in, and min fell, which estisiderablo acquisition to the number of enlightened mind that es auch Home. All my servants lind fover in 1847. In the course of the probably the number an enormous trado as has grown up tera by They had it throughout the whols year. greatly marred the offect of the Ball. would be reduced. I think that Victoria absolute freedam is the more likely to The attacks so far as I know were all of the
crowded already
The guests began to arrive shortly after Gablis
maintain that freedom should be preserved. quite His Excellency-The number of prison. The mure you know and ace the result of sume kuid. The servants complained of nine o'clock, and among the first were Their era has been reduced by about 100. They free rude the more likely are you to remain great hout, and I noticed that they became Excellencies the Taotai and admiral of the are being cut down every mouth. We have by it. 1 do not think that the passing of been taking very meand to runder the (and this Bill will make the smallest fraction of I think the fever mus rather worse in 1887 arrived and dancing commented, which was 18g of very yellow about the eyes, and emaciated. Port. By 10 uelock fully 150 guests had not so plowsant a place as in the st. a difference in the probability of an import thars it had heen formerly. There were continued till midnight, when the guests think every month I have been here a grad. 1 tax Cotong ipses and that will be nois changed. There is a little smell yet, sat down to supper. The usual toasts were witich might be exported and intp rted from tion of removing.the don
It such a thing is ne bad mails about the house, and I got caseary it will ha dona, and more difficulty of doing it without this Or. but I think that is caused by an open sewer given, viz., Queea and Craft, Grand Master, subjects of hardly salticeni intercat to the and to these provinces, ute. tiut, as those are dinance, than it ili bo
with it.
in the neighbourhood. The smell fruar it Mr Byrio-I beg leave to say a few words. I believe this Bill has been peat removed from the top of the sewer there dancing was resumed and was kept ap till doubt, will be eagerly read and studied by is sometimes very bad. A stone has been Ladica, and the Tyler toast, after which general reador, we content curselves with this brief review of the paper, which, to for meeting. I have had leaving an opening; I don't
another
I know for what a good many conversations with people paros. That is the only complaint I have about 3 in the morning. outside on the Bill
I have a number
sivil engineers at others interested in theut Tokar. Colonel Kitchener has arrived Lo make now. When the drains were open great many more of
of letters in
about it
Greit praise is due to the vacious sub-momontons question of railways in China. prokat
I do ed up the bricks were found as soilden with committees for the able manner in which Shanghai Courier. rict think that the pros and cons of this |
hakon bys lis sewage that stick could be pushed through they carried out their various datio:. Hi Excolbuey-Considering that the Eill have been thrashed out.
attack or fisuran it them. There new trains were put in at my reenllection wa instance and under the supervision of aber in the Gaol at present is 150 to 100 i will be in Your Expellerey lers than it was tho
think that
that when the Chamber of pat, I do not it would be worth while, in view of the fact about this Bill,
Buy large addition to the number
cof! draft of the Bill should be a
ual reduction has been going on.
Ryrie-I am very glad to hear it.
Mr
I beard constant complaints, of it.
Tho Colonial Secretary-I have seen the number over 700, and it is now tous than
པ་
600.
Mr Ryrie-It is a very desirable feature to know that the number are decreasing I suppose this there are primers in the cells than
than is desirable
that
Was
In my
હ
of Commerce wrote Mesure Darby and Loigh. During requested that the summer months the
be submitted to the
the
The weather fur the last two or three days
THE SILVER QUESTION, Referring to this all important question
from
that Sir Morell Mackenzie will shortly Berlin, 23rd January-It is stated here proceed to San-Remo to perform the opera-
sartiinge the larynx of the Crown Prinos"
THE FIGHTING IN YUYIT,
abandoning Handogbandr
Cairo, Jan. 19A good deal of sicknesÐ prevails amongst the rokals, who are now dreturning to sup
which has been
here to recruit bisired in the somewhat
comp.
COMMANDANT OF BRAMO WOUNDED.
Jan. 20-News has just
Mandalay, Jan
Do." Minimung nyanj· 50
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
FEBRUARY AT 47,4,
Vagrants would likely be only for a jucat Carnher That was never done. Thent i ha to shut oll was so powerful has turned into regalar old style winter. the London und China. Express. says :-It | Infantry, Commanding at Blumo, has been Tok o......29.98 to provide a separate house. I think in all Chamber have had no opportunity of dix.to keep it out vindurs and doors On the night of the 2nd) the turmiomaster would seem, then, that the logic of facts i
•TELD
the
Bumidity.
reached this that Col. Little, 12th Bengal Wi'ostock, 29.97 - 8 dangerously wounded by two dal ents down Nagasaki. 30.20 rogistered in a shultered pluca 40, with a beginning to bring about a more favour the left a
shoulder
NNW, 2 exposing the lunga, The Shanghar 30.33 41 74 NW 3 probability any pressure would be a matter cassing it. The schedules hawe only pay times during the summer.
