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SUPREME COURT. COLONIAL COURT OF VICE-

ADMIRALTY, (Before His lionour Mr Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice, with t'aplaka Hitler, R.N., Nautical Assetur.) Wadnosday, Dec. 27.

THE STEAM LAUNČY COLEMIÓN.

to

the Bains congo-

(Before His Honour Mr E. J. Ackroyd, Tuisna Judge, with Captain fastings, R. N. ratired, as Nautical Aman197.) Wednesday, December 21.

AULAIN FOR SALVAGE,

a Straits in March last.

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NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

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RUSSIA AND UBINA IN THIS PAMIBI.

our dialect, who was killed near Amoy by The Bill referring to the press was instantly Cuzinga in the year 1602. His body was read a first time, notwithstanding the Add recovered as he was drowned at son, but opposition of the Socialist Deputies, who rehemently repudiated any connection a grase was made near Amoy at which the with the Anarchists.

be regularly per- usual ceremonic may formed.

THE BOMB OUTRAGE IN FEANUZ; BROLISH SYMPATHY.

We are all very sorry that our Amoy Con-

London, December 12-In the House e. Mr C. T. Gardair, is to leave us for

of Commons last night Sir W. V. Harcourt Beoul, Corsa, after barels & your'e residence, expressed the sympathy of the Govern He has been most indefatigable in gettingment and the House of Commons with the many old-atawling cases put through, each Chamber, and their horror at the

launch admits having seen the Dragis ap-speculatione as to why and wherefore. Samo direction of the national affairs. In my proashing at a distance of some 600 700 thought it might be beans the Viceroy opinion, those who are discontented with Cars Day, I one is to judge from been in readiness for the marriage of keeping with the topsy-turvydom of the

Chinese fout rather more than, English), wee Loo old (he is said to be nearly 20 years the present Government" would be glad to Princess Toto to Princa Caramel, and the opera. The chorns consiste of Madamos

and states that about 800 Chinese feet of ago), and so was not strong enough to Bir an unsatisfactory andwer, in order to sinous stories in circulation throughout King is very touch concerned at the pro- Harris, Jeffrey, and G. Lemmert, Miseas

ha blow his whistle, expecting the Dragon stand the strain of all the manvres; afford them, a good weapon to assault with. the Colony, has not parsed off quite as tracted kapcs of the young man with Alves, B. Aitken, M. Aitken, Carvalho,

to port. There was no sudden peri' pro- others anid he had just lost his mother and I kopo, this question being very important, Hackett, E. Huakalt, humoniously as might have been wished whose offer he had cloud to supply the Clements, Crawford, Z. d'Almuda,

duced by change in the Dragon's course, was obliged to be present at the foxeral; the House will consider the enbjeok free

800 that was from party feeling,... The Earboarding on her part was very others that it was his Tommy Atkins and his boom friend place of the supposed defunct Prince Doro, d'Almada, F

to whom the Princess ma first betrothed. Humphreys, Millar, Skortshley, and Wal-

alight, and not proceptible to the stoeraman dangerously ill, and had eent for him at Fick Tar. Some itepute over the Christ-To compliate matters, while discussing the lace: Meats Armstrong. Ballast, Barlow,

of the launch. Indeed, had be perceived once to see him bofore death. But later W. M. mas dinner of the Royal Engineers gave situation with his Prime Minister, Zaposer Bridges, Chapman, East, II. Hayward,

Judgment was delivered this mornin' in it, he exons for continuing at full spoed on a not rumour sallowed an all the others, rise to ill-feeling, which ended, it is Prince Dare appears upon the scone, and G. C. Hayward, C. Hance, J. Hanse,

craves for an intervius. The King, Humphreys, E. Lammert, R. E. Lammert,

A VILLAIN OLGATES IN HIS DEEP, Lammert, T. Lammert, Longust, the cross suits arising out of the collision would have been far weaker than it is. Bis ever as Aaron's rodesallowed the rods of the Matur of tkie

in Victoria Harbour in Celeberhat between roucun for going on, after the risk of Egyptian magicians, namely, that the Empe beeful

giving instructiona for Princu Doro's ad. Th.

collioun bad breu incurred, wa that ror himself had 10companied the Viceroy

London, Dec. 10-The man who threw branch of the British Army tofusing te

nittaneo, manages to inform tho audienss Millar. Sayer, Skertehley, and Wood.

