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PLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG; THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI.

A Chromo-Lithograph Plato of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT THE PEAK; aley of

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THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 19TH, 1875,

Thaatesmallp Concza rejurned from Aberdeen Docks on Saturday morning last,

JATE TELEGRAMS

`REUTER'S TELEGRAMS -

After further remarks his Wotabip consorted at fubare extension or enlargement should the to hear fartber oviderne for the defonco. gecessition of a futura genomtion of colonists

Chong Abrag, employed in an adjoining domind it. garden belonging to hicers, F. Blackhead "& The entire coas of the project is £39,000, Ong said he knw reven or eight people in Mr. diviñed as followsim. |Homphreys" gerdon, the prisoners s mongst them,

scanvoniont protext for berasional holidays, and the parents of most Ubinose domestics, if they are to be believed, have a faculty for dying, though they soldon expire, haing, is to be presumed, preserved for future ro- forence. Putting aside; however, these cafes of deception, which are considered venial in and by the Chinese, there is no doubt that On the 25th ulifui, Dunosu Boss, cook of they are really kind, attentive, and dutify the atoa mer Serpeton, was takou before Captain In the Houeo of Jammona' last night she sold the constables for patting handa Tel.

to their parents, and take care that they want for nothing they are ableto procurothom. It is well known that Chinamen regard it as their duty to keep their wives' workers oven, and they treat them with marked deference and attention, proM)

The Agent of the Pacifio Mail Sloam Ship Company, has pensivedi tolegiam amongoing that the Colorado, from San Francisco que 15th coiled from Yokohamn for Hongkong on Saturday mornÍDKU ZA eng

SOPPECAN TO THE " DAILY PRESS.

THE CENTRAL ASIAN QUESTION,

Lospon, 8th July, 1870,

on R. Bourke, replying to the Hou Bullie Coram, said Any communication at the ser respondoned relating la Russian accupation of Khird would be prostate, The Government ad abandoned the policy of the neutral zane and relnood to fetter its Erondom of action, Our relations with Buguia were most friendly.

Dengine, Magistrate of Police, charged with causing the death of young map namel Thomas Wilkinson, an elinary man on board that vessel by giving him a blow which knockud him orerboard. The body hnd not been found, but the evidcoas being very clear, Bon was committed: for trial at the Asbizes for culpable-bomicide not amounting murder. The body of the unfortunate young man was recovered, in the vicinity of the Borneo Company's wharf, and coroner e in- quest held thereon, It transpired that the The Asseably has voted for the Public decegoods skull bad han frantured, apparantly Powers Bill against 597 voter through atriking against the odgo of the whar, or one of the feuders, when he felt. Ther conuer's jury blee retuned a verdict of culpable homicide not scanting to murder, there being and 2,000 prisonera, no evidence to show the the prisoner. Hood intsaded to inflist more thun blow-in gapare anda.

We take the following Hems from Ue London and China Bepress

Lieutenant Francie H. Chapman (1873), late of the Steffleure, ienppointed to the Victor ma melut Hongkong

Ata Leyce held by tho Prince of Water, the officers of the free Deli, laty flagship in Chine, were presented by Vice-Adelral Shad well,

Professor Dourdan delivered lecture at the Royal Institute on “The Chinese Language and Literature, which was well attended.

The Elise Shaw, from Londow for Shangbul, damage, alter delision, bas discharges and sold her enigo of couts and is now (May Sub) repair inget

for traffic rezepts of the Eastern. Telegraph Compary for the month of May muñounted to £30,802, guinst 230,225 at the corresponding period of 1874; and of the Eastery Extension Anetralesia and China Telegraph Company to £17,773, against $18,870 het voor

FRANGE,

The Arat prisoner'a wife was also there, and Masonry Dars..... when the two men came in the woman told trainer,

them they.ounld not come that way and pointed. 19 inch Main from Dam, to Straiter,

to a rose ontside. The contables becuing Conduit from Strainer to Guaga Batin Labusive, tủ hòr whân bà heard the woman Guage Billu and Tunnel folet.

on ber brons. The doustables then denied this Tanuel Delict.... To came forward then to age. Ho ubscrvad Condest como mea cous out of the sled and prst the 18 inch Main to Tãok... two sonstables inside. He, atood outside look ingin and saw the tie the biude of the two cu The prince were not the men who tied. then up. The ass who did ran away,

By Mr Wetting The quenos of the two men vere not tied up when the police entre i hiq also

the dry season, a new conduit esuld not inground the sapply during that Anism, but at wil ovants Curing the rainy months of the yaar, it would be the mesne of bringing into win much of tho Vater that now caonpon over the bye waab into the son. If uncontrolled it would draw off the 1440 50

entire contents of the reservoir in about mix 875110 weghe, but spot a contingency can be averted. 149 10 b by the insertion of a moter at the outlet works, 107 120 allowing only a stated number of gallons to pass. 187 8 0 out from day to day and so make the supply 15,800 130aat until the reappearance of the rains, Bach 388 190 conduit would cost £9,378 under the following 2,012 200 heade 15,000-19.0

.. £££3,592·6:0

Condit

914 11:0 Contingencies, 10 per cent Subta

Trou Muja loro steep places and movies 1,807, 18, 0 49fending af Reservoir end

272 180 £20,055 10 0

E843 7.0 Contingentis 10 per cent 643 5.0

Total $0,278, 12.0 From the foregoing it will be seen that from

xiy £39,000, 022 01 The Lou Taral Project-In this plan will bo

quantity of water stored is not sought to be the Low Leve: Punject sud the Pakfolam Subsi rodga sed many of the fextures of the original project of 1879, the difference Boing that the

and attorney, the first and second priseners were After a few other remarks between the bench

contented to 14. Jays' imprisonment cash and stas food 810 each or 14 dega more. The third, incresend hotween Tytan and Wong-das-chung diary Works conjointly a water apply for Vic by Dallab supplies, but is led underground torin may be obtained, yielding during the The Alphonaiste bave optaron Catitavigs prisoner was to contenend, tos dapat rid the Faircct to the nearest available point on the longcat dry season, a minimum daily allowance

GERMANY.

