Intimations.
.IMPAIRED VISION,
LAWRENCE & MATO ́S FORFECT PEBBLES
Are clear, cool, ✯ preserving to the day
TR. LAWRENCE is now in Boraxosé.
Mnd may be CONSULTED at the
HONGKONG HOTEL (Eɔom No. 20), daily from 8 am to 6p.m.
CONSULTATIONS FREE
SPECTACLES F. BLINDNESS.
Viaton is justly described as the most important of our sonacs, and its loss is ro garded as one of the greatest afflictions to which mankind is subject.
It is, therefore, of paramount importance
that
we
should carefully as our sight whilst perfect, and that when, unfortunate ly, the help of Spectacles is felt to hun cessary, the utmost care should by taken in the selection of them.
The tato eminent Oculist, Dr. Soelberg Wells, testified that he had no hesitation in stating that the haphazard plan of selec ting Spectacles-employed by some Opti- ciana was frequently attended by serious consequences; that eyes were often per marently injured, which might, by skilful adaptation of glasses, have been preserved for years.
S.. R. Gooм, E, F.R.G.S.,
Barrister-at-Law, Singapore,
Writes:--
I have used Glassca for twenty years, and have no hesitation in saying that, those supplied me by you are the best I have over
WOT!!
I woar them with nich zalisfaction aud comfort, and find the framée ara espo- cially convenient.
To Messrs. LAWRENCE & MAYO, Hotel D'Europe, Singapore.
LAWRENCE & MAYO, OPHTHALU OPTICIANS, (Opticians to the Principal Ophthalmic Surgeons in England and India.) Offices-Ola Bond Street, LONDON.
3 & 4, Haro Stroot, CALCUTTA 22, Rampart How, BoxAY.
1232
Hongkong, July 23, 1888.
To-day's Advertisements.
STEAM TO STRAITS, COLOMBO AND
BOMBAY
Tho P. & 6. S. N. Co.'s
Steamship
Kashgar
will leave for
above
places on SATURDAY, 1st Soptombur, at
E. L WOODIN,
Superintendent.
P.&O. S. N. Co.'s Olico,
Hongkong, August 29, 1888.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
The Steamship
Iphigenia,
1420
Capt, VOLTMEs, will be despatched for the above
Ports on SATURDAY, the 1st September,
at 4 p.m.
For Freight or Panango, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, August 29, 1883.
1435
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR HANIL V1 AMOX
Tho. Co.'s Steamship
Zafiro,
Captain TALBOT, will be despatched for the above
Ports on SATURDAY, the 1st September,
at 4 p.m.
For Froight or Pastage, apply lo
KUSSELL & O.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, August 29, 1888.
U. 5. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
1437
THROUGH zo NEW YORK, vis OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,
DAY,
THE U. S. Mail Stonmakip CUTY OF PEKING will be despatched for San Franciscu via Yokoliane, on TUES
the 18th September, at 3.p. m., taking Pazmugurs
for Japan, the United States, ant
Through of Lading issued for trans-
Bills of portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic aud Inland Cities of the United States, við Over- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Damerara, and to ports in Mexion, Central and South America, by the Company's and
Stasma.c ConRooting
Through Possage Tickets granted ta England, France, and Germany by ali trans-Atlantio lines of SteamerE.
First-class Fares granted as fullowa -
Franciaco
.....$200.00
To San Francisco and return,
available for & raonths.
To Liverpool
To Loudon
ayd
350.00
225.00 330.00
To other European points at proportionate Special reduced rates granted to rates. Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.
San Francisco for China or (or vice versa) within one year will be As a discount of 10 %. This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
Bonham hu bisyo paid full fare; TC-
Froizat will be received on board until p.m. the day previons to asiling, Parcel Packages will be received at the office until m., same day: all Parcel Paclonges to address in fill; value should be m
Sof same in
Consular invoices to accompany Cargo destined to points beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be seis to the Jompany's Office in Sealed Envelopes, introssed to the Collector of Customs at Sen addressed Francisco.
For further information as to Pazzago andy Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. BUA, Queen's Road Central.
O. D. HARMAN,
Så gent. Hongkong, August 29, 1868.
To-day's Advertisements
ZETLAND
No. 625.