The manner in which the opera is placed the P. & C. tug Dragin and a stay launch thought the rayon entud sad would this time both to Amoy and biangekin. the bound in the Chamber of Deputies has

but What gave rise to this rumour seems to That he is not a ready that or,' a reference takvihe plum duff' and other toothsome to the reprasonlatira in Council of the apon the stage reflects the highest credit on belonging to Mr O. H. E. Seisund,

Mr J. J. Francis, C., instructed by Mr avert the danger by porting: delicacies provided for them by a bene. Chambor of Commerce which served to the Clab. The dresses are exquisito, and font Government. They afterwards raise a laugh. In the scaran of the couver throughout the opera some beautiful com- E. U. Els (of Mr V. 11. Dancow's office), ap- the rule ordered the launch to stacken have been: (1) the remarkable speed with conformed that de toel name is Vallant, We peared on behalf of Mr Scimand; and Mrspoad, and if necessary to stop and reverse, which everything was rashed thrangh; (2) is notorious Anarchist, and has lately sation with Prince Dore, the King reveah binations of colour delight the eye.

embarrassment to account for and excuse huurs from first to last; and farther (3) the he was determined to strike

ment, and intended, when he threw the marched out of Barracks in a body. On the the fact that Princess Toto is possessed believe the Club has been fortunate in re- A.3. Leach, Q., instructed by Mr G. C. O. and there was no evidence of any sudden the very short line of their stay, not 24 returned from America. He declares that

sedan chair. Auch B.S are when it might have been observed with ad- ordinary figship,

regrettable display of the ouviable faculty as it will ceiving the most useful assistaces in this Master (cf Messrs Johnson, Stokea and

bomb, to sim at the President of the things section of the work from Mrs Bart. A Master, appeared on behalf of 50 P. and the non-observance of the rule at the time fact that a chair (of no beauty, but just a blow at the existing methods of Jerera-

tais use all ofer some-of forgetting

Chamber. He now glories in his deed. All of

little more attention to the arrangement of 0. Company. the appear sectio: WEL

1BL, and has her head filled with foolish ides

Hia Lordship, in delivering judgment, Vantage. As a matter of fact, if he had

young the osmpany in the grand maroh of the board OILET.

is customary

about gipties, robbers, caters, Observatory

We Feature to think, aid-These are consolidated suits arising stopped and reverse at the time when he region) containing

91E FATER LUNSEEN'S TOST NOT TO BE TILLED UP. thi men-of-war for the areas te decorate Commissions, Sanitary Boards, Colonis pourtiers would,

show off the beauty of the dresses even out of a collision between in unarmed says he blew his whistle, the sollision was carriet just in front of the very chair in the injured are doing well.

hold the lunch also to blame I will add returning from the review I had the good

London, December 10.-The vacancy in their messes at Obristmas time, each ship Secretaries, Local Auditors, Rod Incine

and ather outlandist people. Elo suter more effectively. Mr Baptista, the scario launch belonging to C. B. E. Saimund would have been avoided. I vet therefore which the Vineroy was sitting. As I was competing with the other to make the best Prince Dre it, is a fatinate thing he is artist, has, as usual, worked hard to con- which I rofor, to the launch, and

tributs to the stoness of the opera. Under steam-tug or bunch umed the Dragon that in the Assessor's opinion, which I luck to turn down a side street just in tikus the India Council caused through the re- show. With the exception of the crew of dead. But days Tom, I can scarcely

Oh yes, you are, 1be sureful tuition of Mr George Caldwell, belonging to the 1. &. Compuy. With fully share, the newssity on the launch's to see the cavalcade on its way ¡tko Imperieuse, to crows of themen-of-war bo said the dead."

indeed, replies the King: you think who is a valuable man to have in any the assistance of my Assessor Isso com part of the striatest observance of the rules river, and sure enough there was this other tirement of Sir Peter Lumsden will not be

conviusioma of fact. was if possibly intensified by the fact that chair coataining good-looking young man the following Dramatic Club, the members of the ahoru to

I was able to St. Petersburg, December 10.-The Chi- in Harbour followed out the old-time prac- you're nol, but you are. We had it on the

have been trained in their dances to a righ Shortly befors 12.15 p.m., 1 October 3 she was circling out under helm from one about 24 or 25 years old, and being carried

of the busiest wharves of the harbour. just in front of the Viceroy. toe. The reasst assigned for the absence best authority Rotter! It st

state of proficiency. The dances of the (the morning after a lyphoon) the launch

It seme hard that what was most agst a good luck at both of the sequents of neso Minister has rotumed here to sume courtiers and gipsies are pretty, that of the jpat aut, bor brat, from Pudder's Wharf

pardonable error in of the decorations on board the flagship for me that you should be dead-jat na itis convenient for my houralida friend the

Rod Indians strikingly grotesque. Doa ett seg for the parpose of ging to the

I may claim tha: I have seen His Imperial ANTI-ANARCHIET LEGISLATION IN FRANCE. Paris, December 11.-M. Caimir Perior a to be a most trivial one. It appears Momber inr Cork to take the dollar at 2.

quences as conduct which (as I ninadvised) Majesty, the Emperor of China. What so in your being doad convenient for me!!

the most pleasing featurce of the perform- %. Fannetada, which was lying at the should be visited with in ufore vessel the chairs, and if the rumenr is true, then negotiations regarding the Famire.

areounts to grans negligence on the part of

makes it the more probable is the fact that to-day introduced Bills in the Ohsabor of Deputies to punish the press for Inciting or that Admiral Femantle recourly issued an

To make confusies vors confounded,ance was the pas de sand of Miss Ruby Chias and Maria S. S. O's busy off

the other; but the Admiralty low admits of the Emperora are obliged to visit amoy every onder that none but putty oftimes were tu

