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Attentanco.

Ükairuan.

THE HONGKONG HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT.

The following Ara extraois from the annual ra- port from the Harbour Mastor :-.

Harbor Department. Hongkong, 26th February, 189 BI,-Ibacotho bonsor to forward the Annual Returns of this Department for the your sading the 31st December, 1883.

SHIPPING.

2.-The total number of vessols arrived in 1883) is 27,657, mosarring 6,301,867 tons, or a decrease

of 1,011 vessels, but an increase of 325,434 tons on the arrivals in 1994.

3.This differens is made up as follows:-

Tons. 1,805,390

TRAIL.

Juke.

1832

25.231

1891.

21,250

Increas Degrease

173

STRANEIL.

1862 1883

Inorasie

1,851,299 45,859

TONE 3,054 8,019,007 8,012 3,2 5,59 271,702

Decrease

-

YA

WASLING VERSela. Tone.

1833

1831

2214,973 33859

Icreamy

4

7,893

The above will show at a glance that the ros- Als arriving here in tho year under rovior are of greater Lonnage than those which arrived in 1882.

4~~There is u uromuje daily arrival in this; part of (leaving out decimals) 66 junks measuring 5.0.2 tons; 8 steamships measuring 8,800 tons; and 1 sailingsbip casasurin; 64i tams; or a total of 75 versets a day, exclusice of the trafe between Victorian the outstations of Yeumati. Bhan- kiwan, Stanley, and Aberdeen in smalt juuks and stain leauches.

The following statement.abows. the posi tion which this colcay hold as regards the pris- cipal porta in the United Kingdom in 1980;— VIXSELO INTERED IN 1950 AT THŻYOLLOWING PODKA.

Pain.

Greanook

Vezzel. Tons.

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of the execution of Public Works. All the

professional witnesses who bare been ex-

THE DAILY. PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 18v, 1986.

CHALLENGE BY LIU- JUNG-FU TO THE FRENCH.

WHY BACKINH WAS GIVEN UP

N. G. Daily News). The Black Flag Chief, or The fail of Bacniah is explained (says the

tomas good-natured person asting as that warrior's qasaanosis, bas Int as into the zoorst. The many roversos of the poor French bad cone to the heart of their generous fos; and, leaning sighed, and said, "Let us be msgsanimons ster the ramp webs of the balosganced city, he

sens. Ten years ago I, the Generalissimo,

fug our stook intrinsically worth $9 premium publicly in the presence of reporters, or privately has also been specially called by the Assistant soutains an spartness few inches aquara in onder portaotly pure stata, thoosonge of five and ono. of Pha-bosi, Tas fort le about the same disful. After some partial engagements the enemy, per share, a much higher velns than the pries as the witness might oiect. Both ellfer and Sarveyor-General and Mr. Flaming. placed on is in the open market. All that (ab-editor doslisad to attend. The respond.

ce enable the workman to watch the progress of thiet poenda of mlphar added by the Chinees tause beyond, bot the names might be interming themselves taken on the Bank and on the were held in suspen'o have been written off, and which aceted will be found in the appond. Dapartmont whoes position roudere t'ium inret notessity of lowering the temperature of the sublinesting, or as the sutphar used is generally a village. A Papods enclosure which stands in fight, whiou soon homes complete rout, 11. The class of Uficers in the Public Works his operation, from time to time, without the is probably volatilized and lost in the process of changed. The village is a fort and the fort is point of being completely surrounded, teak to and our securities have been taken at a ráto 4-No poraine responded to the pabilo invita, oxposed to temptation am the ovorsers, whose apartment by opening the door. The pian are sot not quite para, a part thay go for foreign matter front might dispate the name with either, and Basalah which can be reall for them any day. It is tion of the Commission to come fortrand, but the ordinary duty is to saperintend the garrying out in brickwork, each paa havilly bonsath it a grate matained in the sulpher; the baincoo boing the ballet marks on ita masonwork show that troops entered the plaas at Aix o'clock in the wwwband, and the Franch grstifying to me to be able to say that the Commission lung to express its thanks to serial of contracte pel the general detail and onraafse to hold the charcoal need a fuel. Thors is probably the raison d'ora of the blas Iambont the Chinaman were alive to the strength of evening. A battery of Knapp pans and s business we have undertaken since the beginning gentlemen who, in conformity with caqueats made of works done by contract ra and others. It tean communication between the grates or fornaces de seen playing over the apertates in the the position. Bot wean-the-two-planes also there Christopho mitraillones were found in the citadel, of the year is as largo and satisfactory as that we privately, have attended and glean much valu- mainly upon the reports of these offisers subject ander ook pan, and no obimney, the fama iuting daring the sublimation process. For Asce a number of half battered down pagedus and two ather Krapp batteries and nam was Chinose septal during theme parted in any good year,able information. The Commission is sign oncerto anpervision by the Surveyor Goparst or his de. and products of combastion finding exit trona uople having like tho Ollaase naoguaintance the remains of some mad outworks, partly dengannon found in the forts, as well as manitions The report, which is full in every particular, and obligation to Hajor falloy, E., and Mr. Fie paty, that works is passed and payments are made, the front of the grata which is left wholly anon with even the first raliments of chemistry, the troyed by the Boods which failed the Frenoh, andaiores, fell into the hands of the Fronoh, the tow romarks I have made will, I believe, males ming of the Royal Engineers Dapartrasat, for and it is no doubt necessary that more or less at all stapes of the operation. The process of proportion, of ingredienta takon-561 cattles and partly by the French themselves when a to inspire, coudence in ear position; and with the personal asietance they have given to the co-trast and wonfidence should be repast inthem manufacture is as follows-Taking on iron pants 13 pattion, or say 75 pounds to seven-fortnight last they found the placa evacuated, sixty wounded. The lassos of the enemy are dif

The French lossas wore etall-ton killed and your support gentlenen, we hope to do well inquiry, as well be to His Exoallency the Major Bat, in addition to the duty of asperintending which la of four faokes smaller diameter than tan and no-third ponuts-shows wander. Ph-Hoai is now beld by a tome of native maxi. foult to estimate about two hondral bodies bare future. If there are no questions to be asked, Iral Commanding the Troops for facilitating werk, It appears that the averagore are frequent.thors deseribet, and also in all other compcota Fully accurate powers of beg to propose that the report ba adopted and the attendages of these gentlemen.