Regular MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in FreeMÁSONS" HALL, Zetland. Street, on TUESDAY NEXT, the 4th September, at 8.30 for 9 Imprecisely. VISITING BRETHREN aro Cordially KNYTTED,
Hongkong, August 21, 188
NOTICE.
1430
DOSE & Co. beg to inform the Cou to facilitate their Stock-taking the DOOR of their STORE will bo CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 1st September, to a few daya after; Doe Notice will be given when Reopening will take place.
Important and Special Orders can be sent in by the dwelling entrance next to Messa. WOTTON & DEACON, Solicitors.
Hongkong, August 29, 1838.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:—
For SWATOW
THE CHINA MAIL.
Per Takien, ut tinos, on Thursday, the 30th fast, instead of a previously norified.
For BANGKOK.—
Per Decangre, at 1.30 p.m., on Thurs
day, tho 30tk inst
For STRAITS & VÁLOUTTA-
Por Wingsang, at 230p.m., on Thursday,
the 3'kh inst, For SAIGON, ---
Por mito, at 3.30 pm, on Thursday,
the 30th inst
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW
No. 8005 AUGUST 29, 1888.
informed, to a virtual surrender of all At the instance of Mr.J. F. Wobbar, solici. | whose moral scruples ara uni so strong as jurisdiction whatayar. That is to say, tor, Mak A kap, an office-boy in the com- those of Western people and who after that the Secretary of State (Lord Reae- plainant's employ, was charged before Ms look at successful incaudiarism is a very 10a.m.---Gorman Mail loaves for Bremen bery) having carefully guarded the pro- Sorcombe Smith in the Police Court to-day clever trick. The Standard says ? -
Shipping.
Bad Forin of Call,” “
corses of the Court, the Attorney Gen-
under the City of Lon-
Noon French Mast laaves for Ports of feral here has deliberately surrendered with the Inrenny of $300. Defendant on Fire Inqueste hot, pasaed during the
Cal and Europe.
2.p.m. Divationgee leaves for Bangkok. 3pm-Wingsang leaves for Singapore,
Poling and Caloutta. 3p.Mogul leaves for Sydney, &c.
Miscellaneous. Goods per Glenroy undelivered
this date subject to rent.
them; and the French and German mitted the charge and was sentenced to riz Governments are naturally surprised at | months' imprisonment with hard labour. what may be described either as British r generosity or British stupidity We te lll be observed that the next English fancy the fault lies in the want of con- | Mail does not leave till the 13th of Sep..
The first inquiry and present Session, was held yesterday. Tho cerasinit was the somewhat alarming firs | which took place in La Bollo Bourage yard last Sunday, and although the result of the was unfortunately, moonclusive, en hot follow thar
investigations
of this
that
Port Adelaide leaves for Nagasaki, o tinuity of official life at Home and in tember, that is to say there will be no kind will fail to be of practical valas. Fice this Colony Lord Rosebery appeared mad for Europe, aftes to-morrow a mail, fue Inquests are not altogether now and the to grasp the subject intelligently thirteen days. Then there will be two only strange thing about them
boon found en effectual when triod having after enough, but as an official he seems to
stand alone in this respect. Even His mails almost together, for the French Mail some years ago, they were never duly lege- Excellency Governor des Voeux has lovon the day after the English Mailonlised. Not only has the holding of theas not thoroughly mastered the subject or the 13th Sopt. Another fortnight thera iliqiarios been shown to be beneficial, but comprehended the feeling of the com elapses without mails, and the English to Tatliamsont in faveur of
at faset ond Select Committed has rep Goods per Moyune undelivered after this unity when he speaks of the status of Msil leaves on the 26th and the French on tigation of some kind being held into the
For THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD. NEY & MELBOURNE.-.
General Memoranda. Per Megt, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday,
FRIDAY, August 31 : the 3th inst.AKONO
date subject to rent. For HOIHOW & PAKBOI,--
Per Ahoine, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the MONDAY, September 3-
Beating of Shareholders of the China Traders Insurance Co., Ltd, at
30th inst
for STRAITS & BOMBAY
Per Harmida, at 11.50a.m., on Friday,
tha Slatinak
1436 || For AMOY & MANIL VA
FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE S.S. Iphigenia, Captain VoLTAER, TES:
verurts,
Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to soud in their Bills of Lading for counter signature by the Undersigned, and to take anmediato delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Par Don Juan, it 3:30 p. 1o., on Friday,
the Slet iust.