Princess Toto insists ch being marted to Skertebley, the youngest of the bevy of fair the New Praya Reelnmntion. When clear be allowed to and their clothes ashore to foro, sad it in left tothe unhappy Prine bridesmaids, 16 M: Gorge Caldwell she of the wharf she headed in a north-westorly

found an excellent teacher, and no teacher, direction, and a ceeded under a port holat apportionsnt of damages according to the few years to worship at the grave of a former raising dynamilo or other autrages, to that nothing. There must be a decree Emperor, is the first of the present Mar- those und in postsation of expinaives. Ая apter pupil. she with the object of rounding up to the star-

that both are to buns, with the usual che dynasty, Sun Ti-Kun be washed, and that the mon sure to wash Minister to explain a diplomatically as

way to to Princo Caramel that his bride surely, had nu

Bitted daissily about the stage, white a board side of the macrad, which was the clothes themselves. The apparently had wed another prince. While the mer-

royal the wow, among whom that riage cermmung is being performed Caramel a gowiske in all its pristine freshne heading in a directiu from 9. to E.S. E. directions, and nu order as to est de arrives. In personal inscription, he re-and purity, waving her flowing skirts with As the lunch put off, the Drayon was disciplins the

minds ou of the highly respectable weer pliant grace, one realised what is menut by proaching the shore, heading for Pedder's the poetry of motion. The skirt danse of Wharf, and for n point Boy 50 fact of so and, bron busily at golothes in Euddigoro, agitator, bas

the right bridesmaids was also very pretty, under the Esmeralda's aters, and making Wharf. Pefore passing As a matter of retaliation opening spacoles, of the Duke of Plaza

excellent effects being produced by the eles for the P. md

Dram weat Toro ia The Gondelers.' Caramel and

knuta). Tha (about врее the messen warn loft undecorded, with the his perminal attendants are engaged on tric light on the white dressss of the dancers the merda, the exception of these of the path officers, who fancy work wedding presents for the To reach the point of perfection attained on half

or something less. When the launch en aid, in ousequence, to have fallen inte Prince Three dogs late he does not the opening night must have entailed a launch's sided was to about 15 knots think hd for the P. and O. against the great deal of hard work, and it must base

was well eat of the Whad, the Dragon disfavour with the rest of the crow. It said monessa, but late as he is he thinks King been enrouraging to the members of the that the Adrial, whe is the beau-ideal of a i Portico'ssubjects are not quite ready fortim. A. 1. C. on and off the stage to bamust have been nearly valern of the geriss Maritimes, for Rervices rendered to und warohauts and missionaries alike hay shocking orine which had been perpetrated

Not a soul to be man? Not a guard of their efforts rewarded by repeated rounds Emeride and Rome 700 or 0 feet distant The ivu 70nsels wore British Naval Commander, isvery much an-

honour, no noutries, a hand, no Unotrial of applause from the large andien from the bench.

wilde the first then in fall eight of each other, the launch noyed at the whion of the car of the flag-Members of the Legislative Council, with which assembled to

Before the season bearing a little on the starboard bow of the hip. The cause of the departure from antiquated top hats, waiting on l'edder's night's performance.

Wharf! Imatediately after the wedding, is brought to a ciuse it may be all Dragon and showing her own serboard the old custom in a potty one, and the Dezu and Toto quatre because the process ipuind that all the members will show bow to those navigating the Prague. conduct of the men is cortainly reprehensis unable to tell ber husband the sgoi-marked improvement in singing, Beting and Both the stoecam and look-out 120 on eiroling round, under a pors helm, but ble. This another intance of that ficance of a knot u her handkerchief, dancing, and when all the work in over the the Dragon chaarved that the launch was tied to assist her mouery. Doro leven general opicion will be that the A. D. C.

my Assessor advises the right easily have regrettable tendency in the British army her, Caramel, who has been parsnded should endeavour to present something more instead of avoiding her by porting, which and in the British navy to cavil at the to querade as fierce brigand, by worthy of their aerts than an unknown

more upon the individual Torts of the and the launch, contiating ander her Haiphong. The loiphang want nshore on others, the Bay, Campbell Brown for the Lucio. All hands garenared, bvitie cargo

a bank off the Hainan Coast at one o'clock English Presbyterian Mlesion, and Miss orders of superior officers; and if the cause ame Barboriui, enters the palsce, and and obscure sumic upora which depende boon dose, the Dragon etabarded a little,

carries off Tois le his mountain home.

an the afternoon of March 26 last, and two Harne for the London Mission. The Ame for the ill-fading on board the flagship is

members themselves than upon any pabei, was ras ints by the Dragon at a spot second scone whore the

18 uuted.

hours later signaled the Krim, which was rican Reformed Presbyterian Mission (Dutch) bang! only what is stated above, there will be a Three days lator Telo is again mariad, pouneed feature of excellenco in itself.a little to the N.E. of boy kuwa

e performansa Douglas hating-off

voyage from Hofhow to Hongkong, to as been strengthored by the return to it remains to be added that the orchestra and amol equidistant from the end of on

stand by her and give assistance in tow.he fold of Mis Talmage, the widow of Dr very small amount of sympathy felt here Doro muiler into the camp, as he acpasses Belure civsing our notice of the

of the roa! Barberini, joins the band, and

off The Krim stood by,J. V. M. Teimage, who died last year st with the dimontented blonjackets.