observation and liaries, and there is a mandarin in the place who been found, and amanent them ware those of. the seconate passent

ly salle apon to andoriske another, vis, the proportionally Iran, errept the runner, which in a knowledge of combining proportions only to does a rest Trude in the beads of" pirates." He some Chinese regulars. The enemy, paraned 5-The Commissiou, in the course of Ira ait. mecanring of piece work, and oblating, appror of the same size, a skillet workman provende to be gained by much experiondo and a long ex giren s fair sam for aroh head and las frequent by Brière's ami Négelor's columns, we driran, Mr. J.T. CHATEU seconded,

tii re; 18 la sumber, bas oxamined in addition to ing, and settling the amounts of hille sent in for weigh out 17ibe, faxiphur, this Go places in tande series of carofa: observations highly disbursements. I passed a man coming in with on the 17th, from the fert af Paulong.Gian. Care'l vanimoute.

the witnesses referred to in the foregoing pani payment, for the effient parformance of which the pan and adds shout balt the contents of a On the motion of Mr. Foss, sconded by Mrgraph, nearly the whole of the staff of the Pable the ovidonas (eads to show they are as cala bottle of quicksilver, the pan with its patenta peness in ons of the most ingenious and intarhaan so fortunate as he expected. At any rate

erditable to the manufacturers. The entire some spoll of the kind. He had apparently not Cliane, where they had taken rofuze. They are YEBNO, the election of Mesara. Grate and Works Department, as well as the officers con- ausreely qualified, dad in respect of which, in the is then put upon a small earthen brasier or postesting to he scan in any part of the world.

naw în föll fight, and tura abandoned their Ismedios to tho Berd of Directors was connected with the Colonial Souretary's, Teansuror's opinion of the commission, too great responsiblabla furnace, the Buol used in which is charosal,

to balance the head which was strang to ons ond cannon, arma, bagzaga, and standards. · A battal- fred.

T. LB.of the bamboo, ea which the Tonquineso carry on of infantry sad battery of artillery are co and Audit Departments, with most of the Chility is wasted to them. The Commission is of When the sulphur is sufficiently melted the work. On the motion of Mr. GROTE, Bonded by note "ontractors employed by the Government opinion that a special offer, or men than one if man, taking an iron spatula or stierer, rapidly

everything, a brick was suspended behind. Mind. terning to Hanoi by the dirent ponds, which la Mr. Mouzia, Mostra L. Hauschild and T. on Public Works, and has beau farnished with necessary, thoreaghly qualifiol for this duty, are up the quickdiver with the sulphur and

THE WAR IN TONQUIN. ful of the forebodings of my French friends, I now sampletely open, donaral Millot will also Arnold wero reletal auditors.

all Official documents and records for which it and of assured oksaracter and sufficiently paid. | gradually adds the remaining conteals of the

spurred on na fast as possible, past an Asaamise rotara to Hanol in a few days. The CHAISMAN-Gentlemen, before we se

LEROM OUR SPEGIAL CORRISPONDENT.) bas bad colon to asli in parait of its enqui.hould be appointed, whose poozliar province it bottle of gafoksilver, stirring the two ingredients

gravayard, which seamed to have been rocantly parate, I have to announce to you that our rien.

HANOX, 8th March, 1834. very well Elied, from the fresh.loaking character alsall be to measure work in progress or com- together meanwhile until the moroney bac present Sevrotary, Mr. J. B. Smith, is about to -The enhjsals to which the noquiries of the platel, and to compare calculatious based upon wholly disappeara. "boen killed," as the inaned a proclamation.

General Millot, liks all bis predecessors, ha of the road tamall with which they mark the Baver his mapaeotion with us. After long Commission were directed by His Excellency the the figures the taken with the original estimates Chinese pat it. When this take plans the pan they have had four manifestens addressed to thoma

Perhaps it is because last renting places of theic follow.countryKA. carour in China, ha gona hour to onjoy a quiet Governor wore two, viz,

From Phu Hoai on to Phong the rand is sufl. framed in the Surveyor-Genstal's Offee, saan la is removed from the fire, a small grantity of already, pozhaps it is from mere pataral iistlave.ciently monolence. Une passes numerous villa. retirement. He has been a faithful and evor.. tet. Tas trots of cartsin sharges which had provide an indepetidest and trustworthy chook water is wided, and capilly stirred up with the use; perhaps because the promises hithertores, but they are just like all the other villages. gutia servant of the Company, Mr. Gover, wha been made against the Officers of the fab upon the accounts which are sent in for payment contants of the pan, shie have new assumed ends to them have boon bat very inadequately There in one lopgïah bridge, built altogether of scovads him, needs no introfastion from me; } lie Works Department,

by the Government. This acer might also en- dark blood red appearson, and nomi-orgatallino failed, perhaps it is booause they sauced road, stane, piles, cross-girders, road way, and every. he is an old China hond, and a gentleman well. 2ad. The ctraumstances under which informa dertake the duty of supervising the overacers, strastars. known to you Ha will infane new blood juta |

This is then turned out of the whatever may be the reason, the Tonquizoas taka thing. It has no parapet and there are several tion roapoling Departmental correspon and be made useful to saleting the Surveyor pan into so lean mortar, and then broken up into but the vary slightest possible interest in the holes in It, so that it is not exmożly the place to the massgement, and will, hope, do as well for slopes had been communicated to persona (General and his deputy in the saporintendenco a course powder: this forms solsrue for one of mattor. There is, howevar, good reason to beliovs arois in a hurry on a dark night. However, at ts. In wishing Mr. Smith bon voyage, in order But in the Government Servico.

of the Pablis Works in progrosa, and in inspect the large pans previously described, and when that General Killat masus what he says, and length the Afteen miles or so are gat over and to mark one appreciation of his marrions. I pro With regard to the frat eribjost, the Coming the material used by the contenotors. pose that we hand him a present of $1,00. Is mission has found considerable dianity in as-

nafilsient material has bona propared to charge this is what he does say

Phong is reached. It is a very strong situation 12-The Commission moreover is inclined to all the pans in one fornada shamber the Would have bena a pleasant duty to me if I pertaining the presentare of the larges of sitech must weight to the recommendation of anblimation is proceofal with is follows. All

*PROTECTORATE of Askam and Torquex. and with weli sorvod gaan would be harder to

uch as Mr. Packsnif might have said, " Let FRENCH REPUBLIC, could have recommended a larger am, but, which the Ofears of the Pablia Works Depart the Surveyor-oueral that a class of men gen- the pons having received their grantam

tako ovan than Santer. In front there is a fake will come upon the Franch; it is ongenerous on be merry!** "If we hold ont, fresh mortiñontion under the circumstances, I hope Mr. Braith #mont have complained. The vague although not erally superior to those now employed, and better of cruda vermillion, this is coveral with a

"To the Inhabitants of Touquin. or short of shallow watar, Bebind there is a asoopt this as a token of our geod wishes for the lass serious allegations of acer iption to which remderated, sbonid be engaged as overseers,