For STRAITS, COLOMBO & BOMBAY, Per Kashgar, ac11.90m, on Saturday, hot Saptaraber, instead of as pre- riausiy tiled.
For SINGAPORE
Head Office. TuraDay, Soptember 4 ?----
Goods per Iphigenia, undelivered after
this data subject to rant. 9p.m.-Meeting of Zerland Lodge.
NOTIOE.
men-of-war es a theoretical preference.
given to these ships Whatever doubts the 17th September. may exist about the facts of the case A CORRESPONDENT Writes us with regard to which Mr Byris quoted as having relast night's fire as follows: I don't know cently occurred in this connection, the
Sonior Unafficial Member is to be con- what account you may have about the cons gratulated upon the speech he made on duct of the Government Fire Brigado last the subject. The point he has made, night, but I have only heard one opinion, that the Chambers of Commerce of Asia which is that the firo was shamefully mis- and Australasia are all at his back, sup
a
origin
bat
apart
oficial Porled
invie
shois fatality. Some difficulty was appar
sophicated
the question of felt on to the mode which the should be Bot or foot, and the
suggested procadura
sho purposo probably had the affect of provent
ut tor had been previously put to a Tag: legislation on the subject. Yot the practical test by two of the London Cor- oners, and the machinery of the Cormora Court had been found to answer perfectly well for the purpose. Unfortunately, a decision in the Court of Qacon Beach made it appear that there legst warrant for such investigation, and coordingly the practies was dropped. The tregont tovival in touch to be commended, and although limited to the
the jurisdiction the City, it cannot be supposed that the system will be confined to that area, when once its officiency has been clearly demon strated, If City Fires can be controlled, the same results must be attainabia by like. means elsewhere. The City Act must be looked upon as experimental and tentative, this: that, as the warrant did not To ATSEN, atins To Yeung Shung, collectar, ↑ If it works well, an extension to the entire come from the judicial or administrative was changed before Mr Sercombe Smith in B. Langham thinks it would be good Metropolis cannot be a remeto event, and Authorities hero, tat from a private firm the Police Court to-day, at the instance of thing if a similar law mera Madras, Calcatta, Adun, Mauritius, Assorted Vegetable and of solicitons, the Frenoa Consul declined Mr C. Osmond, clerk in the Registrar Gen- entire Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
Kingdom. The
Per Hesperia, at 0.30 am., on Thursday,
the 6th September.
Uptional Cares will be forwarded unless MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. → notice to the contrary be given before 4p.m. The TO-DAY.
Any Cargo impeding ber dischargo will bo lunded into the Godowns of the Kow. LOOK PIED AND GoDown Co. and stored at Consigness risk and охрапва,
No Clans will be admitted after the Goods have left the Clodowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th Sept. will he subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods no to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 4th Sept., at £ p.m. No Fire Insurance bas been effected.
SIEMSSEN & C........
Agcats, Hongkong, August 29, 1888,
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
1432
August 20, 1888 — Wong, British atinumor, from Wham.
Zennor, British steamer, 1,361,J. Torle, Shigan August 25, Rico and Paddy.—ANAM- SON, BELL & Cu
Haitan, British stormer, 1,182, S. Asb- ton, Foockow August 2ữ, Amoy 27, and Swatow 28, General.-DotaLAS STEAMSP Co.
Aliciae, German steamer, 400, Samuelsen, Pakhoi August 26, and Hoihew 28, General. -WIELER V Co.
Iphigesin, Gorman steamer, 1,059," L. Volimer, Hamburg and Singapore August, 23, General. SLEMSSEN & Un.
Marie, German str., 704, 3, Hollmann, Haiphong Aug. 27, General-A. R. MARTY.
Kaifong, British steamer, 997, VVS- 1V. Dodd, Glagow July 10. Gibraltar 16, Port Said 20, Suez 27, Perin August 2, Penang
Natal French Contract Packet will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 30th August, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be- Fond, old Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits, Settlements, Batavia, Burch, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichóry,
The unani boura will be observed in elosing
the Mails, c
MAILS ur ras BEITISH PACKET.- The British Contract Packet Cathay wil be despatched an WEDNESDAY, the 12th Sept., with. Maila for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, vid Brindisi, to the Straits Settle monta, Netherlands India, Burmah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, Mo.