Trogiree Foto. Between them some dots excellent work under the indefatigable Fedder's Wharf and tha atern of the Fame-

They

handmaster of the Shropshire Light Infan-raid, the Drag striking hot on the part her Christmas night there was more than one charmingly witty dalogus ouaner.

Im. sommencing to sow the fluiting also got two daughters are still working out here and agree to ignore the marrings with Carmel,bry, Mr. Murphy. A word of praiso is side near the funnel at an angle of about and while trying to get a good position for home after a long service of 12 years. Gght between Leander and Imperiouse men

ashore. During the remainder of the afser are delighted to have their mother with and retire vowing noter to part Disguised alb doe 1 the energetic stuge manager, Mr45 measuring from the lamet's bow. arising from the fact that the crew of the

as Het ludians, King Portico, bie Prime. Whell, whose share of the work inmediately before the clion the Dragon Leander had decorated their ship vary Mairer and his Frogn Secretary nuw produnity Princess Toto' bhs, necessarily, stopped and reversed and ported hard, and 100, and dunng the whole of the 26th and them again. The Rev. F. W. Pitches basre. Lantefully. As a est off to tess ebullitions re-appear. They are in search of the just been very great; to Mr. A. South, his the launch alsu ported a hat aufinned 27th, the people on board the Krim were burned with his wife and children and les Tote. The credit or assuming this dinastistaat, who is also actively engaged or hor speed. Under the circumstances I doing their best to got themselves out of Pitcher is restored to health after four years am ad- perely working the engines fling to get ries are due home on furlough, so we are ruise is attributed in Zapoter, whose many bind the scenes, and to Mr Denson and Mir clude that the Dragon was to blame in every the dificulty. All attempts to get of by home. Next year several other missiona

In the first place, of ill temper, it is pleasing to

in the marobes and dance 8.

vised that as the launch vs visit going her off, some 20 to 274 tons of coats were glad that their planse ars to some extent the unanimity with which the decora-gousses and diplonte sels are engerat C. T. Robinson, whe manipulate the electric possible way.

ed by fan King tions at the Naval Hospital were carried

airy lilo, endows scholarships, places

deatues to have bean aussing from the about 10 o'clock, the Krim succeeded in for the London Mission is now being built in She had no help fraca the a suitable place not far from our house, out. These wore the work of some of the wreatle of primrone at the foos ut Become

It was only the other day I Among those present were 1. R. Sir Wil-time that they first aghted each other, gatting off.

Rabiason, Mod Lady Rabina. Under the 16th article of the Regulations Haiphong except the use of baskets and We hope it may be ready in May next year, invalids and their friends. The decorations field's stutust. tended to cheer up masy spoor fellow who opera Public School he has given to ant

the nation. How can i coward him f It Admiral Sir E. Fremantle and Lady Fret therefore became the Irugon's duty, hotela for jettroning the coal. The peo- It will accommodate some 60 odd patiente, was unable to share in the more boisterous is tras our photographs appeared up the mantle; und Mr Hiding Clarke, Chief invice the lausch on her starboard bow, ple of the ziphong were wiling to give instudag 18 women, and will have room for

she failed to do. In the second place of the Evim pakta visit to the esplain of

were not, themselves, willing. The captain Jeized chapal. At heart

cards of invitation, hat I do unt think he Justice, while the dress circle was filled with to keep out of the such a way, which the maststance of coolies, but the lies studcats and servaate, eta,, as well as a thir enjoyment of his shipmates.

will be satisfied with that. No. I must the fashionable society of the Colony.

boving hersell brought about a risk i dy not think 1 the British blusjackos is one of the kind give him a C.,0.skip.

olheion it was her duty ancer Article 18 ifest and tendereat of urls if loft alone could go higher than that. The ishni is

to sluckan har opend us up and reteras, but this she did o di until a collision by the agitar, and it is to be hoped, for too small for more than one night of that

was inevitable; and lastly, when she did to by paid for the Krim's services, but the sake of the reputation of the navy, that Order Finding Foco they carry her off 10 a tropical istaad, her love for the the men will refuse to be led by thoas short-petarseque and romantic making the her. In course trasion acceptable

Tot finds the of line. stale

The Red Indians slave with a Mppa's razor and carry tomaltawks

The chief HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC stamped Birmiogain.

the the weare a double eye-glass and is called the Aberasthy Biscuit. To her mind it wight as well be Bust', and he might keep a Buttes at the Peak Traways Turninus. The row-pow is interspied by the arrival of a boat with five slangers. Grest Heavens ejaculates the chof, & boat with fire auringers! Why was the not gulled from the Godowni which Jaanilek responds, Cutil we get the Barvoar and Lighthous Beard in working order these mistakes will occur."