Tamsamen zat you to free your country from giganti dyke proteoling it from the overflowing this tender-hearted General withdrew from Bas our part to take advantage of one power." So bia-futara sucose-in-itle.

number of prookery or porcelain ware plates of the rabbers who hace altandy over-rldtou it too of u lagoon usunented with the River Day. Ia pablie onrronny was given by the Hongkong Tele. 13-Tra Commision desires to remark tongh, strong manufacture, each about eight long, and to inaugurate among you the peace front, rising out of the awarap, are the sal nam-

aith with all his faros. and let the French go Mr. MoDy-I has much plassars in eonsnd-graph were so guarded as not to admit of direst farthermore that the syston adapted by the Go. Inolas in diameter; some of those plates, however, and justies which miga in my own heart. log that.

in under the oumlarlag canviation that they bor of outlying villages and pagadas, and there Caried panimously.

orquiry being made in respect of that, and the ecument in nisking payments to the Chinese a broken up and in a more or less fragmentary Appenah therefore, without fear: the more is a square mud-walled plaas enliad a fort, but and gained a vistory, out of shear benevolves Mr. BMITX-Geatismen, I beg to thank you anentisfactorily employed in the endeavour to nessarily oversartboned with ebook and can into a dome-shaped, heap of bie mam shape to the troubles, and in rendering to your fellow. The town half erodebes in a long lies andar tho is a little hasty, but gives the annes of the Commision has found a good deal of its time whic are employed as Public Works, is uu- condition. When shasa plates have been piled up you are disposed to assist me in pretting an end which might just sa well be called a village sad gond-usture. Our translation of the Chinese-

document in which this offooting fact in detailed, very sincerely for your kinth

rather from the witnesses who have, ziren erk terchook, designed no doubt for the purpose of na the bottom of the upper pan, to which countrymeti that sorarity which they stand ia shelter of the dyke, and a bambon fanna and palis.original nocurately susah. It is fortunato Tho CHAIDMAN-That is all the business.sane any fasts known to them, or statements protecting the revunas, bat antusily so dividing they abould extend, the whole is covered with anot of, the better you will bo received. genitonta. We have to thank you toe your made to thom, maforourably affecting the system wad distributing regnability as, in a great one of the smaller pans previsnely described.

sading protect je all the way along, Except that for the authenticity of the legend that Lit "I am fall of sentiments of kindliness for you, thore are few or as gardens in the contes Me Charen proposed a vote of thanks to the Works of the character of its offiners. In sub posing obstacles to the speedy discharge of bills was of four inches..loss diameter than be larger every variety of way: whether it be in siling village. There is a main street with cross roads teons and Good Ordes, is gond to the Com

adopted by the department in carrying out Pabllo mosaare, to defeat the object in view, and inter. Now, it will be remembered that the smaller pan and these sentiments I will display to you in the town it is just like an selinary Accamose Jung-fu was not at Basriab at all—

I, Liu, Generalissimo and Barou of the Righ. stance the allegations which hayo come in say which one bardly fail to involve much less and one; there will consequently be circular space on to resrganize your aluministration and toring off it like the ribs on a fish spins. mandar of the French Forces a formal shallonge. Carried by acclamation.

form to the notion of the Commisiign, or which vexation to Publio Creditors. The Commission of two inches all round between the aircamfer regulate your taxes in au equitable manzer, with stayed an hour and was interviewed by the easiting him to a pitched battle. It is reported nay he inferred from the avidasse, Bave been as does not regard it as within the scope of its anos of each pan. Consequently the rim of the the o-operation of the most uble and honest mes tire village, who apparently had never so s follow

faaptions to do more than all the attention of upper or covering pas will be about two inches among you, or in searing the freedom of labour oivilian before and were notably aaxivas to have that France is the strongest nation beyond the That Jusuficient publicity is given to ad. His Excellasoy the Governor to this administra lower than the rim of the lower pan: there will also and commerce by moans of necessary public something to remember him by. However, my fought with your General An Noi aud slez bim vortisements calling, for tenders for Pablis tire detect, which appears to be a serious one, basome four inches space horizontally between the work and the amppression of provincial tolls, journey has salaisatly proved that groat, part Works, and that partiality and favouritlam but to which an efficient reme ly may easily be rim of the large lower pan and that portion of or, finally, in Bording you strong protection of the Santay road is quite safe and that the

in a ningle ougagement es. I would stay a dog or the smaller pan, which is at the same height as ausines avitators and disturbars of the peado. are shown in selecting Ela tender to be applied.†

people only require to be kindly treated in order chicken. I laughed in my sleave to think that novopted,

14-The Commission ands sekience of a pres the rim of the longer ano, This spas is cato "In a ward, count upon mas to make you a poo.to battle into pescable and well-gordasted the urriars of a powerful nation vers only of Extravaganos in the creation and post of time, apparently commɔa in the Surveyor. Rally, dlled with a alay lating into which sonople free sad prosperons, to liberate you from the citizens.

such type. Rivihre was known to be the bravast Pobile Works,

General's Office, for the Chinose clerks to make bolas, gangrally about four in number, era piercad trammels which elust your growth.

It is little ass my giving you any proznosti of the brave among your soldiers. but notwith. o-Corruption smotret the overseers of the out bills for the more illiterate class of Gon-extending down to the rim of the smaller pan or

socks, in the form of tavine bribes or pra tractors, from whom they receive romanemtion. cover; this is dogs in order to allow the host-prograreras, I shalt ind them in the support it to say that General Millot's solam will prob in battling against me. From the 4th moon of "As roguide the means of carrying out this cations about the attack on Baoniuk, Suffeo standing the faot, I also laid hica low in une asttio, Innemorible, other offers have perished seats offered as inducements to them for a view of the tondssey of native omplerés to ed air sad other matters to swape, All the which you will accord me, in the strang desire Inbly start on the 8th Marek from Batang, Hix the last year, your armian sustained a defeat at passing bad work, inferiet rusterial, or er. axant illinit oonmissions, the Commission re. pane in oza furnas chamber boing thus have to satisfy your logitimate aspirations; I miles or so south of Hanoi, while Bribrede l'Isle Che Chitao, a 1903 Aves at Eni Tea and cassive meneuroments, and generally for garda this practice as ons open to grave obsis, otarged and covered, the fires are lighted; the shall find them above all in taking for my guides will probably land two days later aarth of the third rout at Tau Funst. The world ridsentert conniving at irregularities on the part of and aaggests that it should be stopped, or Hames from the euronal should occasionally your rights, your laws, your customs, and your Canal des Espidos, This is to avoid the dienot for oountry for not having a tas (who was able the contractors.