NOUILS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.
When the Pockets leave at Nemba, m The following hours will be observed in closing the Mails for Europe, &., by the English and French Packets, when they leave at Noon. The Money Order Oce will be closed at 5 the day before..
8.00 A. Posting of Prices Current and
Circular ceases
(Prices Current and Circulars may
however be posted up to 10 o'clock | if they are tied in bundles, country by country, with the addresses all
way).
10.00 AM.-Registry ceases. 10.30 AM.-Posting of Newspapers,
Books, and Patterns cranes. 11.00 A.it.-Mail closes.
17, and Singapore 23, Glencral-BUTTERFLATE LITERS may be posted (from
HALD & SWIDE
DEPARTURES.
August 20;-
Amy, for Whampon.
(Jason, for Auoy and Shanghai.
Phú Quốc, for In phong Thyro, for Cheloo,
Changlu, for Port Darwin and Sydney? Deteres, for Saigon.
City of New York, for San Francisco. Dakc
of Westminster, for Amoy, Woosung
Japan and Vancouver.
CLEARED.
Frejr, for Haiphong. Folien, for Swator.
Housing, for Shanghai.
PASSENGERS. Å RIVED
Par Lennox, from Saigon, 160 Chinese. Per Haitan, from Coast Ports, Mr Hen- keli, 4 Chinese in saloon, and 362 Chinese in dock,
Per Alwine, from Pakhoi, 30 ChinesŮ. Por Iphigenia, from Singapore, &o, Mr Sohmidt, and 71 Chinese.
Por Marie, from flaiphong, Mesars Had. Pfaff, Sörensen, Fadel, Belter, and 80 Chiaoce.
Per Kaifong, from Glasgow, 63 Chinese,
DEPARTED.
Per Uatteries, for Sydney, S., Messrs F. Rymill, R. Sanadors, Jean Mettaz, Miguel Meades, and 8 Japanese,
Per Jesun, for Ammoy, 200 Chinese. Per Freyr, for Haiphong, 30 Chinese, Per Jupen, for Singapore, Mr and Mrs Lindsay for Calentta, Mrs Solomon and son, Mr Pendo, Mr and Mrs Ridgeley.
Per City of New York, for Yokohama, Commandore Maxwell, wife and child, Lieut. Hawkins, Mr John Harris, Dr. H. T. Freman, and 1 Japanese in steerage; for Honolula, Mr Clon Yook. Mrs Chow Yea, and Miss Chow Hing, and 357 Chinese; for London, Lient, P. Annusko; for San Fran- cisco, 130 Chinese.
Per Chingtu, for Sydrey, 10 Europeans.. Per ruferos, for Saigon, 100 Chineso. Per Dale of Westminster, for Vancouver, da, l'European, and 250 Uhinese.
TO DEPART
0
Per Natal, from Hongkong: for Saigon, 11 Chinose; for Singapore, G Chinese for Aden, Mr Auriel Dekliar; for Marseilles, Mr. Browin Shuttlewood. Por Saigon from Yokohama, Messrs T. Fontainiez Doval, A. Faucher and Prigent, and 21
For Singapore: from Shanghai, marines Mr A. Thurbem. For Pondichery: from Yokohama, Mrs Trullet For Port Said from Shanghai, Suter Vidi, and Mr. M. Piero Jaul For Alexandria: from Bbang- hai, Mr S. W. Litoinof For Marseilles from Shanghai, Mrs Hans, Mr T. N. Aldia, Miss Kaither, Mesars Thebaud and Potter: from Yokohane, Meaars Yozsouro Yeghi, Ott and Sadmhi.
Per Fokim, for Swatow, 50 Chinese.
SIPPING REPORTS,
The British steamer Haitan reports: From Foochoy to Amoy, light variable winde and fine weather, sea calm. Amoy to Swator, calms and heavy, showers, sea very smooth. Swatew to port, calms and very fine, seasooth. Steamer in Fouchow, Alogi. Steamers in
in Amoy Fe-me and lwine Syd
Steamers in Svator, krana, Chansang, Kroongsang, Fuyew and Carton
Sung
The British steamer Kuifony raporte Left Glingor 10th July, Gibralter 16th, Port Said 26th, Suez 27th July, Perima 2nd August, Pensug 17th, and Singapore 23rd August; had odorato weather to Cape 1434 Padaran, from there light airs and calm,
11.10 ..) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.80 AM, after which hour they may he sent on Board with the same Late Foo.