On

nuto

sighted sohamers to whom true patriotism is no unknown quantity.

CLUB.

PRINCESS TITO." The Hongkong A. 1.0 has added au- other triumph to its record of succeful representations. This most have been the feeling of all who witnesod last aight's performance of the comigopera, Princess Toto,' in the Theatro Royal. Without dis- arming crititiam of details, it may be said safely at the outset that the production of the opera, laken as a whole, is one of the most succesful efforts of this Club to pra- vido

a padsant entorinaient for the community during what has come to be re- garded as the festive sezon of the year. ...Of course, it is only pteral to institute

The

A claim for salvage was raised by Messrs Schellhaes and Co., agents for the Nor- reglar steamer Krim, against the Megaa.

the latter steamer was ashore in the Hai-proffered help. Ha will much missed, he dorsed the remarks of Sir W. V. Barcourt. the BI. M. Cu.'s leamer Haring, white much cause for thankfulness for bis readily rise, is Balfour warmly she

and so will his kind and genial wife.

DIO FIRE AT ANTWERP. During the summer and natumn this your

London, December 12,-A big fire host there was much sickness in Amoy, especial taken place at Antwerp involving the 'lost' of colder weather it seems to have passed lion kilograms of grain, and two hundred among misstories, but with the advent of a lot of watehouses, besides cleven all away. Several, however, had to go thousand kilograms of linseed. Japan for a few weeks' change, and aru nuw ir J. J. Frausis, in his opening stato-buok again very much better and able to mont. narrated the details of the various fake up their customary work. We have bad come rainforcements this month, among attempts made by the Krim to assist the

Mr J. J Francis, QC., ingructed by Mr H. L. Dennys, appeared on behalf of instructed by M. R. G. Ellis (of Mr Y. the plaintiffs, and hit on, G. Deacon'a office) on behalf of the defend as.

Her

WRECK OF THE CHIP 'VOLUL". London, Deo. 13-News has been re cairad of the loss of the ship Volga, from Calcutta, which has been wrecked off Saint

was lost.

SOCIALIST MOTS IN ITALY. Rome, December 12.-Serious Soolulist disturbances have taken place throughout Italy. A mob at Bari drenched an excise man with petroleum, and afterwards not fire to him. At Giardielo the mob killed a towa clark and his wife and carried their

mob, killing and wounding twenty-two.

TENDERS FOR INDIA DILM. heads on pikes through the town. The

London, December 12.-Tenders for the troops were called out and fired on the

issue of a million and a half of Iodia Billa ware received to-day. Those at £08 13.

in full.

He gisca nedah for gready indiented the audience at the round under a part belm the vessels must jelisuned. On the evening of the 27th, titled up before they go. The new hospital 43d. received thirteen per cont, and above

M

life

To

Doro

and Caramel are tw of the new arrivale, the complexities of the ravelled story are smothed out, everybody gets paired off, and the opera is at an eat.

Hath is the fasaiful story of Princesa Tote Consideratis liberties have been taken with the were and libretto, particular ly the scare, both in the way of excisions and transpositions. in order to suit the expa

As

opening performance was a large an

CRICKET.

THE CLUB C. UNITED SERVICES, Approded are the fall scores in this two-

UNITED SERVICES.--XIEST INNINGS,

Capt. Durableton, 11.1., e Bliia, b Low-

BOL

the collision,

of

the Haphosg that evening and seemed to

linya attempted to come to some definita! Agreement with him as to the remuneration

An aranynt was men-

THE CHISHIMA-RAVENNA QUES- TION IN THE JAPANESE PARLIAMENT.

On Wednesday last, eye the Japan

ima-Hatenus casu.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

*

REGISTER

December 26th.-Ax 4 P.5,

Garozacter.

Wl'ostock. 30. 30 3

30.04

In introducing tho Nagasaki. 30.05 62 65 have said-Not long ago, we pat some feochow.. questions, Mr Hatoyama is reported to Shanghai..30. 16 45:76

hat having Auping...30.03 74 the Casshima-Ravenna case, qstions to the Government in regard to Amoy....30.02 67 64

Cauton 30.03 failed to obtain a satisfactory raply we have Swatow.... 30.02 resolved to pct farther qucations on the

30.02 08 70 Hongkong same subjust In the couran of the pro

"Enmaan། | zཡŽ༐.རྞྞ ཎསདྡྷིཡ』་ཧྰུྃ། | ྂཎྜཔྟ

days match played on the Ceket Brundst stop and reverse immediates before nothing was attled that evening. He Daily Advertiser of the 16th inst., fir I am adried that she only went on board again on the morning of Hatoyams put some further question to on Monday and Tuesday:

made matters words by then, for the first the 28th, and there seemed, according to the Government tu reference to the Chish Folio. time, pusting her helm hard s-port. Un certain evidenes, to have been rat der the action of the aversed scrow she discussion by ween the two Captains, in the 79ould have rendered the collision les pressure of the passengers of the 18 dire

direct by hard a-sturbering. There to Phong, as to terme, maine the question wiziher the launched, something like 50,000 francs, ut blame for out stopping the suggestion of one of the passengers it was decided to leave the amount of te it is impossible to fix a precise spot or memons shen the risk of queration to be settled in Hongrong ke collision first accrued, bat bay assessar nd-ween the paries interested on both sides, cucdings is the case in question, the Vict. Peak vise me that under the birou ustanees hora Bud a lottor was given to the Captain of representative of the Government made the Gap Rock 30.03 was such a risk when the vessels had come the Krims, sigsed by Captain Gallet of the name of H. M. the Emperor the ground of Macao 30.63 70 83 88