mited to ocassions where it may be unavoidable play several feet above the months of the loyalty for my landing prinsiplas, my con Raniuk road, which literally swarms with earth to stand sasinat me). Still soldiers commanded. With reference to these the Commission and adopted by express permission.

faraus, the door of the chamber is kopt closed science and my love of the right.

works and steaksies; There are kapwa to ba reports, that,-

15.-The Commission in compelled to draw the except wait is opened for a moment in order.

soventeen is almost the same number of miles. war. With a single army I have destroyed by tonevolent leaders have no slab interst **MILLOT, Gaboral. - The evidenco taken from the Oloors of the attention of His Excellency the Goveroar to tho

to enable the workmen to roplenish the fros, Commander-in-chief. Touquía Expeditionary went out on a recoanaisance of my own ear the renown which your caantry has beras for Royal Engineers, the professional wilonas utter disregard of teach displayed by Mr. Kam which must be kept up at a deros heat for

Force.

round I had previously traversed and was frod engaged in privata protios as Architects. Con-sheang in giving his evidenco sú this sub-eighteen, hoars. Dating the process, a bina

thonsand years. In the 11th moon last. your Hanoi, February 18th, 1884.”

on from a radoabt barely two miles from the my marched against Shaad; on the 12th and and the Sarverne, General nail his Officers, jest,

lambent damn is seen to play ahora maoh of the Apparently the Tongainata idea with regard Franal post on the other side of the river. This 13th the French land forses and reached Tau 16. The Commission rasommends that the four holes which are pierced through the olay tn tunes four praclamations is on the desconding, work, as well as others behind it, will be crued Fang and crossed Hb. Kisag; and the ganbats is conclusivo that the syete a adopted by aceptamos of presents of any kind by the Inting of the pans, so it is evident that a vos sesle: This sa magadrant, this is fine, this is the Pablic Works Department in valling

by the points of attack now adopted. Genaral had steamed up to fift-bon Sa. Cloan to such for tenders and is settling abatranle is as Officers of the Department excepting by express siderible quantity of either one or probably good, this is patty wall. They seen to regard Négrier has sirely got to work from the Hither indeed were your armies and wine, but 1 satisfactory as that adopted by the Boyal permission of His Excellency the Gavaran both the io readients is wasted. After sightoon them as Mist Maug, the eld King of Anoam, song side fe has occapied some Chiarse forbare to oppose you. Ou the 15th, the battle Engineers, or by private firms, no practical aboahl be absolutely probibited.

hours the fires are allowed to go out and the used to regard bis Edinta, as mere literary ef. post or other, with the loss of mame dozen mon improvement of which has been suggested With regard to the second subject of ouguiry; contents of the pans cool dows. When this is fasions, They would have been all the batter and an officer hors de contrat, while the Loaning over the parapet I saw the dead bodies commonoad ander the very walls Fof Bocuiab.] by any of the gentlemen examined. The

17-The Commission has had before it les accomplished this greater portion the vermil-for a little infusion Confaoins, or a quotation panther is thowery and eloas at the of your soldiers cover the plains, a sight naploa Goa ja rug Lal before it a list of allzucicus member of the Colonial Soratory's and lion will be found adhering to the lower surface hors and there from the La Ke, the Book of their bas beau so bad that the meh intended to want to the eye and revolting to Lue heart. I contracts undertaken by the Colonial Go Sager.General's Departments and bus cath of the broken up porusaio plates with which the Bites. If this had been introduced, they would bare begun yesterday, the 5th March, has been educated my warriors thus: Fransa is tha Peramon for Public Works during the last the nasion that the authorizat com. Forude predust was ooted. The vormillion is have been happy. They might even have for postponed till the day after to-morrow. three years, from which, as well as from the municstion to the Editor of the Hongkong then carefully removed from the porcelain by gotten the pladoring Anzamos crew, whom qain roads are all made of slay, and clay will not

Tost powerful nation over the sess. and if another ariforse, it appears that the rate has bass, coraph, or to same porn through who it mears of arifaels and is now ready for the alt. Dr. Haraand brangit with him from Coohia-stand the steady asking rais we have had sinos Lot te yield to thom this city, so as to gira defoot is sustained what will be thair shop and is to accept the lowest tender untere rauhed bite, of a letter addressed by the Hon- trinting mills. Another porting of vermillion of China to settle affairs in Tonquin. As it is the right of the 4th. there is some special rossen to the contrary,cable Mr. Prive to the Colonial Seerotary, not so good quality is th it found athering to the they are lealinad to take the allusions to na. Bill there are signs of satin. The balloon mirata an ny poor devila." It is in acting thema slight advantage and forbear £; extor- such as the notorious ineelroney or incom.dated the 8th January, 1893, must have been apper fros pan and that obtained by washing the tional rights and so on, as a direct indication of baro beva iafisted and seat up several times, but thus, that becerolent, victrons man shows potenco of the porsou tendering. The Colonist Secratary's Q or in that of the gold, this fogether with the wiping and raping far from cagarding as capable mes, and consider much farther through the driving rain than less isgly ratrested with all my forro to Hsia Bus. the deliberate ses of a person nither in the siny tating in all, a diggers wash dirt for these Chiu-Chings oleks, whom they are very the anlucky asrostats have not been able to air foulings (towards the canguezed.) I accord. Braclore usually employed by the Govern ment are desurihed by impartial witnesses Burriyor-Geasral, The Commission rejeta as fenerally is mixed up with stem and glas water to be just about as boast so a cat when thorn olevated people on the mad below. Hitherto pandering in my mind that your commander, As afficiently unmerons to abanca fair com untenable the suggestion made by Mr. Ghoul inte oakes, and, after deging on a brist sarlene is any eras about. Nevertheless General Mil. they have surualled down with leng rod penanuts, impelled by a case of gratitudo, would consive petition, sui-se comprising nearly all the bourg, the clerk who copied sad bad charge of heated beneath by means of wood or charcoal, islas is taking the right line. There were four but it is understand that during the operations no farther grades against me. But lately your meat responsible and bost workmen in the Mr. Price's draft of the latter in question, brat powdered op on a mortar, an:l resublimed when China men to other day denounced as Blankfeld wire will be used. Colony.

such draft was asanally read by soias one of the aufloient quantity has accumulated.