SEASON 1888-0
porting his vows, is one which must aged I think you may take it as have some little effect, especially when well-witnessed fact that for two hours, out GARDEN SEEDS. it cannot fail to be brought Home to of three streams brought to bear on the the Imperial authorities that they have fire, two of them were played by the Volum placed themselves in a false position, teore. Where was the water? Hand en Why a diplomatic understanding should HE following SEEDS required for merge into a sue-sided law against Bri-ins were standing idle when they might THE
tish interests, is a question which, who have done most valuable service had they clearly put to Lord Salisbury, must be boon able to get water. Only fancy last answered in one way coly. The ex-night's are cocurring with a strong wind planation of the case mentioned by Mr | blowing ( tyrio is, we have reason to believe,
immediate Sowing
CAN BE SUPPLIED AT ONOM — CELERY,
OYOLAMEN
CINERARIA.
OUR FIRST SHIPMENT:
of
Flower Seeds
has arrived, and will be ready for delivery in a day or two.
CATALOGUES AND GARDENING NOTE
FREE
on application.
is on the
same
Apphed
When
40
to the
The mode, of proceeding to countersign it. No scriors objection can well be raised to the Consul's action's deportmout, with the larceny of into the muse of a death. in such a case, and if the Bailiff went The complainant said defendant was em Although the Jury in the present instance on board a wail steamer without theployed as a collector of money from Chi- returned a verdict that the cature of the signature of the Cousul, be was doing niso towards the District Watchinon's suficient to auggest an explanation of the fire was nozuown, the evidence was quite what he had no right to do. Still, such Fund. He had been so engaged for about disaster, and to remove any
an incident as that referred to is not at
规律
all necessary for the condemnation of fifteen years. From information he had to wilfulness. So far, the inquiry was not the Ordinances; and it is to be hoped received, complainant enquired into certain
edspicion
without fruit. Bat the general benefit that the Memorial to the Queen which collections and found that defendant had, holding of Pro Inquests in cose, the Fire is shown by past is in course of preparation, and the between the 14th February 1887 and 30th | expericuge. There is something exceeding 1365 approval of all the Ubainbers of Com-June 1888, received monies on account of Humphreys, the Middlesex Corotior, as in the evidence of Mr.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. 16th August, 1835,
BIRTIL
On the 28th Instant, at No. 17, Holly wood Road, Hongkong, the Wife of Sorgeant D. MODONALD, Hongkong, Folien Force, of twin Daughters, one still-borg,
The publication of this issue commenced at 7.50 p.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, August 22, 1888. -
merce in the Straits, Ceylon, British
Wonder
Indin, Barmah, and Australia, will the fund to the amount of $27 which he given before a Seloet Committed in 1880, bring the Imperial Government to a had not accounted for. Complainant ap-1863, and again in 1867. It was shown sense of their duty and of their obliga- plied foa remand, which was granted, tions to uphold instead of harassing and handicapping British commerce.
TELEGRAMS,
(Hoods Arency)
{SUPPLIED TO THE 'CHINA MAIL.']:
(Via Southern Line)
CANADA AND PRESIDENT OLEVE. LAND. Ir was almost superfluous for the flou.
LONDON, 26th August. P. Ryrie to have taken the trouble to
The Canadian press, criticising President enter into any discussion of the Foreign Cleveland's momage, declares that Canada Mail Steamers Ordinances, because will never submit to coercion but will atain. when the Foreign Officials themselves tain its rights at any coat. admit that they have got under these Ordinances far more concussions than they over asked for, there is little need for contending that the Ordinances are bad and unjustifiably one-sided. any one read the despatch addressed by Lord Rosebery to the German Am The Extra Steamers of the Messagorice baseador, and then say whether the Maritimes Company between Colombo and Ordinances can be defended on principle. Calcutta have been withdraws. From this so far as the Postal Convention of 1850 date through communication with Madras is concerned which now seems clearly and Calcutta by Messageries packet will be to have been a document with no wider four-weekly ouls viz. on the following dates of from Hongkong
u scope than the English Channel, ex- antes of departure f
June
30. November 28. 7. August
cepting perhapa Algeria the sole ex- July
1. September 27. December 26. pression that could by any twisting of August 3. October 31.
construction be taken to apply to Bri Mula for India will be winds up by the tish Dependencies in this part of the intermediate packets as formerly for transworld is that in Article V., which is as
follows:
mission to Colombo, whence they will go on to Madras by the first opprtunity.