Emperor William visits Italy in Cotober,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

11065 July,

BEFORE JAMER KUSSELL, ESQ.

“A, DISTURBANCE.”

VIOLENT "ABBAULT. ZU Tang Lakaw, storekeeper to Alcasen. Jardine, Matison & Go, charged To Atar, master of turgu bout No. 535, and 1 bosimat, vita violently Assaulting buo, fa

klik,

burch and Bfth to seven days" imprisonment,

THE HONGKONG, WATER SUPPLY

Outte Timmel, Falst£ 96-16.3 „Valve Sbást 6,0977.6 Tandel....... 6,428-610 ・Outlet

12,125

northern slope of the island; thence es in tho Mary Aun Juckaun, reading at Queen's Rond proceding phone, it is echt forward by open of178 gallons per inhabitant, the total estimate of the two works being £132,000, the thirtoer gallon conduit to a point on the bill overlooking the East, charged one Ng Afat, with sualing some Black Rock on the casters de of the age supply from Team being feasible as a cost of Enives and forks har property and a box of Course. At this point it is receive into one foolure improvement would stand at E01.1133., £16, 4d per end of inhabitant, while the Fok. lating the property of her buy, Sun Achany end of a cast iron syphon and poured out from making the aggregate rate of cost of the con

After We aridence of another boy Chenpg. Asum the prisoner, who was recognised go / the other end into the poullo tunk below Robin icint works 21 Ss. 8d. per henit of inhabitant, a son Road, known as No. 1 Tank... The syphon Riving boon convicted of rosy several times, two miles long, and is proposed to be laid rate which, in spite of the large suuna" involved. was sentenced to four months hard labour.long the same in as that in the preceding and Continental wafer supplies which are pat cotopares most favourably with that of English plan, viz., under the Bago Course and long down at from £5 to £5 per head at popu alien. Queous Road Bast and the appor roads in the- -F. Biskuta, ushant Kr Swith, boording The following raport of this Surveyor-General direction of the tank. The storage of water as I have omitted from the present calectations - bonss keeper, charged two asmen, hamou on the water supply of Hongkong in published Tythm is proposed to be made in a macevoir an finncrtant item opon which I have dwelt ut Elder And J. Malean, with creating a distar- ka Saturday's Gazele fur quera uformu impounding 283 million gallone, the dinouse length in previous Reports to Goyera. bance in the house. They were fined 50 centefionAC

being hails upon a site clogs to that suggested ment, 20, the closing and relaying of the. eneb.

Pablic Works Department,

in 1873. This valutad of stored water which Street mains and distributing apparatus. I UNLAWFUL POSSESSION

Surreyor General's Office, Hongkong,

may be slightly increased by bill Trainage falling omsider this item abould properly be include P.C.Backer, No. 76, charged μ molle, with

July, 1875.

into the conduit between-Wong-ac come and in that of the upkeep-and-alais tone-of- Sír,—In centinnation of previoua correspond the Sypsod head, will yield an average of this the mutual water service of the bowa, and nut the found him in a burry getthig out of a boss suce upon the subjeo; of the proposed kieur tām gallons per bead of inhabitant during the in that of works prenuptive, blarked good which he enpaised, throwing two obidren and kong Government Water Works Extension, F 240 days diy period of the year. The total cost bas already cauteed from the work done 1120cr the rest of the tumetes into the water. * have the honour to transmit, you embodied in of the Low Level Project js £122,000. vided my directions during 1874 and the prosput year,

The prisoner said the basket of boreo shone the ompanying twenty sheets of detailed as follows!

in the clanning and relaying of many of the were the serpics the hold of the ferman drawings and estimates the results of the en-

2. principal mins, and The Legislature will bark Corrinoi

gineering surveya recently completed. These Embankment...

58.76 14 paly continuo the ente giants for a faw YOBTR The prischer was Suéd 20 ahillinga

surveys, as xetenged with His Bras Joney Sir

the whole ayatem may be so far remodelled by Arthur Kennedy, have been confised;, to the in-

the time any new works are completed and more vestigation of two alteraasve projecte, the first

water brought into play, as to render conegor sary any extraordinary ousting on that occasion on a smaller scale then the scoond, and buto of considerably less magnitude than the originat

for the elficient distribution of the new supply. Achemë submitted by me in 1679; 24

Colourt to Gauge Baein.........

147, 180

In the wompanying drawings I have dealt It may be rebollested thatsbo, drowbacks Gauge Bwin and Trennel kolet...

187 80s exhaustively, and trust su olently, with attending a supply of water from the drainage Orestow Wer sind Bye-wash...

7,312 130 von the minutest dobails of the proposed worke, of the Aberdoa Valley or from triplicatore Tunnel

39,791 16.0 that I do not deem it usessary to supplement servoirant Pokfoolum were found to be so great Candat

Tannal Citat...

79 this vary brief mentordam by a written dus to make it undesirable to look to either of base suurves for bely, it has therefore not been

18 inca Mala to No. 7 Tank..