| Flage and therefore oncemarlly arrested. They Yesterday, the Ragent of Annam came into or49 and rendering themselves ridiculous in s uruny has advanced to S-toh Kiang, hesitating Similar independent evidenos is also extir.many Officers who make use of tho row in the The vermillion which was removed from the waro taiten from the Civil sathorities, who would hero, having travelled overland from Hné. Hotsand ways, something at caco laghable and factory as regatite the cast and character Pablic Works Department in whiol ho aita. porcelain plates is of& blood red clour and have boisaded then immediately, and handel was rived in great stato A guard of 500 to be pitiet. Your hoorts slap repentance, It is incredible that not only abould the stten orystalline strastare. This is then powdered up over to the military authorities, who as yet here turned out to welcome hist. A salute of us and you are too desperate to listan to renaon, tion of a person not engaged in the ethics bare in a mortar and remors to the lavigating mills: boen able to fad any evideons against them ruas was dred. The band (which arrived hore Methinks the repeated attempts to lead is on to amined testify to the sorally superior boen accidentally drawn to this partionlar latter; these are the ordinary little horizontal stone and therefore go uu farther than keeping them a week ago with Madame Billst, the Comman an engagement is nothing more than the hope of quality of the work done for the but that he should have found an opportunity mills, used by Ubiness and other natives of the in geol,

dor-in-Chief's wifei plaget.uke Marssillaise and gaining a decisive victory and stories Pet Ki vere osat, sod, with one orosption, be to carefully make notes of it, and subs Lusaily East to grind rice and other gre in into four se Meanwhile or rything waits for t'ia maan, ne same ivaly velan The agent interviewed the actions of a man was to the node instinets lieve the peises paid on the plote to bo noquelat i useif with an official number as ached paip as the case may be. Each stora fe about twat lust for the sporonoh of the accoud quarter the General and fan want off to turn the local of nature should be straightforward nad deter just and reasonable, and, quality conto documents of the kad daly some timp after- and a half feet in diameter, the lower stone is at the mean. There is inloed acticity enough, Tung.de cat of his house. His Royal High mined. The most pawerful aution baroad the sidered, not higher than those puid by words when they are permanently digd.

stationary. the apper is turned by a diesel acting but it is not of a character that is. interesting

noas is alightly more villanons and debauchet gas, like. France, and a commander with then- private persona. The one witness whose 18.-The Commission, after so examination piece of wood having a hole in it in which works any ous but those most directly concerned. looking than other Aaaamess satabilities. Resauds of soldiers hiding by the rivor banks end opinion forms an exception to this general the three Chiness oforks in the Surveyor woodnu pog affixed to the upper stone, which is Thorefore, as several other English corres-bad a guard of red-coated Hué soldiery with firing off hair rides and gaus, is a sight so onbonersuse of testimony regarde tha anet General's Office, is inoized to so it "theus of made to revolvo by a backward and forward pondents hers have done, I got myself a pony inlaid mother-of-panel sosbbards to their aede; rotesque and comanity that it is not worth of work shone by the Departments who complity in this brach of official frustrament of the of west handle and resolve to tes whether the cast of the two-tamished gold umbreliner, and four ordiary the while to laugh st. Why do you not five per cent in excess of that iscarred by which has evidently bega pommitted by some shree or four feet long, pretionaly usatione sunca and the open counter were a traculent Black onas, He has orosamably come to help to as the tiver sul fight like a man? if you are private firms, and gives as the main rosson person in the Department either of the Surveyor-Ouen turns och mill. The super stone has indiviuals as they have the rapntation of being. Forgoniss the country in Merdanes with the victorious, I shall withdraw with my army and that Government Work arerywhere laneral or Colonial Secretary who is wall a small hole in it near its centre, dowa which the I had previously bese north along the banks of terms of General Millet's proclamation, but the gito you Peh Kl. I am the only one you fear. naturally womewhat dearer than that unqualiated with the curent norrespondenos. The workman from time to time pours a little spoon- the great lake, where the twenty-foot high grand promise of that docu next is much more likely When I dopart, au ou will oppose you. Tha dertaken privately.

Commission is of opinion that this improper use fol of the powdered vermillion which he washer Buddha stands and pagodas aboued, looking out to be carried out it Nguyen Vin Taong kas Naavidonos has been forthcoming of a single of an official document must have been induced down into the mill with water; se bo neus tas on the wondod isists which meta ii so pistareeque nothing to do with the matter,

socas (of sabiems) brought about by a single mill, the workman traspasoutinually lading little notwithstanding the fatness of the surrounding

battle is certainly conveniont and advantageous, case of a bribe having bean nosopted by corrupt influenos. by an Offer of the Publin Works Depart

spoonfuls of water down the aperiace or bole in country and the wide strutol of the lake itself.

If you should be defeated it is to be conjectared ment during the administration of the

the apper stone; the ground and thus elatriated The watgblonchand is luteranting annagh, bart By the steamer Saltee, which arrived are world and you cannot bat to fold ap your ranks that you will has no more face to orist in the Honourablo Mr. Prios, or, in bis abssues,

F. BULKELEY JOHNION.

vermillion saitescapes from between the stones the Grand Lake is too near the town and too from Haiphong on the hat ult, we have mothe and retura, in which ass it will save me the daring that of the Acting Surveyor. Hongkong, March 10th, 1884.

is washed down by the water into a vessel placod constantly frequented by soldiers and others to few details of the fall of Banaich. Generrl, Mr. Bowdlir. Two allegations.

bonest to receive it. When work is anaponded afford any just idea

tablo of giving you abase. The anodess or the real foalinga of the soring that the attack was intended to be filam oftro Gevoranoats doposla upon this + The Commission foares with pleasure that this for the evening, the grount verillion ia care population. The women ars all either too familiar made by two divisions, the one under General single astion. Why should more lives bessori- of bribery made to a witness who appearsi before the Commission have been carefally gestion is in oparse of nonption.

Fally stirred up with a solution of glas sad or too frightener. The little boys see too apt to Brière de L'Isle, and the other aader Genoral faed, thus offending the bonevelout lors of nature investigated, with the result that, in the

sium in water, in the proportion of about an mistake us for a Tacon or a soldier of the Negrier, which were to approses in different di- for mankind? Now do I make an appointment one case the Chiasso Baildor who is stated

ounce of sach to the gallon. The gine has been Infautry of Marine in matti. Half the nienrections, but to join forant on the 8th; butowing with you, the French General; when your to have asid that he paid money to the

made to mix with the water by previously heat scowl and get inside their houses, and the other to the wresoled condition of the roads the soldiers are orossing the river I will not barass Lampenter of Water works for allowing

ing it with a small quantity of water; the earther half hold one hand over the oar as if they had former was unable to get up by that date, and you. I shall wait until ovory man of your army water to remolo laid on when it ought to