Hongkong,
May 10, 1888.
Unotations: Bosorosa, August, 29. PDM-New Patna, cash, 8505
Old
cash, GLO
Old
New Bonsres, cash, cash,
483 Now Malwa, cash,.. 360 Alle waaeo, Thele... 120
12 a 24 Old Salwa,
580
GRO
Allicima 4332
Persian, Oily, canh 475/200 Allowance, Tel... 16 a 32 Persian, Papor tied 500/520 Allowance. Tavis... 16 a 24
On London-
Exchange. Homatose, Angust 20
2/113
9/0
Bank, Wire,
On demand,
"
30 days' night,
4 months sight, 3/04 Credila, 4 Documentary, 4 sonths aight, 3/0 On Pars
On demais,
3,80
Credits, 4 months' sight, On New York
3.88
On demand,.
Credits, 60 days' night,
Оп
2234
On deexand,
224
228
*224
72
72%
34.20 $6.50
On Caletta-
Wire, On demand,... On Shanghai-
On demand, Gold Leaf, 100 fine....
90 days' night.
Sorareigos,
BAROMETER--
Temperature. (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premios,
Queen's Road,)...
3 .... 144 *20.86 1 E. #....
29.89 ...28.79 ...89 87
4 PM....
Do. Do
THERMOMSIBʊ-9 AM
De.
.J. P. M....
Do.
AP.M...
Do
(Wet bulb) 9 K.
Do
Do
Da.
Do. 1 M. 80 Do ·4.P.M. 80 MAXIMU Dr. Minimum rer nyki
METEOKULOGICAL REGISTER.
AT I P.M. TO-DAY. Harometer Temperature Fumidity Direction of Wind
Forde
Weather
Let
THE RUSSO-GERMAN UNDER- STANDING..
PARIS, 18th Aug. The breaking out again of polomical writ ing between the fferman and Russian now papers shows the west of success of the work undertaken by the two Emperors.
GREAT BOULANGIST VICTORIES.
Panın, 28th Aug. General Boulanger has been elected de
puty in the department of Sommo by 86,000 votes against 41,000, in the depart mout of Charento by 57,000 votes against
• Art Y--When the packets employed by the British Post Office or by the Fruch. Fort Ofice in nxorative of 42,000, and in the Nord department by Articles I and II of the prescat Courants are na 130,000 votes. tionzi vossels, the property of Government, or vessels chartered and subaldised by Government, they all ke camilerod and tracted as vesels of war in the parts of
FARIS, 22nd Aug the two countries at which they regularly or ecidentally trach, and be thats entitled to the same iznosa and
Foreign newspapers. regret the triple privileges.*
Selection of General Boulanger and manifect Article I refers solely to the exgreat apprehensions for the future... change of correspondence between the parts of Dover and Calais; while Article IL goes a little further afield, as follows Independently of the
(From Singapore Pupers.)
MASSOWAHL
Rome, Angust 21.-The Massowah ques-
SPORE
that fires in Metropolitan
districts wont remarkable abatement after the in- stitution of inquesto. Mr Nerjesnt Payne
success: gained in
the sarco effect.
The American barque Mount Lebanons has avidance, affecting the City, was to mach had a sad experience on her passago from London incited som the
some of authorities In and Lincolnshire to ad Buch with like resulte.