18,400 140cription of them. The detal surveys and de sablerrausky boringe, postponed time after time féeried nccessary on this occasion to extend

141 by untoward circumstapecs, when at last ander- the datail studies beyond the Valley of Tytam, Contingencies 10 por cent 1111550 taken and completed under the parsound super. and it in to the diannagion of the one post methods of turning to account this, the most

vision of Mr. W. Daaby of this Departurent. 2122516 140 eft, na in full possession of all the necessary generont watershed of the island that the lol..

facts and geological data upon which to found Jowitir pages are almost pickuerely devoted.

the present patimates, and these may therefore In the original soheme it was proposed by · In tuth projecte fie odvantage of wayside be accepted with confidence. Ja ovuolusion. I means of a dow and rescregir, to catch and put feeders betwech Tymm and Wong-act-chung la deiro to avail ayact of this opportunity to by for use during the lang drooghts of winter, relinquished for the sake of unmony of cost, bring under the notice of His reellency the two hundred and fifty million gallons of rain: these sources being only obtainahia by the Administritor the good servies, tendered by by a conduit winding along the billsides, inters to intercept their contente, ond this conduit front only in the field, but in the preparations of the This volume was to be sent forward to Victoria cutting of a serface conduit along the billsides. Mr. Danby throngbout these investigations, not repting in transify the contents of vesty-five its serpentine goureu, and therefors great somewhat claborate designs which these works mountain strong which it was calculated would length, would nogessarily entail a very great have rendered necessary, and personally thus may me the duly dividend to thirteen anda outlay. In the Low Level L'uoject the water publicly return mm way thante ipe his valu- half gallons per head of hibabitane in winter, trough between the reservoir and Wong-neisable assistance. I have the honour to be, Sir, and at least thirty gallone in summer. The abung following the hill consoaia would be 34 **Your most obedient Servant... allowance Nas 10 have been further increased, miles long, while the anme taken direct under.

JOHN A. PRICE,

Surveyor General,

· Adting Colvent Secretary, ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH MAÏL. The Messageries Maritimessteamer Inovaci

The law of China visite, any offence against parents or aget people with severe pishinent. This is very proper and politis, and it neaists materially in cultivating wholesome awe of their oldera mong the rising race. No doubt some of the panish mente inflicted me unduly harsh, and out of all proportion to the offence; but this must bo axpacted. From a people whone legal code is unleavened with Christian charity and morey. Their laws, though possessing some just and meritorious features, are very parfoot, and serve effectually, to make the line between Chinese civilisation and that of Western nations. In's recent number of the Peking Gazette is recorded a cans of particle committed in Shantung. A young man.re- proached his father with not contributing to the support of his family, bat on the cor trary rendering himself a burden to them which put iạ' at Alo Janeiro March 271b, with the law posscasion of spie oid horse aliver. This gave cieu to a disputu, which ended in the son taking up a stone and striking his father a violent blow on the hid which killed bim on the spot. The culprit ender- The Flintshire (str.), loading in the South voured to conceal his orime, but the old Bay-West Todia Doct for the Straits, China, and ing that "murder will out was in this case Japan, will take out to Hongkong 150 tons of

gunpowder exemplified; for it was discovered by some of his relatives, who, showked at the nnnatural deed, promptly handed him over to justice. He was sentenced to be alicar to death, and it is reported that this barbarous and re- volting sentence was duly carried out. This looilent proves two things. First that auch erimas are very rare in China This is demonstrated by the circumstance finding a place in the official Gazette. Secondly it shows that justice in China is not get severed from vengeance. The tabumanity of the punishment is sufficient evidenies of this fact But perhaps it is not well to be too hard on the Chinese, since it is not so very long ngo that the castem of gibbating and qfactoring criminals prevailed in England. Time: | and example may bring about the sholition of such barbarous practices in China. It is true progrosa is extremely slow in the Fo Wery Land, but the day must cong eventually when the barriers of exclusiveness will be broken down. When it does we can only hope Singapore.

the Chinese will retain their distinctive virtuez Londen.... Mr. F. ALOAK, Clemont's Lane.while adopting all the good features of Burc

GEO. STORET, 80, Cornhill. Hongkong, Bud January, 1876.

pean civilisation. On our sido let us not be Mesura, HATES, HENRY & Co. toc proud to copy anything that is excellent Francisco Mr. L. P. Fer in their metitutions, manere, or captons New York Mesory 5 M. PETTINULLA. & D., Perister is unattainable by any race, but it is always possible to learn and to improve, In one thing, perhaps, we have rather rotou graded. In what are falsely called the "good old days" children paid more homage to their parents, and families were more closely kuit by the cords of love. We could wish thin the ures ait penpalion of. Britans would TEHTAMPTY CONDUCE Vieir whit, and greater respect for their seniors.

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HONGKONG, JULY 12ro, 1875.

ANGRA the most conspicuous virtues possess ed by the Chinese is the honour and rover- cace paid by children to their parents. This is a pleasing trays in the Chinese character, and and that does thom great credit.. In this respect cortainly Western dations have some "ching to harn from the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom. Its a regrettable cir- constance that with an ever advancing eivi- lisation the European countries do not great y improve in morals. Drunkenness is still Certibly rite in Great Britain, though happily

350.

Ite antouneed that a French naval station is about to be established in Tocking. It is to consist of gunboats seat from Sugon, and mined by the naval dickiona of Coahin China, This flotilla is to be comanded by a frigalt captain, under the authority of the Governor Ceneral of Dechia Ubin,