The Chinonian has no knowledge whatever of pots in which this press is offanted sish hold the earsebe (a motion presumably intended for a como time was lost. Some earthworks outside has reached this here and been placed in have been out off, kas, on coming botore chemistry, and of the principles of natural about siz gallona. The mixture is then left to lb) and say, bon jour, Capitaine. This may were carried on the 8th fast, the garrisons battle array before I make an attack. An the Commission dealed that bearer made philosophy and station generally his notions are settle. In the following morning the mixture of he characteristic, but it is not enlisering. of which escaped and fall back in the dirve-honourable an the statement; and in the other the charge of the most rudimentary and primitive descrip.glus and alum is poured off the vermillion, and the I therefore resolved to rite vat the Buntay tion of Bsonith. Owing to the non-arrival From this day forth I shall wait three Dent breaks his work, was ascertained by the Commission to have tion, How, then, in the face of these obvious upper portion of the oake of vermillica at the road; almost the only road from Hanoi, if ous of the division of General Betère de Tale days for you; if you do not rosa beep made cot only on no authority, but to disadvuaces have the Chinem nontrived to bottom of the vessel, that is, the portion which emits the Hué rante, which passes most of the it was not prootionbin to advazos on Baeniae, I give you fiso days and even ten days. in Clint bare bad ko fonn atlas in fact and to be place themselves in the front rank amongst remained longest suspended in the liquid, willoway close to the river and is therefore protically until the 11th, whos General No crior set his But if you fail to meet me in tan daye, I shall wholly takse. The particulars relating to nations in the matter of certain chemical menu found to be in a much four state of sub-divi- gaite ant 45 Kross friends sured me that forces in motion. The fotilla of gauboats which dlanics to the whole world (your cowardice) these two oneas will be found fally detailed factures, one of the most important of which sion than the lower portion, which requires to be I should get my hand cut off, so I put some extra were in the appendix. It is unquestionable is the subject of this article-Vermillion again alatriated as on the previous day; this partridges in a revolver pouch and tighten on the 12th, but were stopped by bereidades an one man sa Isagh at you. Alas! Low con

join in the attack moved up the river and the nine patients and four 809 vill ris neverthelose, asoording to the ovidonoe han one last article we have soon with what separution of the more cely divided sormillion ad the girths. The Sontay road recalls pretty of sauken boats, de General Nagrier on the Freanis be then ranked among mankind fore the Commission, that statements or ingenuity and portinacity in carrying out bis from that which was camer, by suspension in wall the whole of the main insidents in the riving at Baouiuh, after a skirmish at one of the I possess only a few thousand men! You have favourably affecting the character of aer ends the Chiunma has stonesded in making a dense medium, is a really most ingenious pro. French conusation with Tonquin, It was fire oatposta, patered the uitadel without opposition strong ships, I have noas; you have powerful tala elway of the Olaars of the Pablia porhaps the most delicato and perfect fron oast. ovsa, for which wo should give the Chinaman miles out this road that Francis Garnier was and found it armonated by the garrison. The guns, I havenons. My wespons of war seinterior Works Department have been in oirontationings in the world. Bo ban ancaaded in that in every credit. The process of grinding, elatriation, killed. The Pagode Balay macks the place where French loat ahont four men killed and about to yours. What then hinders yon fro a keeping in the Colony. So far as the Commission stages not by any deep researches into the and separation of the coarsely ground from the Balay d'Aviasourt fell on the same day as his thirty wounded, most of their wounds being the appointment? I think you, the General. has been able to trace them, there state hides galeries of Nature, by no process of ze vermillion sometimes requires to be several ohiof Commpadant Rivière mot his death with caused by spikes in the fortifestions. 8508 mente, with the two exceptions referred to thought involving an inquiry into the "ronson times reported, in order to folly bring out the in 100 yards of the some place on the 18th of forty or fifty Chinese were killed in the he streamspoot and aot vanturing to some (to can never be so patient and humiliating as to above, have not been paciesty made in why" to this the Chinamas is averse, the whole coboar. As a final process the dang eks of May last year. A mile and a half to the right assault, and the only living occupants of battle.) But viatory or defeat in a thing auusasi polat of person, cironmstsane. Sr time; tondancy of his education, such as it is, tonds dusly ground verruillins is starred a wish olas from Phe-Host where all this happened, in the the sitadel appear to have been a few old min wars; there is no need of over-faaring the and appear to have been tweel a cond to make him satisfied with observing effects, water, and allowed to attle down until the uext Pages of the Four Columns, the only gaga of and astive soolias, band general allegations not entitled to it is enfoient to him to know that things are so, oraing, when the water is carefully paared off the fiasco of the 15th of August. Some six or 2008 optared are reported to be Chinese disgrace and strous will be far worss than thosa The Batteries of Kropp dousequences. If you do not one, then the arotsuco, sonsidering that they have nut without going into troublesome or elaborate in into large wooden vate to still farther deposit a eight miles farther on is Phony and to the right fitations. There seems no possible doubt that caused by sotaal rareres. It is hoped you, the borne the test of enquiry. All the wit. Festigations into those changeless laws of Natura, small quantity of vermillion still remaining insus of it Phelan, who the 26th of September Bow Bronial garrisoned by Chinese regalare, General, will thoroughly ponder over this, and nesses who have spoken to such ansuthes into which bis philosophy teaches him that se pesefon, and the vermillion dried in the open air some hard fighting. Finally, at the end la Sot- traces of their occupation being found in the Isariously await the appearance of your battle tissted rumors sen positively denied that he cannot alter or control zonarch is fruitless; bat on the roof of the propises. When quite dried the tag itself, which cost so mach Franeb blood. shape of Chiness nuiforms and other articles flare. Drost fail to full my appointsaant they themselves bare bad suy knowledge that he has in his own ammell, ingenioas, patient oakoa, of now full coloured pigment are carefully The road itself, as a road, is pactinglarly anin. † which wem discovered in the citadot,

Shin Puo. of corrupt transactions,

way observed effects to very good purpose, the powdered and sifted by mesas of aqaare maalin terusting. The only alteration to wide-spread. The Saigonnait of the 17th March gives the Almost all the native Coatesstore nausi puriralind exaellenco of some of his manufactures bottomed cloves, contained in a sovorod box some ing paddy folde it the high fence of bamboos following details of the Basniah affair-Coo ly employed by the Government have been exa: testifles. We will row enter a vermillion tun feat high by torn and a hall wide, in which which proteste a village with its aroca palms and trary to their mal austom the Ohinese did not mined, and one and all state that thay haya un manufactory and watch the process from the the sieves, which alidé ob o framework inside froit trees. Here and thoro ona sees 6`smallar | waïć to be attacked in the citadol itself, bat ad- ! piulaint to make against the Public Works Bret stage of mixing its two ingredients per the box, are jerked backwards and forwards by slump with huge hard-wood treas and the white vansed in large fores in the direction from which Department, excepting that payment of the eary and sulpha-to the deal proces of weighing means of a handle on the outside of the box or flambagant columns and ornats gateway which Négrier's osion was approaching in order to billa is sometimes unduly delayed, and that until and packing this costly and beautiful pigment case containing them. The now fully prepared mark a pageda. Otherwise there is nothing but intercept his route in the forts to the north of 16.-There is an inorouss of 6,995 swigrants roomntly they wore compelled to take part pay for the market.