Mr Danby said I had fever in 1887 strong N.E. wind and misty rain. Next ble view of the attain ong financiers, wounds are supposed to have been inflicted Aunoy30.20 36 NE of only. 2 fow days; and for that I
as argument and education are doing among by his own servant, who has disappeared Ipeared to-day, and they furm, veryttacks were all of the same nature. I had morning turned out fine and sunuy, and all the masses.
Hongkong 30.18 55 73 NNE think it is hardly worth white to have important part of the moniare.
Bi-metallism apart, there are
Mandaluy, Jan. 21.The following are Haiphong. 30, 66-85 The ar shivering and pesting. The attack goo- the hills on the mainland round Amoy were
canase at work to lessen the glut of silver farther particulars regarding the etternut on tolinao. 30.06 79 NE a bouse.
I think it would be a waste chants have been
wen asking
what are we call-emily began in the afternoon will of money. Of course it will be quite to the day We are in the a chill, and I should be laid up the covered half way with snow. On the race tend to lessen the relative appreciation of
und relieve the stram on, which rold Gel Little's life, which was wide at 146 Mumin 30.03 30-03 Day to gob of at once it dark." New the sobeduies have been obdecin pure pirn course leo was picked up half an inch
his Mad mhco servant
was entering his bath-ron anticipations prove correct and if there is fished to-day, and hours another mag tion, and its duration was about 48 hrs. thick. Such weather has not been known The praction! substitution f g for to his master the blow. Ining repouted
ap in Madrance care from
behind anything like a serious addition. I think a mosting of the Chamber say he called to I had attacks of fever previous to 1887.
jariously,
of late, on European interests, and cute his down with a dal, belonging the number in the Gland is now only from discuss the enbjoct. What was said at the My Chinese servants have had no fever that here since 1970; and froin reports brought silver
the basis o 16 meeting did not amount to
national eur second time as the Colonel fel. The Mr Ryrie-recollect that the number It was merely submitting that I had I know of. I have been in the same house here by steamers I hear the sand cold wavu roncy in France and America, whi fog w drag himself to the duor called in Amoy ...
Livery
servant then bulted. The Colonel manag heard since 1876. Witness then went on to deal has passed over Swatow.
followed on the avowed action of Ger express very strong objec-with the various smells in the neighbout-
nguy. Ims been sufficiently accomplisha sentry who gave the alarm. The servant His Excellency-I beliovo we can reduce tions to the Bull, but there has toou no kood of his residence and which he Admiral Lang, left on Saturday for Foo- of the strain. There will be still a greater | Le has ovaleased he gives no reason for
'their CAUBOS. The Chinese foot, under the eunaand ofed, at any rate, to terminate the worst was captured hiding in grass, and although the number a great dual stíll, I hope to real discussion yet among the mercantilo For years past ths district in wards the end of this year the number commanity of this Colony. There was lired had been considered heat chow, where they are to stay for three demant for gold than the present supply atrocions set. Both wounds are very ugly Manila..... 30. 14). 75.75 WNW
With regard to section 21, Mr Kyrie suiding of the Chinese on Sunday, and this was attested to by what he had
625 to 560.
was once 370.
lat outside people
much.
will be considerably reduced again,
and petition is to
5
it
by them, but I still uusintain that the
be drawn up heard from people who had lived in the weeks before proceding North,
or twelve years.
thought
can
The R. C. Peny Ching (Capt. Andersen)
the
h
Wether
b
FEBRUARY 8 at 10 stock. 29.068 87 NND 5 08, 0.80 Tokio......29.96! Nagasaki..30.11 Shanghai-0.63 32
N
40 99, NE
9,14
his
Bolinao..
0.30.17 74
iphone 90.20.6 88
30.35 5079 NNE 1:0
།།།
10.06
The barrinelor has risen and gradients
was rather hard to nako a shipmaster body of foreign nereliant actieighbourhood for teat if the arrived on Sunday from Shanghai, calling market with silver to buy it. Somehow or little finger of the loft hand is also nearly
responsible for a discharged sailor beccaning a your. The time was too a Vagrant within long.