£122,000. 08-0

3,400

0:0

The proscouter baid yesterday he had to like 38 buler of silk to the French Mail stonor, and went to Ice House sharf and asked the first prisoner how much he charged, when he said $1. He told him he never paid more than 60 cents before The prisoner and 99 cents they would not take, He and all right, be† could get another boat. He went away ped procured boat fix 60 conta. Aftor, ka hnd dana this he went into the gown, and onining Fout he heard the second prisoner: call ont beat shin. The first prisover etinak ki on the busd. We cannot bad any foundation for the state with a bamboo, onaging a great flow of blood. ments put forth by the Post and other contem- After ke bad engaged the other bont for 6 pararies as to the construction of torpedo cents, the prisoners caine and wanted to create vessels and other barbour and coast defenscă a great disturbanen. He told them to go away the direction of Gators Ripley, an American firat prisoner widers said he did not beat on behalf of the Chinese Government, under as be had no time to quarrel. In answer to the artillery offer, whom, it is stated, proceeds his mother. He did not say he wanted to make shortly to China to ampreintend the works 40 centa out of the transection. He did not pay 60 cents and enter in the bank the orange Ir the last mad information was received of of $1. His books showed, 60 cents always paid the arrival at Bungeek of Mr. Knox, Consul and charged to the house. He did not engage was despatnek Tram 606 Consulate for the first prizorer aid his boat was engegod by the Bokfootus Babadiary Works riolding the bill as now proposed has only a length of General, but the report of Mr. Edwards, who the prisoners boats purpose of inquiring into the practicability of by the presecetur. Ho esid ba entered in bin mossly 5 gallons in winter, and in summer se 2,445 yards, a difference of 24 miles in faveur of catablishing a British Consul at Chenguiou, book gl, but be only wanted to pay 60 cents as much in excess as the oondust would curry, the direct route, la the High Level Project has not yet been received. Mr. Pender, M.F. he wanted 40 cents for bimself, and told lum the project also, intinded a service teacrvoir in the difference is almost as grost. The loss of (June 4h) will put a question or the subject to-night to wait

town and a complete remodelling of the ayetem ullah witer by the adoption of the abort Lang Apoi » godown, coolie corroborated the of distribution through, the streets. In abort, | underground chaunel is considerable, but it must svidence of the prossentor, every requirement, pointed out by the best be borne in mind that thô professed intention Wong Akwan, the mother of the first pri- Hydmalia Pruotice at home was provided, but of the present arudion is no longer the largest

Pahore clasp for the Taku Forts,

e

The Honourable CECIL C. M

The Bussion Government bare anonnect blo following appointments:- As: Cansal-Gedural songs widenes and mid the rustomer the hola satuiled na patlay whigh the Guvern water enpply possible for Victoria, but rather dy, Capt. Locointre, from Maranillos 6th Jane, of Russia at Shangani and for all Chiures ports, socged her hout but fold them to wait 284 wont however, desirous to extend is the Colo- the attainment of noderate provision at at Port Said, Suez, Adon, and Galle 27th State Connoiller Constantin Scatchewan sat time the vinil was high. It was greedy the advantage of a liberal bater provison minizin cost and that this was cutaiked the ult., Singapore 4th, and Saigon 7th instant, Consul of Russia at Titsin, Capri Conneiffor about payment: They waited an hour and then was able to meet. Charles Wabern Vi-Cousal at Yokohama, they found the silk was being put into another.

'sacrifice, turn Roane de Rosto, College Assessor, cargo boat. She went to see about it, nudes of obtaining a smaller volume of water money value of the water to be had der bere yesterday morning. The following tele- Accordingly it beenmo necessary to devise The most practical way to judge of the tree with dates from London to June 4th, arrived factory of the place in the face plained how they bad been waiting, and said at less cost, and to this cod certain reductions the two schemes now before, and therefore grims have not yet been published here sign Legation of Fede, M. Alexander Pelikan, soper struck her. The prosecutor andhis witness submitted by me in a second Report bearing not to rush at once to the lump sums shewu in Department at Pupil Interpreter to the Bushey cught to be paid for that. The first pri- and modifications of the original scheme were the best way to test their respective merits, is

(Frons the Guyton Observer.) B., from the University of Kharkow on FA aftes for boys with bamboos to beat them date 4th March, 1974. After a full discussion the estimates, but to take the gallun and find

LONDON, 14th Fite. aty Councillor Alexandre Olawery. Acurg and the prosscutor stumbled on the broken of this last report the Oclonial Legislature re. what this measure will stand us at under each, A rumer which is at present ungpofirmed, Consul ut Hakodedi, is transferved in the same wharf, and fell, and oat bis head himself, solved to have ectail surveys and estimate the upper project, gives no 72 million gallon states that negotiations are, being earried" on the Seth Roglirent, with excor ING TOUT RIGHT WIT moods on-line niting from an ecautuation which had microly pay 0.52 of a farthing per gallon, under tha

Chau Akum said she was a married woman, made of the proposed rainted projecte and thus for 239,000, the lower 283 million gallons betwee England and Russia for a settlement

chu Over thefin qupasiem kuret in the Irish command. Sir John Mishel got a blow on the log frout one of them." been preliminary, and consequently From Boond 0.41 of a farthing, Baving of 0.11 in Wolseley will Amplado Sir Henry Barkly as A report from the fire statestbat Sir Garnet, joined the army, an ensin 1823; courie The book was prodeod but only abowed one estimate whies could only be approximative favour of the Low Lovel Project notwithstand Governor or Cape Colony." Wje Diario in Mänsin of the Ist instant saya Jieutenant-colonel, 1842, colendi, 1854, major-hard labour; and the second was fined $1 mis intended, and what they reveal is impor couputiter.

lientenant, 1823; enplatu, 1820, major, 1844 entry. ANNA THARLA

These detail surveys and estimates have nowing that its total cost in nearly three and a half The direct United States oblé fina has com The first prisoner was sent to seven days beg effecto fh the scurobing maper which it time great as that of its less pretentions pleted. that ou the evening of the 30th ultimo the baru general, 1958; lietennat-generul, 1866; gercial, mcler fell very low, and many imagined that 1974; and colonel of the 86th Regiment, 1932.