vermillica is removed in the packing house, where an 000ssional depression in the fat landa wbich BooDial, Driven from thews positions, they poto's sweeping assertion that history is all fles to the Btraits Settlements due to the requirs most to the extent of ten per deat. This free The first objects to attenot the visitor'a ettaa. may bavvan rows of workmen, men and boys, holds water sotia dignified with the name of a fell back towards the east, but in this direction to renognise the generat untrustworthiness of. meats of the Malay States for working the Tingalar practice has now easil, and was cension. tion on entering the yard attached to the works seated before a series of tablos. Betwan avery lake. From the comparative elavation of the they were met by Bjorn de l'Isle's column, most historios in paints of datafl. Eran where Mines:

ol, as the Commissie is informed, by the nasal probably be large plios or stanke of charcoal, two workmen is a third, with a small pair of road, which is simply a olay embankment dei which bad arrived in the meantime and esoupled there is no actual divergence with regard to 16. There is a deormes of 6,451 Chiness to nities of the braaury to pass into circulation a rate or baskets of broken rookery ware, and sales, which he holds in his left hand, and as ven as straight across the country as the acca.all the commanding heights. Not being shis to walkers of fact, it is glect that two ores of dis Victoris, Vancouver's Island,

[saperabundant sapply of this subsíliary coinsgear sto the hapo rice pans previously described, little please of piper in which the varoillion is ordinary will allow, one can see for miles across | bald the entrance with his artillery, and ing sesuats of the same erent, will contrive to numerous raty eld tras pans of somewhat simi. the workmon on either sido place before him the sional necessity of passing a bigger village than retura. to Baminh, of which General Négrier metrically opposite opinions, who shall be wit- As far as the Commission can asoartais, no pa- from this arrangement. As might be expected, also probablybe a few broken and disused past taal (about an unes and a third avoirdupois) (od by the laty oran and buffalook, and firds it a greatest disorder along the Thai Nguyen read, from say wish to deceive, bat simply becanes of umiary stratage accrued to any individual but considerably thinker and hasrier. There will to be wrapped up, be weighs into asub peperone green paddy Belda a la pytel soll being plough hemmed in on all sides, they dod in the verstent it in two widely different lights, not ted to proced by certain vessels, thereby asia the Contractors positively dany baring given iron aortara, All these articles are the out of weight of varallion; the papers are two in numeroint to pass a odmsional string of women the only one which remained open to them. The the strong mental bize of each historian, whol Blaking a monopoly of an unusual shara uter. bribes to the Olders of the Fabia Works Da or word out implements of the usuafiotace, and ber, the inuer a blank ce prepared paper, and the carrying sugar.osne and shrimps in the bas Commander-in-Chief gave orders for theirpursnit will lead bin almost unconsciously to clear his partment, although they admit that the practise will be described in their proper order. On ou enter a piece of ordinary white paper. After | kata slung lo bamboo over their supalders, or by the marine Infantry while the African troops Tecta with his preconceptions. Thus Catholie of sending sangat presents of us great valus is a fails to forte por sores of little store being wrapped up the peaksts are placed in rows to see the white neck of a play-bird araning out were moved along the Langson roof, which landa history of the reign, say, of Jamen II. Cannot common one mille, een being turned by one man, and other before another workms; who stamps them with of the green ride.

to Chins, in order to render retreat in that dirne- bat present a marked contrast to one written by 10,--The well known eustork of the Chinese rows of workmen weighing pot and wrap. saal containing in Chinese characters the name Half an hour'a esutar takes one out, round the tion impossible. Négrier's coinmon was massed at a strong Protestant like Macmalaya Tory his- in the matter of giving vails and surreptitious ping ap the vermillion will be seen. The far and address of the soulstory in which the Southern walls of the citadel through the Boyal the function of the Fangson and Thai-Ngayouterias of the reign of George III. will ever The following in the report of the Commissiou commissions to employée, and the statements nooos are then arrived at these may be a soare article has been made, sud the quantity, and gate of the outer sacointe, with its huge black roade. -appointedt anquice into the truth of cartain medo by more than, one of the witnesses, leave or more in number and may be ten or twelve in quality of vermillion contained in the packet dags, polished like glass with the passage of The same paper of the 20th instant gives usrah and his favourite minister Lord North

a very different view of the polloy of that roo aber publicly made against the effiora of the no room for doubt that provanta, zat only of each furnace room, five or six on each side. The rapidity and deftness of the Chinese thousands of bare feet, through half a dozen the following faller partidalars: the 12th from that of an independent Aceriaan. It all lies Pablia Worka department," Hongkong. jewellary and other valuable articles, but alas After passing these the stores of quicksilver, workmen at this employment is really ear. villages, past a sheet of water whigh ta Maroh, at half past six in the morning, the expes in the art of putting things," and from this The Commissien bald its first meeting in of money, are not afrequently offered by Natire alpbar, alta, glo, new spare iron pans, ser prising, the stamping, for instance, ie affected mush to big for a boree poal and far ditionary corps, divided into two o lawas, moved spring, we are soavinced, most of the historical the Cuoil Chaber.on the 2nd January, sud. Contractors and others to the persons appointed visable rockery wore mid sieros and other at the average rate of sixty impressions too indefinite Ear a lake, ont to the Fort de Pa in the direction of Badaiab, The Chinese in the pussies and misconceptions of the pressat day. baring appointed a Secretary, resulsed that a to experlotend both public and private worke. It utensils used in the factory are arrivet ut, per minute, and the wrapping up is carried de pier. This is an inferior kind of a bridge, span proviuos bomberad about 22,000 but were distribut advertisement should be inserted in the logs is obvious therefore that opportunities exist for and this completes the view of the works. The with proportionate rapidity. The mixture of ning with a single low are a sullen steam or adorers considerable number of planes, only about by s eisace conversation apos matter affect We have boom Içd into this train of thought nowspapers, inviting all persons who might have the acceptsode of anak pressets by Ooore of iron pass in which the vermillion is sublimed stem, which is the ordinary aluminium potassium crook, Just short of this brides high onbank. 19,000 remaining in Baunish. The first brigade, ing the man who is to-day the most prominent any information to gira upou the subject matter the Public Works Department without care those referred to above: they are circalar and sulphate, with the vermillion, in one of its stages mest rugs into the road southwarde down this under the orders of General Bribre de l'Isle, left statesman of China. The fairmindedness and of its enquiry to comunicate with the Secretary risk of earl, Lesusactions booming known to somi-spherical In shape; all are of the same size of manufacture as described above, is not added, embankments for hundred yards, Garnier ended Xam, after baring crossed the market town of enlightenet pelioy of Li Hong-chang bave won It was ordered to be notified that all communicatie offeinl chiefs. The profesional gentlemen and weight they are oust palda.down, sad dean at first sight we thought it might be, mertly bis adventurens life. To the right on the Hacol Chi, and took the heights of Kuong-soi, after bied many admitere anung foreigners not in tioue so made would be considered private Bud is private practice who have been examined as the casting, runner or lamp of iron, two and to assist in clarifying or purifying the water by side is the events of fine trees leading up to the having reduced ta silmnes the are forts which the Empire only but in most Europaan nous