On the nursing of the 28th a defeuce against the counterclaim and it is within 300 fast of eues ether, and that Hasplung. when the position rat esume dangerous Chinese gunbat arrived from Hoihow, and an undisputed fact that the British Goa Raiphong. 33.00 74

301

. E. Waters, 8.x., ran out Sugt -Major landles. a, b Darby.. C. G. Taylor, B., & Longon Lieut. Shelford, N., Enwaon Lieut. Markham, ..., LE.., b Law. Lieut, Phillipps, R.M.A., and bE, W.

Maitland... Capt. Welman, a... b Lexson .. Olivier, A., Lowa Lieut. Strick, 8.1, b Ellis

urg-Mujer Liddle, S., not out

Extras,

Total

SECOND INNINGS.

Capt. Dumbleton, o F. W. Maitland,

Low Ben

8. E. Waters, a and b E. W. Maitland Sergt. Majur Lindley, a Ezekiel,

Loach

comparisons with productions of the Club cities of local amateurs, and the A., C. hus. G. Tayler, o E. W. Maitland,

the Beast Bat there are always special circqueLances in connection with these

oven gone the length of introducing a new

Kalraa

Lench The part of King Portico Lieut. Shelford, & Leash in former years with Iolanthe,'The character! Gondoliers," Ali Baba,' and 'Beauty and coold not have been entrusted to 2 more F. D. Markhara, not out

competent artists then Mr C. H. Grace P. Phillipps, & Lowens Tas character Als him like a glove, and he Capt. Welman, 1.U. w., b Leach

the beat actor on the ages. . Olivier, not unt la really

which amateni performances, mure especially in Ho sings his susia with the requisite Leat. Strickt

stant of conilenos and dash indicate a true grasp of the part, and it Sergt.-Major Laddle would be well if some of the other inmembers wer to copy his style more closely. Mrs E. W. Mitchell, as Princese Tolo, shers mark ed improvement upon anything she has yet

S. I. Darby, ran out dore. There might be more abandon in her mother, but thes that is a quality lacking. W. Maitland, 1.b.w., b Waturs in the acting of nearly all the principals. She gets the mod out of the mud, and is. Ezekiel, st. Olivier, b Phillipps hard to beal advantage to the duof with J. Senoh, u & Waters

a limited community like that of Bungkung, which tender comparte difficult and, to same extent, undesirable, though it may be said at once that Fracees Tou does not suffer, in somo respets, from any such Allowane must be made for Comparison. Individuu tastes. Toxose the descent from the main of 'Yolanthe 'er The Gondolier's -one, the most captivating and enchanting: the other, the most sprightly and sparkling of all Sir Arthur Sallis's operatic cou

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matters may be presented thus:--If the lator in the day, in answer tothe despatch autar Court of Yokohama ruled that the Bolinao... 20.96 83 67 92 of Captain Calleti, a number of jursks. P. & D. Ce could not bring a counterclaim Manila... 29.88 63 71 SE lanach bed then stopped and reversed and the Dragon had dette the same there would During the 28th and part of the 20th against H. M. the Emperor and rejected.S. Jamor 29.99 —

Cargo was discharged from the Bapãoy the claim. It being so, the Government

December 27th.

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bave been no collision, if the launch alone

bsd then stopped and rearsed the Dragon

into the jacka. Firs attempts were made did employ the name of H. M. the Wrostock. 80.07, 15 67

would have had time to tryes her bows as unsuccessfully by the Krim o to hor of Emperor in the course of the proceedings Tokio

to after which the Krim mada hor tray in the case. So, we ask again why the Go-Nagasaki.

she improperly tried to d. By koping Hongkong. Mr Francis asked his Laurdship vernment employed the rate of His Ma-Shanghai, 30.35 426 un at fall speed, howeven the leaneh gave

the hayas every oppertunity by porting to remember that the Krim was not a reluajesty. Secudly: The Government replied angst,

hor fuel of passing under the launch's tear salver. She want to give nanistanee at that, as the name of the ftovernment was Amoy....30.17 63 83 NE stern, which she might probably have been the special coquest of her captain and any employed in the petition in the case, the Amp.17

68 able to de oven when the diatasos botwreu crvices rendered were salvage services Government is not held responsible for

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CRICKET OLUN.