LARCENT, Inte Cher cunst

LONDON, 15th June. :: a typhoon bad ocenrred somewhere on the He was nominated a 0.B. after the termination the forcons of core road iron, the property of sad in remoring beyond the region at doubt the great weight, and that is the facility of realizing tare Act Amendment Bill:

funt in showing that the cost of resizing the Bat there is another rocciamendation in On Asin, street conlin, was plunged with original scheme of 1873 had been over-estimated, favour of the larger schens which most have one poses the second reading of the Judica After two day debate the "Hons of Cam e of the Kafir wat in 1853, in consideration of the Administrator has becs pleased to ro 1846-47, and of 151-69. General Michel Hop. O. May, said some of this iron fencing had corresponding dimination of the estimate, in Colony, without detracting froin ita foal Sir Chapana na Inspector General of

Saturday's Casitic states thut His Excellency, it distinguished services in the Kafür wars of the Hon. Ú. Mug, Be

favourable nature of the abatesta in which we it by piecemeal, spreading it prer as many youre Kum: Acboy, a gardener in the employ of the should have to work, tending of course to a

Lieutenant General Sir J. Li Simmons has corse provisionally, pending thou.rrival.of.theaded division of the Army in the smpai been stolen before On Thursday be was in the the event of either one of the aedifications of atility and completonces. By the Bigh Level Fortifications and Director of Works

as need be, according to the resources of the boon appointed to succeed Lieutenant General fixequatur. Don Antonio Frande y Stagno, sa of 1860 in Chim, and teorived the medal with garden and saw the prisonce dugo in, pick up the briginal scheme, now submitted, being Project we load away a mountain Gunsul For Spain at this port

ccaw of the iron, and ren. He gave habe dusu adopted

Sat, Janellth "The Gazette of Saturday contains an order

from a distaût valley into the city, and By dree of the President of the Promo Hospital Koad, and when obranat of the Tung-

Orders have been pascod for the camp of over- These modifications, ne already stated, are two, this work accomplished we cannot in future oise at Delhi. Thero will be a grand military the Sch inst., by which the fee to be paid fats for ut the Court of Appeal of Saigon, is paing til passing the back of the hospital where made by Ris Excellency the Administrator on Republic, dated 20th May, 11-Esquer, Conncing theatre he droped it and contiqued "run"

years inereas the supply by a single additional pageant for the Prince of Wales the Colonial, Trasanry for license to keep a pointed Proencer the Republia (Public he was caught

14 plan for bringing the Tytam straum piut should the requirements of the people

A blind table, or bowling alley shall bereafter be Protectoare for the Frouch Serviunts of cust biz, was cut to one month's bard labour. have called the High Level Froject

into tows from the 500 foot loval, without the demand it, because there is no room for storage ments of British Cavalry; ten regiments of fa

Four horse and six field batteries, four regi- The prisoner, who, said, he picked it up in aid or cost of any dams or reservoir. This works on the 500 foot level. By the Low fantry; uiae regiments of Native Ouvaky and Judicial Alive Settlements ip ANNING Oneania, The sent left vacant by M. Dequer lu

Level Project we bring the aime stream into Efteen regiments Native Infantry will be in the TALANETSONLAUFUL POSSERSION. P Saturday's Gazette contains the voter and the Court of Appeal of Saigon la filled by M.

2. plan for a reasyvoir on the 400 foot the disy maak; and if the means of proceedings of the Legislativa Coppoil at their Laserre, Picsident of the Superior Tribunal of Indian constable 560, with the unlawful passea in 1879, the wister being conveyed direct into via, a daus and reservoir, these may be reserved

Loe Akva and Sa sing were churged by level nearly upon the samesite as that proposed do not af present allow the cost of storage works, tonty thousand..

Colony field. The total uniber of Troups will be meeting on the 29th slimo, together with the Noanch, New Caledonia Mt Joseph Bontroy,sion of a quantity of iron balta, vained at $1, town by menue of a tunnelled conduit ander the for a fetare occasion, when they may be ade

LONDON, 1tch Jane. supplementary estimates for the year 1874, to Administrator of 2nd days in the servion of on the Pollutant road coming from aberdeen dividing ridge of the island in lieu of by a on the sites now selected, and be the meand of Concordat between Russia and the Vation, ban The announgemopt made by the Univers of a held on the 7th instant. MEM

The fire was fined $0 or one month's inaurice conduit winding rond the bills in more than doubling the single stream supply. Leeu contradicted; it in beloved, however, that ue Aymotier, Auxiliary Administrator of the gumu eluse in the enme servido, have brou an. End accurity in $10 for tou daya -

the sake of distinction from the foregoing, I would tatali's loss of height in the point of Pope. sometimes quite unconsciously practiscil In past week was 780 the minimum-725; at tie

bave called the Low Levi Project

delivery, for it is laid out early ore nindred runk from the 1st April lest.

The tomanded wwe in which a coul coolie the High Level Project In designing effainntfect below the bigbor schons, but this defect of Wales Millen

The Soltan of Zagzikne bus visited the Prince the present busy age, too, people have be.Horlour Master's Office, Praya West, the

named Li Achat was charged with the cola fal works for a city it is judispensalile to plans the may be provided for by falling back upon the come strangely forgetful of and obvious to Basin was 50, and the mini Yokohama, April 1946, Manila 15th, Shang- stonmaabip Seolland came on again joely to disseminate the watta dvir its highest all houses in the highest districts, and thoma are The latest mail advica received home tre pasion of a dead hebt the property of the point of delivery at a level enfiniontly high, not Rokfoolium subsidiary apply for the service of their duties to others. Inziersed in busi 16.90 inch fell.

greatest rainfall was on the S3rd inst when

bai, 16th Poochow, 18th Hongkong, Zand;

Inspector Halloran paid the other uns stolen districts with access to the upper stories of all not maayın SALE MENS ness or pleasure, they have, or think they

Baturia, 25th; Singapors, 29th, Galle, Mer as not been found.