not comilder that the Government system of threshtha Inches fa diameter by from air passing it to deposit its sediment bat soome to pagode named after Daley. Just on the far side defended the town. The second brigade, under tries, and he is generally looked up to as the only 3-Lonsideration haring bướu given to the supervising works is more open to abuse, eighths to one inch in depth is purposely left on have some peonliar effect upon the saleur. Al of the bridge, between the lines of babes shan the orders of General Négaiss, supported by the subject of the Emperor from whom any assist fact that the appointment of the Commission or leads itself mare readily to oocrapting every pan. le order to cable the workman the though what may be the rationale of the praties vead se the four day market for the neigh stilla, astoaded the Boazkel and took the dose lu promoting the prograss of China, sacord. "had" becu oopasioned by ofroumstances mainly of any kind thes that commonly applied to the more readily to handle the pan when stirring up cons, or how it aste we oncnot quite clearly see;bourhead, is the place where Rivière fell into a feeces of Bat, Buce, and Long Base. These poing to western ideas, can be expected. But a arising out of statements made in a local new inspootion of private morics, or that it can betxatenta. The size of the pans proved by the glo is added as described above merely to amenacade. No better plan oould be tringlueditions being taken, the anomy were paraud and grave stigma bas hitherto rested on his name, paper, the Saccatury was instraated to write to improved, oroepting in one particular, with roots! monrement to be twenty-nine and a favour separation of the fuely olatriated vor for it. Baraboo fanced villages rau down to the driven from the heights of Tapean, bolors Bas. and the impatattes as to have beou repeated the editor and enb-salfor of the journal in quos gard to which the attention of the Commissios quarter inches in diameter, by sight and seven million by holding It lenger in suspension than water on the farther side; the embankment could mal, which were also occupiat. The artillery was in Me. Egmont Hake's recent life of General tion jariling their attendance before the Com-

eighths inches deep, and the weight farty ont.the courser particles, which sink fest, and may soonal a thousand men, the thickot behind the then brought to bear on the entrance to the towe Gordoa.. Ris sorosly Recessary to say that we mission. The Segretary was moreover requested to deliver the lettera in person, aud to state that tendance of any Coatwiore all ass upon the

• The Commission was unable to enfl for the st

ties, or say about fifty-three pounds. These pans therefore be separated in their order of strat pagoda might be full of spearmen and savoro order to provout the fugitives co-entering it and refer to his alleged slaughter of the Tal-ping are not in rows of five er siz on each side of foation. The natual composition of vermillion glint of the steel. The Frouch would do wail to to throw them back on those whom General Wangs after he had passed his word to Colonel any evidence the editor or aab-cditer might wish Chinese New Yost, by which time some of them beá small rentangalar mom; in size some twelve feat is one hundred parts of mercury to sixteen of stablish a post at the place nad ise efter Beière was driving to the direction of Hanoi, Gordon that their lives should be proserved. to afford would be taken by the Commlasign rither left for the mainland

by Afton; the door of this room is of wood and sulphur, when both the ingredients are le Garlor. Half a mile farther co is the village This com bigad movement was completely ascons. i The Isota sa pablished are familiar ensch to

Newport.

Belfast

Glasgien Duben Cardif

Hongkong..

Tyno Paris

Liverpool...

London ....

7.107 3,407.501 1,800 1,531,851

5,700 1,360.303

7,069 2.070,557 8,965 4,273,050

13:51 350,170

20.301 4.195,845

$2.187 5 70%

16,763 7,945.227

49,00% 16,454,171

6-The whole tourage, of the several nationa- lities trading to this port, bears the followin proportions:-

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Chiness stegreers......

Chino jan.

Fresch als Hea

Geroso

...

47.9 per cont

3.24

34.92

4,05

4.60

1

2.22

2,07 17

United States of America... Othora.

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And the trade in vesele propelled by ateam is absorbed by the several flags us follows:--

Austrian.....

Brilir...

Chinese Daish Dutsh

Freneh

Gorma

JADELAND..

Ramalan

Basish

0.7% por coní.

77.37

53

5.$1

13

6.4%

-

12

1.12

27

BAS

0.7.

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Unixed Statre of Amurrios...... 1.13 Othe

The principal inaroase in the teada in Bri- tich versala has bean with the Australasian colo- ies, British North Borneo, Coast of Obiua and Fermore, Coolina Chiao, Continent of Europe, Jodio and Singapore, Japon, and Philippias Islands. And in Foreign vessels the increase has been with the abava named countries, United States of Ameriña, Hainan sud Tonquin,

B-The principal deorome in British tassels has been with, Great Britain and the Gaite States of America. And in Foreign vessels the doerte has been with British North America, Great Britain, and is.

The trade between this and British North Beras is 9,782 tons, no increase on the pravions

year of 8,717 tous, and is us a rule confined to ono stʊom vessel a montă.

JUNE TRADE..

10.-A larger class of junks has been inten dawd into this trade, and sithagh steam-vessela enter largely into competition with junks, the latter are able to bold their own, as they show sa inercase this year of 45,849 toos

The jauk trote with Macao share s slight increase.

EMIGRATION. 18.-Principally conseqventos thelawa,adopted. by the Australian Colonies and the Vaitod Etatus of Amorion restricting Chiasis in igra.... tim in the countries, 21,120 fewer Chinese have left Hongkong during the year.

18-Emigration here to Bangkok has mangot, the labour for Slam balug prooured dirent from Amoy and Swatow.

16-The damalisu Government agres to ro

but these emigrants are at presaut sale permit sive 600 Chinese per quarter from Hong kong,

TE PUBLIC WORKS INQUIRT COMMISSION.

coaúdential if desired to be so.

EDWARD L. O'MALLEY. AITRED LISTER.

VERMILLION-ITS MANUFACTURE IN CHINA.

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THE FALL OF BACTINE.

LI HUNG CHANG AND THE SLAUGHTER OF THE TAIPINGS.

is not nosessary to accept Sir Robert Wal-