His Excellency-I am rathus inclined to agree in the absence of reasons for such a length
The Colonial Treasurer-The timo is 12
in By Dr Cantlie-Witness
this Colony have not discussed the mat-
of the Local Goveruront Board regulations tor; and I think that ample time should be given to them to discuss the Bill and
at home were applied here it would be a at the Lighthouses on her way, down. and great advantage.
want of audi was the want express their views to the Government. I noed not say any more at present. This trouble. He was of
of the whole regulations that was the cause of
> rise was of opinion that letter, which I
I have in
at present. This Bill
that as the tide гове
the
months in India, but I think a shorter time no occasion to read at pocket, there is and fall of the tidea here affected the sale!
would do.
through Committee.
passe
ago
there was
Hooon-
REPORTED DREADFUL EARTH- QUAKE IN YUNNAN AND SZ CHUEN (From our Cutiton Corresponderit.)
&
IKATALGAR SQUARE BIOTERS,
easily moet; but there will be less and deep, expecially the one down the left to procure gold at all coats, with aboulder to shoulder blade the other is un corresponding effect of glutting the the left side of the face and neck, and the
other, the bulk of the surplus silver has severed. been absorbed, and a moderate
grantity gold has been stored. Henosforth the supply of the ons and demand for the other shold become more normal, with the effect of lessening tho tramo divergence in values between
f
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degress, 9. Hurry, in percentage of saturation, the Air satarased with doisture being humidity
tem. Experience slan, during the dark or votingested in the 8th Jan. 100.
lower,
Merid's
sonsibly
look for an
AN
bu
fat in price;
4. DIRECTION OF Wixe, to two points, 6. FOBOR OF Wu, According to Beaufort Scale.
6. STATE OF WAY ble sky, e de izobod clouds, & drizz.ing, ra, to, ÿ gloomy; hau, lightning, overcast, saing showers, squally, rain, snow, thurster, zafility, widow (wein,
7. Ram, in inehur, tenths and
Are steep for NE winds. The weather is cloudy, cold and rather danip.
W. DOBEROK, Government Astronomer, Hongkong Observatory, February 8. London, 19th January Graham and 1. BAROMEZ, reduced to 39 doyees Fahren Burns have been senterest to six-weeks heit, and to the level of the sex in inches, teaches imprisonment, on the ground of their and hundrudis.
been members of an unlawful. having much, a matter which will affect the trade of a gradually it
་ཟཤྲྰི་ exco forced the gas onĚ,
They were bath
rere both acquitted on the Fahrenheit. His Excellency.It is rather hard to number of merchants in this Colery This was evidenced make a mustar responsible for a long a Mr J. BeB-Irving-Aa I
daya seconded tha
of silver depression, has
Lane, who was tiras.. I think if it was reduced to six proposal fortnight
the sells were always the fact that the upper stronger on the upper
made it evident that the bottom cost of for inciting people to
to intimidate peaceably the levels
tida. There were very months it would be all that is required.
The following statements concerning a reproduction has been about toriched. There disposed folk, has been sentenced to 020 personally I have
levels during the Bill, I may few drains in the place properly trapped cant earthquake in these provinces are we are mines, of
bigh
that could be worked courae, The penalty for escaping was reduced to say that tires mouths, and several other minor alter-eular objection to the Bill: but as my bon: considered the system was efficient 11 trust altogether too startling to be true.
no parti- He
but the
general output worked month's imprisonment.
LATE PLOT AGAINST THE CZAR proper Voutilation. friend (Mr Ryrie) mentioned there are cer
further affected
St. Petersburg, 14th January.The Czar ations were made, and the Bill pastain people win häve objection to it and I dered that "subsoil drainage. would! But if the facts are a tithe is bad as the de- while there i
on the other hand, to will remain here rutil blarch next when e is reason, The Bill was then read a third time and think it was only right that the considera districh where he believed that a good deal most appalling catastrophe has overtaken and not impossibly from North-Eastern
be An dvantage in the Weatern scription would indicats it is plain that a
appreciable addition to the the Carnival commences. This decision of of the fever experienced was malacial.
lang hand gold supply of from South Africa, His Majesty kas & very reassuring
effect. The
police state
their baliof that house-drain were properly trapped he did Kong Fo's account, said to be derived from of alvor in the market likely By 1 Manson Even if gullins and the two provinces. The following ie the Asis. Not only, then, is the
the recent
it conspiracy against the life of the not consi
bo len in Euperor was not an organized Nibillat plot. not consider that the risent system of letters written in the spot -
KELEASE OF MR'O'DELEN, ventilation would be of any use, as the
the best future, but that of gold is likely
be greater that a ventilator was the far up the bill. In s
a moderate approxi
London, 21st January. Mr. O'Brien has On the fifteenth of December last, at sik mation, in values should logically case, been released from his imprisonment in unloss there is any strong, rouson
Mr Rycio-Early in March. We are on ventilators were required on the level of rod in the province of Wannam (Yunnan), ditional supply of silver from South Aus two mouths and twenty days.