CANAKAN bonace situato in ancu diatriots, but wise in cas Mr. Bawlinson, Consulting Hydrantin Fing From a table of meteorulogical observations cb, We have no later advices than the above,

His Wozuzip told the prisoner that for the of fire, to maintain at all times soob presure user to Her Majesty's Government, who ling on ted

The following promotions hope bon gazet bave, no time to spare to devote to those taken at the Government Civil Hospital during which wore received, in Marcilles, by the sake of a thing he would well for 50 cents and in the street mains as will foros, a jet of water threo distinot cocasions bad nuder consideration who may perebance have a claim upon their the past month by Dr. Wharry, and published French mail on the 27th May, four days only which was worth $20 he would risk the loss of over the roof of the faftient huldings without the water requirements of the Colony, has flyde, Ralph Young, and James Grofton, to be Royal Baglugers -Jimit-Colonels Henry lovo, obedience, or gratitude, and who need in the Government Gurello, we learn that cke The next inward (and) mail, with advies trouble, and simself run the risk of being caught toute that all the feasible enterprises hitherto the Low Level Prufch in the shape of a low Colonel. Major C. N. Martin and Captain 3. a ship and place officers and others in great the aid of a tre engine, It is therefore unfur-segrested what may be termed a variation of Colonele Major David Limes to be Liet otal rainfall for June was 18.40 itches, com Yokohama 14th, Shanghai 18th, Hongkong L aesistance, The wheels of life soubor re-pared with 9,65 juobes in the corresponding April Singapore 2nd May, lait Brindisi on 3rd the act. He would convict him of the theft, discard by which Vistoria could obtain an in-embakmeat fteen or twenty feet in height. Heywood to be Bajors. Lieutenanta V. F. die volve so quickly now, wail the hurry and wreath of last year.

ult, and was delivered on ita due date, the 7th and untenes him to six months" bara lakóir.oieased supply exhibit the awkward feature of to damn the water of the stream to that depth, Richardson and G. W Archer to be Captaine, fostle is so great, while the nation Every Signora Palmieri, assisted by Signorina Per- later dates, left Sasa on the 30th May, live days Loung Ayin, non of a Chinese doctor, Pokloutom prent with a three reservoira wak

all. The following (French) mail, with a weelden insufficiently high point of delivery The the szlakmont to be of such a width sa to Exavet-Colonel C. W. Hodgsort to be "Major. man for himself is so constantly head, thutinai sa Bignor Palmieri, will give her second in arabce of its die Bate. The heavy portion shared a man camed Wong Ping Kong, with shows to be of gaadvantage to houses above the height of 96 feet: I have only been provanred: Coleach

coable it eventually to be carried up to its fall General, Licut-Colonel E. S. Sellon to be it is not perhaps surprising, though melt to somers to night. The programme is perhaps of next, estward mail me despatched from saulting him and tying him up with a rope. 346 foot contour, Tytam water under the original from acting upon this suggestion by the diffi be mented, that, Glial ties are loosened sight, and it is to be hoped that it will secara steamer →→→

even more attractive thu that of Therady Soniampton on the ad ultimo, per Prund the nonstable, the prisoner wag sent to 14 days the level of the age, and the Aberdson plan sim the condguration of the gorge the immense Roman Nobles, said the rumors of reconcilia

After the evidence of the father of the boy and schome, oculd not ripo bigberthap 375 feet above culty of providing a suitable bya, wash, From

ROME, Slat June. The Pope, ropfying to an addrose from the The same respect that in, the old fashioned three alented artister a large nudience than er ydepes hard labour

ply left one-third of the city above it noprasided volume of water brought down by summer tion between Italy and the Vatinin, were lit- times was shown for are by son is now, in the last necusión.

A reward for Distinguished Surricanis vacao DRYME AND INCAPABLE for. In cach of these three sises the question of freshets would have to be carried over the briin deserving even of mention great measure, missing. The tender love

The O. and D. Company's steamer Gastte, Henry Hope Graham, O.B. to the Culogeloy of his way sharged by F.U. No. 6, wish being was governed by the height of the outlet works onstruction of a stone pared flooring over ita by the appointment of Lieutenant General George Smith, belonging to the steamship levele as regards the point of delivery in town of the embakment itself entailing te

MERA ALONDON. 22nd June. and deference yielded formerly to a mother which arrived on the thiest, is similar in ap the 77th Regiment visant by the transfer of disk und mcapable. He was fined 50 cents, at the different reservoirs, the boights of the cat top and alopca to prevent the entire structure which was urentually negatived, was brought In the House of Lords at night, s'motion, "pearance to ben mister atine, the Ocio and is now more rarely and less conspicuously Belgie She boo been fitted up in all respect General Laid Rority to the Colonster of the THE ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBERY CARE lo: works berus in their turn determined by the being washed away the laying of a masonry forward for the production af copies of the dor shown. When the young birde quit the like the Belgis, and can accommodate forty first Groban joined the Army October 15th, 1829, and four other gardence in the employ of Mr. fountains of supply. The dams could only go visable from the risk of subsidence or Home and Indian Governmente relative to the Scuts Fusilier Guards. Trentepeut-eneri-l The remanded case in which Cheong Aching positions of the dams which were to create the skin upon a fresh made bank would be un rusprudence that has taken place bitecon nost in the days they form now kits, passengers and a large number of cookies and bege Lieutenant-General. November eyed with tying of two Chinose belonging to be lower than the upper parts of the city gestion de naturally based upon the fessibility of Civil Servion, the Duko of Richmond stating acquire new friends, soon have little regard

She made the passage out in 41 daya.