J. A. Lowson, b Taylor. Prince Duro, nne af the most beautiful bum C. M. Firth, Olivier, & Welman

in the who opera Mra Hagen ales bera shows decided improvement in ber represent. Maitland, o Markhata, b Taylor ath of the part of Jelly, one of the maids of E. C. Ellis, run out Lar. Some protly songs fall to her let, C. Murray, rua out D. Landale, & Waters sty they are admirably. W. Mounser, not out positions-to Princess Tato' may appear too and it is needlest

Hallelle, the other maid of great, butthere are features of paramount sung by her. beauty about the latter, as staged by the tumour, has little to do. Mian Lammert! A.D.C., which tend to compensate for some takes the part, sad in singing Come joinj

of The our Band suggestive, by the way, Gallant Fusiliers and The Rowly, Dowdy

of the pharant weaknesses of the joint productki, of tenars Gilbert and Clay..

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fature. The puts of Lures Jacquier

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and Count Floss are taken by Mr F. Lindsay

Lloyd and Mr D. K. Elimen. Both might get J. A. Lowson, music are fan out of their parts without border C. M. Firth..

opera theie Chrismas entertainment

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Swatow...30.17 66 the two vessels was something considerter She was delayed in her voyage 115 hours, what happened in the cone of the proceed Canton80.14 77 31 Ent the Government must be held Hongkong 30, 13 7262 jaga. less than 300 feet. It is therefore appareat and a deduction had boon made under ber

charter party for that delay. In attempt responsible for having allowed its repre- Viet. Pank that as the launch i pot stop and te- verbo when the risk fiat existed, the best ing to save the Haiphong, the Krims got sentatives ic do everything as they pleas- Cap Rock

ashore herself and had to jattisen 270 ored. Thirdly: What does the Government Macao.....30.24 73 thug she could do at the seasuls closcis 974 tons of seal for which the owners had mean by 'precedent? And what is the Helbow approached each other rato continue at full ad to pay; the vessel suffered damage, is date of the precedent and the points of Haiplung. 10.08 6 87 exe

which had speed and pat her helm hard-a-port

consequence of which, on arrival in Hong the case? Fourtaly: Did the Government Balinao....0.0 71 at did. The question is therefore narrow-

kong, she had to be docked and survey admit that precedent to be rigat? Fifthly: Manila... 29.94 S 78 way

NE ou to whether she is to blame for cos od down stopping and reversing at the first moment By this she icat four days, and the plaintiffs

On the 24th at 139 A., Barometer ris- of dunger. If this depended on urely upon had to pay a cousiderable bill to the Dook unsiderations of discution and reason it Company for the repairs that had to be Supreme Court at Shanghai, or 13 appasting. Gradients increasing for F. F. winds,

Sea alight. Weather fine. The Government must be aware that 10.45, Barotseler steady, Gradients might be doubtful whether the conduct of made upon fur to satisfy inanranos require the lunch should be colemned, but I ments and make ber ausworthy, and she against this caion?

would have be still fushor repaired its representativos did so the name of moderate for N.E. winds. Sa moderate. think that the Rules of the Road contained

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On the 27th at 10.44 a., Barometer en tha high seas; and, if siz, Lhe area of the pective of a number of item for damage, responsibility, ander the pretext that that for N.E. winds. Saa moderate. C1 Khedit, L. R., App, 0., 876, shows that was originally £1000, and is turning that was the action of its representatives. I fine.

buy are not to be regarded by the Court sap into dollars the plaintiffs had taken reply to the question as to whether bu rising. Gradients increasing quickly for

cloudy. as permesivo in any base, butae providing a difart 2/dd, which, bo was afraid, Government did submit to the jurisdiction wes not quite a antisfactory basis for the of the Shanghai Court or not, the Gorern- uf conduct in certain positive lines

conversion of the sterling claim into dollars.ment simply replied that the appesi wa emergencies. Under the 18th rule a

made in ccordance with presedent all The case wout to proof. steamship approaching another ship no an

precedents up to the present day have been to involve risk of culision is enjoined to

ill exampla. If such ill examples are le be slackou speed or and

abserved, the result will be the invalicily of all tresting. When the reproduction of the National Readers was attempiad in Japan, for instance, the Goveroacut

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not vary apparent-ike cannot, by any amoue of charitable salking on the richerous. Their attin, as well E. C. Eilts.. persuasim, be reckoned very pretty or vory as that of Prine Carmel, might have been S. L. Darby Attracties; the libreth, though it fore-len grotesque. If any fault could be found G. C. Murray shadows some of this puulozes of the later with Prince Cannel it was that is showed E. W. Hakland styin of the author of the 'Bao Ballads, tas much of Ar George Caldwell'in panto- Mr Calwel 18 a cloyer actor, but and contine, kere and there, a gem of the mine. parent my, cannot be advanced as one of handicapped as he was by a spined foot LewaJE, . his happiest eforts, ant the local adapta reived during wehearsals, he was not seen Marmy, tions in the dialogue as more obvious from at bis boat, and will, doubtless, mike a great Ellis, the by-book-or-by-ork' method in which deal more of his part before the series of E. W. Maitland

Mr Firth they are introduced tha by any particular performances is brought to an end. smartnow or batural application Two, F. Lammert, as Prince Dor, sings very Darby things parbobis influenced the members inval. It is to be regretted that more is not Leag their selection--the comparatively unknown board of Mr E. Osborne in the part of Jami Landais.