Bajang to Hongkong with a cargo of Limber to
the Co
癟
out of
ex
succumbed to it and diet. Captain 0. Heves in cases where they have boor
to conduct
luct such inquiries. The adverse
A
more numerous now
Beri-beri broke out among the native crew. during the voyage, and the discaso spread Berich, we are told, Coroners have abstain. të such an extent that all the nativo crów Fed holding inquests on non-fatal Bros, i asked
Nelson, the master of the vessel, was decision of the Court was given in 1860. If obliged, in consequence of this sad fatality, official statistics are to be relied upon, fres
Mon
much to anchor his ship under Cape Varella, in proportion to the population than they about 300 miles to the North of Saigon, wora thirty years ago. The fact that nearly Fortunately none of the Europear officers seven hundred fires in London last year had caught the disease. The Captain there were of unknown origin, while only four distinctly attributed to incendiariszo, fure thought it his best plan to leave the tre facts which in themselves agrees the ship off Cape Varella, and to proceed to necessity of full inquiry being made. The Saigon in search of a crew. He is now in ant service in obtaining the present Act, City Corporation bare rendered an import-
Saigon, along with his wife, who accoms and if the cffect is the same now as in years panied bim on the voyage, and is finding gone by, the example will not be lost. some difficulty in obtaining a crow to poun the unfortunate ship.
-Information.
were
SERIOUS FIRE ÎN HONGKONG.
THE boochow Echo says
The fre which broke out in a shop in reached us that the late typhoon has Lyndhurst Terrace about fi.45 yesterday caused frightfal destruction at Chaog Lab, evening nafortunately developed into what a place distant from Foochow about 50 might fairly sough be called a "confagrs- miles, The loss of lives and cattle is said
to be very great. The price for house tien even in this happy henting-ground material has risen very consider of the fire fend. No fewer than sixteen caused by the numerous cases of im
Ably
need for repairs of many foreign houses ware causunod during the four and native housea that have aufsred in the hours in which the combined fire exting late typhoon. Mason labour too has rise, uishing forces of the Colony battled with
·it in said that ID. many cases the contractors and to offer twice the customary wages in the air. The fact that it attained such dimensions must be attributed in a large
order to obtain man to
o work
In view of the approaching marriage of the measure, if not entirely, to the absence of Emperor, the Imperial Household is, among any attempt to overcome the fire in ita other preparatious, busied in providing the earlier stages, and the miserable inadequacy
of osir mats which will of the menus available for stopping its pro requisits quantity of be needed
the ground of Bh to spread on the entire palace premises on the auspicious gress when it had fairly commenced its собая оц an immense quantity of coir, devastating career. The reflection that a weighing over 10,000 cattley, has been for fire, breaking out early in the evening and warded to the capital from
Kiangst, and
correspondence which shall ba exchantion in becoming important. Signor Cristhese have been stored in the warehouses in the contre of the city-st a time whon. has gone to Germany, where he meets Prints under the charge of the Board of Works there should be no difficulty, in getting the
the early months of this year, thu
given out to makers to be made within a few minutes after the sounding of fall force of the Fire Brigades on the spot
ged between the Post Offices of the two countries by the route pointed out in the preceding Article, those offices may mutually forward from one to the other letters, newspapers, and printed papers
Bismarck and Dount Kalpoky.
FRANCE
Paris, August let.-General Boulanger of all kinda by the several routes has been slected by a large majority far bereinafter enumerated (1) By theme sad barente, and he narrowly
zmissed being elected for Nord. packets which the British Government and the French Government may re- spectively think it right to maintain, feight, or to subsidise for the convey abse of oorspondence (9) By mor- chant ships plying between the British sad the French Ports. It will be dif-. ficult to discover the several routes hereinafter enumerated, because they do not appear in the Convcution, the
LOUAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SUEZ CANAL OUTWARD BOUND-Baikiomars, July 6:
Spindrift, 24 Glenroy, Kaifong, 27 Fardanus, Phrenfels, Ang Braune chweig, Hentyn, Bordeaux, Apenrude, 10 Achities, 14; Ningchose, Frigga, 1 Djemaah, lengyle, Mendaus, 21
into
marziago
mate, and now since the has been fixed to take place during the thealarm, andata place within a few hundred next first moon, orders have been given by the Imperial Household to the makers to yards of the Central Fire Station--was fish all the mate by the coming 11th moon, able to work-harot for four hours Upon receipt of this order, the makers are and destroy sixtoou houses before it could working night and day, and besides have
engaged additional men to assist in the be collared is certainly not a comforting work - Shih Luo,
the contrary, it is a reflection in
coe.