Humphreys, of the Hongbang Dispensary, were in certain phuoca, and these places Iuppencil to shrinkage in the latter. Mr. Rawlinson's ang offcot of Competitive Examinations for the 25th, 1874. He ocrved in China from 185 to We are requested to state that a meeting of 1854, and commended this hoops at Hong Kong the Water Police came on again.

But we have now for the first time in these some convenient escape obrunel for flood waters, that the correspondence on the subject was still

rather as disgraceful. But thoro is a general

it is no longer glorified in, and regarded

tendency to live fast autake a display the amount of $250,000, passed at Lie meeting Native Affairs în Cookin-China, and M. Eternet and the second was ordered to fearch of tributary streams. This plan, for It is true that the selection of the lower projrot friendly relations exist between the Czar and the

tefloney which has bad the result of beget.

ting great adfishness and self-indulgence, codes in the Coree of saturarepointed Administratora of the lat elnes, to take a

At the Paak the maximum

Toe rumour that England and Russia have of the Centrul Asian question has been denied been engaged in negotiations for the settlemiant

at St. Petersburg.

for the pasternal roof-tree, and ovince xut the gentleman, who have voluntacred se mem-thuring a përdión" of that period; was second Mr Wottub appeared for the privonera investigations, to deal with a design which dom elsewbore than over the top of the embaul- procenting.

enforce, in most unmistakable manner, rever

enre for and obedience to perate at ders,

The youth of both sexes are trained to defer

the U.S. Packets (except, of course, through an

to the experience of age, and children are

to bow to the superior wialnin and more ounces. longthened spericnee, as well as conform to

The Sultan of Zanzibar was received by the

interest in scenes of their youth..

With the Chinese a very different state of be held in the Chamber of Commerce room, of the expeditionary tores, outployed against Chess fat boy after the remand and sew Tow works, and we are therefore free to select the outlet and this to alters the case ne to entail Hamilton, replying to Mr. Thomas Dalrymple. hers of the Hongkong Unmano Boniety, will engur fer, and nanded the 2nd Brigada Juspector Puyun sa he vein, at age to or complet an inspounding "servoir or outlet most, but the ground shows no saol favourable In the House of Commons, Lord George things prevails. The custom of ages, the Oity Hall, on Tuesday (to morrow) afternoon at Canton daring the operations before that city, Ass, secutable, and he asked him if height most convenient to ourselves at which the the abar dontpeut of the dwarf dim." In dealing did, that too Secretary of State lud, of ntages of society, the teaching of the low all ball-part d'eloot. All scho: are interested in and toppture in Dogeinbox. 1857 (C.B.): to- he had but any money to Wong Aaie and he witet may be made nulitle in Veteria as with the Low Level Project, we have, therefore, raiteen any decisivo step respecting the applien-

this movement are earnestly invited to sitend.

ceeded in command of a forec to the Peibo Ri sald be bad not. He then speed Chan Angoordingly the High Level Project bus buen but two courses open to us ne regarde storage Lion, for more favourable feveral for the ver in June, 1858, and was present at the assault and he replied in the negative, but a man named arranged to deliver water at as great height work either to postpone the senstruation of Ucovenanted Civil Service, and thats definite Wa are requcated to state that correspondence and capture of Nankow on August Uth medal Ng Asan No. 15 said he had lept Wong Asse in the existing Albany Tarks. The phis does the elbankment altogether, or eles to carry it opinion wust previously be received from the

with clasp)..

$1 zote. Just then Sergeant Balliran came unt aim at a provision of stored water for use ap to its full height if possible in one dry, nes Indian Government wooee despatah would for longini canont in future be forwarded by

over from Fongkong, and said the witness bad during the dry boason, but is limited to the dispa. It is the latter alternative that is strongly shortly be anat, be Anent ly America) naless it be prepaid at the Political Agent at Sinais, died at Chettenbat arme of the constate who lent the money, banean coudnit leading dheet to the head of the for the stream supply of itself will be found to Queen at Windsor yesterday.

Lisut-Col Charles Pratt Kennedy, its raade a mistake that they did not know the version of the yam stram, into a subterrn to be urged if the attendant outlay can be must, early trained to honour grey hairs. Ever rate of sia cents per half punce in Americas on the 28th-alt, Laut Cal. Kennedy, who was his unmber was 126. This be found to be Ne Wong nel chung Valley, wheads emerging afford but very partial relief.NAS when a

sun has grown to men's eateta, and Postage, The American rate for newspapers Hongkong, entered the Bengal Artillery in His Worship vemasked that the two consta

Postage stampe in addition to the Hongkong angle to Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Alan and not Low Acce

BAYAN LONDON, Pard June. Conguiu falo daylight, the water will be conveyed The very expensive item of service reservoir, The annoncenient that bloody and Binker has children of bis own, he is still expected is two coats, and for books, four cents per four 1808, and we shortly after nominated to the blee both haid it was Low Asse who lent the to a point overlocking the eastern side of the designe, and acting upon the suggestion of Mr. the House of Lorde, and crated much public cans of in open conduit along the sillsiden in town is dispensed within the present intended proaching as Elon sansed a debate in only troop of Horse Artillery then existing innenly me Race Course, where it will he received by a Ravelinaon, the conditit hash in Luppolland in stir see for sineten pent four on the evening of paiga, under Gen. Sir & Gillespie, who was rosson for the inistake in wing wrong game derground, hoross the Race Course, alang elongated tank to set uns service resornoi fur-ment, prohibited the Revivalists visit

Indie, with which ha served in kho Nepal dan The two, £rt witnesses recelled said, as tayyhine of cast iriz pipes and be pavezed-nn. the open has been converted into a sort of The Governore of the School at the best mar the wishes, of his father. When a parent the adultimons the steamer Panay van leny killed by his side whilst Borming the gate of that they did but remember names amongst a Queen Bond Boet and other streets, into the ther water aconmolation to meet the maximum dies, the children are compelled to haster to Danile with the maile she rooidentally came the bill for reas of Kalanga He revisited many bopatables and the number did not strike public tanks of the city actually in nee, scertain bourly demand being also morted by the Major U Lequeens to be Liestomat Galodet,