He wakes painfully serious Foreign nature of the opers and the charming liberty allowed in fixing the scene and peried- Suretary till he assumes the disguise of a now hats and never according to the Red Ledian; the he convulsed the audience libretti By reason the formse po de- with his species in Hiawalbery metra. Taylor tracting similes could be made with pro- The passibilitier of the character of Zapeter, Shelford fessiondartiates: the atter gave the widest its Prime Minister, are boundless. It has Markham best allotted ir S. L. Darby, who Pallipps scope in the matter of nery and dresse.

The mining of the curtain discovere arcely realists one's concepite of the Watere the contiers of King Portico, a potentate character formed frons reading the fibretto; Liddle whore gestest fear had appearing ridiau his appendage Trombosoissatisfactorily led Welman

by Mr W. Blayday. The Yorkshin dialect of Strick four in the eyes of surrounding nations. For two days and shall everything has the ancient beggar (Mr A. Chaputo) was in

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necessary and thie haben construed to mean that in sach cau ale must slackon speel, and, if necessary, stop and rovTBIES.

CHANGCHIU, AMOY.

Daily News Correspondent.) We have just had a visit from the Viercy The only exception is that mentioned in of Fukian sud Chakiang provincta in order

to review and examing the tops of the ordered the undertaking to be stopped in the 23rd rule, which provides that in obaying rules due ragad shall be had to all several stons under our Chingekiu prefee-consequeres of an objection wade by the Once in three years it, I believe, the American Government. There are many dangers of navigation and to any special tire. circumstances which may reder a proper interral for holding such a review. similar, issues. What did the Govern

similar event occurred departure from the rules necessary to avoid But scoasionally an extra ona held, if it mont do, when e

fterward? Tho Goyarpment intediate danger; but, as pointed out by seems Neceseury. As the coming of such a years

the Court of Appeal in the Khedive case, big mandarie is a comparatively rare event, rejected the objections of the foreign the radiate danger hare referred to is it naturally orentea great excitement Government, on the ground that so evil not the danger to which rule 18 applies, throughout the city and neighbourhood. Gir example should not be followed. The and to prevons which it was enacted. If houses are sitated on the bank of the West Minister for Foreign Affairs at that time so, rule 18 would be a dead letter. river, and so we had an exceptionally good was Coast Okuma, and I held a post in Apart from the rik brought on by opportunity for seeing something of the way the Department. The Government hold ® precedent for this the Dragon thero win this can an do which they manage such a mattor, The that there was special circometance which can bo suggested great man was to arrive some time during Chishima Ravenna cess. But as such as making it dangerous to the launch Tuesday, 12th December, and as from day- precedent is only an evil example and to step and reverse. Then it is said that break onward crowns of soldiers is all feds should not bo observal, I am sure that:

F. G. Trea, First Assistant. Hongkong Observatory. Dat. 27, 1882. 1. Binox, reduoad to 32 degrees Fahra: - beft, and to the level of the sea inlcher, at s and hundredt

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1. Tamegna rant,i Barenbait.

8. HUKUITT, in porcootage of saturation, the amidity of air saturated with moisture being

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6. Slate or Weature, k hlas sky, tashed words, ddrizzling in, flex, gloomy ha, lightning, overcast, & phing shower equally; rain, now, thunder, y visibility,

Hage, nimetus, lanche and hundredsku, dew (wel

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even if the launch was not adhering to the of guy uniform passed our garden on their vader any circumstances, the jurisdiction Barometer ...

way to meet the boat that was to bring is of the banghri Count conld not be Teuiparaturo rale in keeping on at full spuod, she is ex- cused on the principle hid down in the case Excellener up from amoy. They had to extended over Jaymo, if foreign judicial Humidity of the Bywell Castle, LR. P D., 218, sit, wait a good long time, for the boat did not power his effect over Japan except by Direction of that where one ship y wrong mags arrive until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and treaty stipulation, Japan would finally lose

her footing of an independent Empire. Fro sadlenly places arrier abip in a position it was quite dark before the Yiorry and of fresh peril, the latter will not be held to his suite were safely esqurted to the quarters la condien I must add that when Weath blame for doing the wrong thing in assigned to them. On the day following satisfactory replios ato giren by the Rain,

the review began at daylight, Government to these questions, the House howerer, regard the husen's tacties in this and when light Although the whole affair took more than ball over. Indred this time it to vary well pleased. It, oa the contrary, I place in a very short time, the denger seems to have bean unusually perfunctory the Gosurament fail to give such r crued gradually. The steereman of the oven for the Chinese; and any were the they must be held response for

moment of extreme difficulty, cannot, { Wodnesot there at 8 o'clock i wan| as well as £he whole nation of Jam with ]

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