stoop city like Hongkong a great many more o'clock in the evening, an earthquake occur. We are threatened, Burtainly, with an ad Tullamore jail, having beru detained there
trafia; but that way, at the worst, be set
arch ARMENTS. measure until next week. But before ad- and merchants are very busy. There, ise
province. In the Inferior Department
Father Macfaddon has boot
haa loan arrested at Journing I may say that I understand there very little time between now and this day. To a heavy rainfall the gas could
way. I think the consideration of the Bill not get up; it would he forced out some Ping Chan the disturbances were natremicly avasi ; and there still remains the slacken Armagh
where below. He conifered that rentila-violent, being continned at irregular intering of the strain caused by the process of M- Alexander Blaine, Member for Bouth should be postponed patil siter the racZE
alis Rzeel one asked it Me Withers for every 60 or 160 yards, were required, aia for four days, when they ceased su-substitution in Europain, qurrency as a Armagh, has been arre
arrested at Armagh. The drains in thornelves were fairly tirely.
The wishes of any large tinn.
21st January.The mass of ruins, or to appreciate silver in whichever way. Londen, SERIES COMMISSION Tho chief scarcely a
a houss are intarested in the petition, the members of the Chamber of Corinstoestracting sewers was its roughness, dansing are reported to have been killed
prefer expressing the same fact.
that the Anglo-American Fisheries understand are
by t the It will be and having given consideration to all the ind from the Committee of la Chamber of thick costing of slime to accamatate, but falling buildings, many being buried under bare left out of sight any possible attempting to the Canadian Government parsisting reason against the Eil that have been Cumonerce, I bave heard abfection to the this would be obviated by giving the granite the ruins, whilst the number of injured to cause mere market movement, such as in putting forward demands to sbb the drged at the meeting held the other day Bill; but as the Hon. miaber opposite, a facing of cement.
is too large for computation. The Ismen that which has been effected in sepper, and Government of the United States will no and that have been recorded in the public suggested perhaps it would be better to MJ. D. Humphreys --I can't say that was destroyed, the Mayintrate escaping have argued for the existence of more per- give ussunt. Mr Ohansberlain ako disep papere, I am brand to kay timt unlose the I postpone the matter until the general Ihud fever in 1887, My wife had pre- "with slight injury. At the 'refectural manent consideration
proves of the demanda made by
THE REGISTRATION. ON IMPORTS AND EXPORT'S BILL His Excellerey-I fear it is too late to go into this Bill for the registration of imp
imports
and expurta, and therefore I against
tion of the Bill im Council should be peas poned till the general meeting of the Cham, ber of Commerce to be held next month, when the whole thing could be fully dis cussed and thrashed out.
His Excellency-When is the moating of the ChamberI
delay, to postpone the consideration of the the hours of the China New Tear festivals the sewers and not at the dead end of the and was felt over a considerable part of that the gold discoveries in the Tran
is à petition to be sized by Chinese mer chants to come against this Bill. I think
it well to say, however, that while, of course
I am blood
to the
Mr MacEwen-I have no objections at rather antignated type,
of
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG, (From The Hongkong Almanack.) FEJUARY,
HRR WATER
Day of Morn. Afte Month M H...
30 6.57 R.20 0:48
SUK.
A.
Bets
Hi
6.33 6.60
0,37
6.5L
B
10
9 00 7.30 19.858.08
6:33
$5.82
6.36
6.62
Times
11% 10% baATE 6.35 5.52
5.5%
nuns, later than it Hongkong at the Barrier: kr 15 mins. at the Sait Flats: 3 hre 30 ming.; a: Shameon Moon-New Moon 12d, Th. Sim, sqruingt
to pay tie tuost defaronce my objectivá to an adjournment good, although the section was of a to have been reduced city. 18, said rosson that suoni uperate to cheapen gold of the community, such as those who all Trapeat what I said. Certainly from objection to granite as the material for con- damage. Over five thousand persons them teen that, in these reflections, waCommission, have come to a deadlock wi| High water at Whampar, 30
caping without out the idiosyncrauies of our readers misy lead Poting 4 telegram from Washington12 10:279:24 5.35
+
Canada,
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