The Straits Times saysThe Hongkong Connection with which people may easily doned for feeling a good deal of Europeau police have made a mope in the be pardoned direction of calling attention to the ex alarm and for believing that our fire extin- changa difficulty as it affects them. Their foliows in the Straits Settlements feel sure gushing arrangements are merely a delu. on the same point, and look to the Goversion and a stare at utterly unworthy of cent
for redress. The Hongkong force
ports of the United Kingdom of Graat. Hourway House Yorkshire, July 24 tara restive under the steady depreciation Confidence. The scene of last night's vut-
Britain and Ireland and those of France
D
3. Devonshire, 10; Bel Home, August Lona, Cascapadia, Glencor, 14; Denbigh shire, Drestes, 17; Ajar, Chinguo, Mon mouthshire, L.
or digerin being the only places men- tioned. Evidently no other ports than those of the Home countries (excepting Algeria) were ever contemplated in this Tus steamship Aru, with the Fast Convention of 1850; and as we bare said, but for the straining of the words, packets which the British Government and the French Government may re- spectively think it right to maintain, to freight, or to subsidise for the convey- can be found for conceding these privi- auce of correspondence, no justification leges to vessels in Hongkong, Lord Rosebery does not seem to think that the Convention of 1800 had anything to do The with Hongkong, as-uulike the re- ciprocity manifestly present between ports in France or Algeria, and those The P & O. steamer Deccan from Bom-ellency expressed in his speech last night whether the fire would not have got
of silver, and have taken steps to find a break was included in the eras of a previous practical solution of the question how to devastation by fied which many residents meet the loss resulting from the fall in the still remember wall. It has often boon
They sterlis varie of ove ment trans their cell since then that, with the inpressed to the Hongkong pay edmatonsurate with the depreciation facilitios possessed by the Colony for coping MA of July 28th, left Saigon on The men the hardship is undeniable and with such casualties, anything like a repe
have justice on their aide, Iu Monday, the 27th Aug., at 1m their
their case
and may be expected here on or suggestionsalo. They have every reason tition of that experience is imposable. It before Thursday, the 30th Aug. This to expect fair play and consideration. The is to be sincerely hoped that it is but Packet brings replies to letters de Government, there and bere have every spatched from Hongkong on June 16.
in Great Britain and Ireland-there is
no French port anywhere near those waters where British packets enn obtain similar concessions. Notwithstanding all
thing to gain by leading ready ear to the those who my last night's performatics of- the devouring element and chore, ere. cute, fefe Singapore on the 24th on The following extract, which we take from The steamship Arvatoon Ayear, from Cal-grieved parties, duti
and may be expected here on or about
30th instant. the
the London Staufard of 27th July, received doubt whether there are really substantial Shire Line steamship Breconshire left Singapore on the 20th ina.,
might reuseably enough be inclined to many spectators of it during the avefing
may
in advance of the mail and kindly forward- grounds for sob a dalepent. Had a
and ....... be expected here on or about the Blated to us by a correspondent, will perhaps higk wind been blowing all night in In
ted here on or about t
bay, left Singapore for Hongkong on
tend to diminish the doubin which His Ex-extruely doubtf
to say the Ionst
the 26th instant, at 4 pm, and may be with regard to the success of the Fire En- entirely beyond the control of the Fire exproted here on or about the lat quiry Bill. We may say that we sordially Brigades, bandicapped so they wore by a
these facts, however, international amity The latest news with regard to the Ardgay bas secured for the French and German steamers the immusities refer is that all hope has been abandoned of red to by the Convention of 1856, sub-getting her off this year. fect to certain conditions sad upon the
approve of the now measure, which is al- scarcity of officer tud mun, by tha est entirely on the lines of the anggestions breakdown of the fosting engine, by the wo made after the first Bill was laid on the went of a fresh water supply, and, last but lable. All that we will add in the mean not least, by what looked like a pretty ge- time is that if in London the need of such neral state of mental paralyse, induced no
diplomatic asutter that the process of Ar a fully attended meeting of the sub-onquiries le strongly felt and the utility doubt by tacir too evident incapacity to law will not be interfered with. That scribers to the Now Shanghai Electric Cou strongly believed to, the need is and the keep the fire within such bounds us would baing so, where existed the necessity pany, Limited, held last week, it was urani-
for going further? The terms and mouzy resolved to proceed with the com-uchty will likely be still greater in Bong admit of their getting a hold of it.
kong, where there is a large population Hongking Observatory, August 20, 1858, effect of the Ordinances ainoat, we are Pizz
The fre began in the cockloft of a rien
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