The following promotious are, gazetted ----- into collision with the transport fargues de la England in 1818, and on his rotarn to India them till after day nssist at the gisoqnies of the departe, Victoria, tten arobored: in the harbony. The in 1983 was appofated by the Marquis of Bas Mr. Wetton proposed to all other witbesger Bading its way directly into the mains leading system of distribution

nucers: Captain 3:0. Binchelt to ba Adjn- Le portion of the water, in staveb of its own level, utilization of the present task in the De Captain J. O Orred to be Major in the 12th natter how or where engaged, if it in poslattor vessel exstained some damage to be tings, then Governor Goneral of India, to the to prove the origin of the fair, and would shes to the bigbeat datriots for the special anom. Between Wong-nei-chong and the Syphen laat, Royal millory: Major PB. Lust be sible for them to get away. To be shrent or

mizen maat. The sten wer Panay anchored for political agency of the Hill States ut Simla, that the consisules when they entered the gur modation of the latter

head, the open conduit will be made to intercept Lientenant Colonel Caplato R. W. Davies to mah an cecasion is considered disgraceful destination Diario de Manila,

filence reposed in the diplomate ability, sound wished to remark that when he admitted they had been found to plaid an average of 800 009 the manner described in my preliminary Re to be hientsul Colonel of the 60th Bilg a few minutes, and then sailed again for her where he was well known. Such was the con dos insulted the wife of the first prisoner. He Upon oloso guaging, the stream in question and take in all the hill drainage available jaba Major, 10th Foot; Major B. W. Bing dereliction of duty, and is certain, it is be

jademont, and din tim of the Regal Artil were tied up bo only meant by the hands, and gadens per day during too dry season, and a port with contain modifications since suggested ered, to entail upon the absentee some The following recount, duly certified, of the feryman, that be continued in the Agency of out by the genes. His witnesses would prove former calculations have been based upon by Mr. Rawlinson

k average absunat of Bank Notes invairentation the Ful States dows to the dose of biz mojourn be CANA future signal and covers misfortune. There in Hongkong daring the month ended Mal to India in 1836, what, as Major Kennedy after Mr. Bussell and thit at the adjournment the auch having actually occurred in Hongkong, it of tapping the reservoir at Pokfoelum through possible drought of two hundred and forty days Pokfoolum Subsidiary WorksThe necessity is no doubt a good deal of superstition, and June, is published in the Casette for: gesseral gearly thirty years of active anty he retired use musclosed, and would have been ended, bat will only be prudent to adhere to this datum, larger ariety thau the preet 10 inch mam possibly some selfishness, often at the bottom taformation —

from the scrtice,

cererinded to show that the constable did got making the aggregate volema of water 72 laid under the carriage road, has long been ad the town of money. Now after all this be (My.utition gottons. Three hundred thousand gal- miffed, and independently of any action bere MEAÇÃO,

Wotton) untao forward with a different defence. long equally divided among 90,000 people after to be taken to regard to the Tytam pro [From our Corrispondent.),

Be therefore was quite out of cours. These gives a daily ration of a little over three sect, it should be decided as soon a convenisut July 91b. witness should have been brought before. It gallone and quarter per head, which may fly possible to lay down a surface conduit of €12,050

Yesterday at the Court Reobor Ferraz, the why shewa that the constables were tied up and perhaps be supplemented by another quarter adequate dimentions, ateng the 500 fool contour 471,390 judge of First Inataire, pronounced Mr. Antonio be Mr. Wotton bad admitted On this point callon from billade drainage between Wong from the Fokfolum guage-basin to the Albany

Barretto and Mr. Miguel, Avres du Silva he was determined to punish, as robbery was než chung and the Syphon head, and this is the Tanks in Victoria, 1432,497 kailty. The forowe will be liberated to-day, uot pravac. And all the evidenos produceable ateost the project in oupable of, forthe zbience The dally allowance afforded by the resevoir Barash has explained big reception of the The Bombay papers state that the King of Hr. F. A. da Silva becoming bis aurety; the sould act extenuato the nazalt of tying up. The of any favourable gite for an pouding is a little under at kallone per head of inhabis Chiases General, Loose Taber, und he w futter has not yet returned from Hongkong, prisoners should have stronge taken the men ta reservoir ou ao high a level renders it like the tons, and this being as much as can prudently seated a formal agreement guaranteeing the $8,015,945 | whither be proceeded shortly after the assault, se stallon if noopery and not tied them up, grescat Pokipolum Water Work Inoopable pepared from the store of impounded main is independence of Western Karsance,

1

BANKS

of much of the respect paid to departed ca. atives in Chica, bat thero ja likewise a good Oriental Back Corporation.......... deal of bond fide affection. At the same time Chartered Mercantile Bank of Initis,

London, and China..

eonsiderable convenience to others, and loss Chartered Bank of India, Australia to thaweulvos is frequently caused by the ob- and China......... stinate determination of Chinaman to leave Hotakon and Slingbai Banting

Corporation..

their employment and go to the funeral or fick hod of a near relation. It also serves ar

AVERAGE AMOUNT, $499,471

Obituary, Viapourit Molesworth.

PARIS, 23rd June. reading of the Paidig Powers Bil

The Assembly yesterday passed the second.

The Treasury Eetruik just toon show w

Lonnen, 24tt Jone, additional vote of £260,000 required for the Qivil Service, and £1,222,600 for the Buranne Departarak

THE BURMAN DIFFICULTY.

BOMBAY, Urd June.