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THE DAILY PRESE, TUESDAY, JULY 157a, 1884

MADAQ.

18th July.

The World says Mr Barry Sullivan will The Datoh Ministers have placed upon the

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT] shortly start on his third profesional tour round table of the Second Chamber the ocrrespon the world, visiting the United States, Australia, dence with the British Government in reapeut Tepan, China, and India, On the completion of to the crow of the Nisero The Colonial

The monopoly of the Weising lottery la his journey he will probably publish a book of Ministar bas stated that the Governor et oite widespread and permanent interest, entitled advantages to there native chinta, who would

An Autor a lactatepe, or Thrus Times Brand eat energetically against the Rajsh of Tenom, sum that bas yet boon obtained for it having the Work Mr. Sullivan has bean collecting and that according to the latest despatches the hoon secured. A syndicate represented by Mr materials for many years, and his volume will be condition of the prisoners was satisfactory. Miguel Ayranda Silvomados tender of $1,085,000, the result of much thoughtful observation"

the highest, which was accepted, and Muoss thus LATEST TELEGRAMS SSCires an increase of rovonne from this couro

alone of $140,224.83 por astun. LONDON, 3th July's I recollect, whon Senter Caries Eugenio was PRANGE AND CHINA.

Governor hers and increased the price of the The French Goverment have granted the Waiting and Fan-tax mmopolies he was evented Chinesa Garnment eight days to come to a Viscount, and I hope labor less may xe agrement as to payment of the indemnity deceive some such recognition of his efforts to manded. If not settled then France will proseed augment the revenue. to tuica possession of a material guarantos us necarity for payment.M

The works of the Hongkong Rope Manufac turing Company, Limited, Bolehor's Bay G progressing rapidly. Partions of the factory is being sot up and the machinery has arrived. are hettig roofed, the beer is fired, the engine It is expected that work will be commenced in buat sis wooke time. A tall chimney stark las sprang up and is nearly completed. A great deul of land has son reclaimed in the bay, but the foreshore still remaine to be banded, and a extensive aron of cose and filthy slime to be fill-

ed in.

THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE

·OLLA PODRIDA,

hous of Money. Imbert & Chessy, nam the river, Messrs. Videl M. Dupont, M. Reynaud,

The opsions in the biggest wind instrument Mrs. Carbonel, nuid many others. The pro-

heard of na yat, prietor of the Grand Ragaurent. M. Gassier, op The High Altar in the Church of Notre ponite to M. Marby's house, was fortunate enough Damo do in Gardo, at Marseilles, bas e das damage from the fall of that milding. M. Gas Virgin and several saared objects. The value of sicr kindly retired the wounded Annamits into articles destroyed in ostimate at over his house when first got out at tus reip. A Among the latest American armoniosmonta suidier cod Murtient se à sailor mood Casaro Semmer, a collectief inscited extracts es mato vary effort prasible to astriante the from Thoreau's journal; and Thres Villages, mon Boriod under M. Marty'a henke, and deserve by Mr. Howells, being a dription digling

ton, of the Shakor fannity at Shirley, and. grout credit for their ozartións.

of the ill-fated Moravian settlemart at Graden. hullen, on the Buskingom River.

The losses misted by the town of Haiphong are very serious, but as yat they cannot be estintos, much less can I give en sourate accomt of them. I can only hope that the French Government will come to the relief of the sufferere in a corntry already impoverished by war mad disturbances,

159,000

The last novel writton by Charles Hondo. titled A Pariliones Secret, will be pribliekot ! Hoker. Hantleg enrly in July. Mr. Ronde Bai di- of the navel two of three mouths before his death, al told his godsen, Mr. Charice Liston. This will be tay last novel, put at the end The gur- tain drops."

culating capital of the nation, and this as- centuating the mischief which has been al. Fondy wrought. Some measure of mischief was unavoidable, "The evils whigh attend currence depreciation have to be suffered experiences and reminiscences, which should ex-| Achsen fil buon authorised to offer imbatantial been most successfully let this time, the highest for his promises to escape without receiving any troyed by fra, together with a stain of the Go-in an inverse direction when appreciation taxes place. But it is the business of financiers to mitigate those uvila as far as possible, whereas Japanese funuciers are inoressing and perpetuating them by with dmwing, in the short space of six months, tas millions from the funds available for industry. Trade will never revive at this rite. But it would revive, and develop proportions not dreamed of hitherto, wore foreign capital brought into the country, and five or a hundred miles of railways built every year, tapping the productive districts of the ampi and waking the et port of their produce possible. The verna cular press is full of complaints because foreigh Governments besitate to permit an increased tariff. Batas a matter of arith metic, if the present paltry foreign trade of the country were taxed up to the highest productive fintit, the bosoft to the Treasury would only be two or three millions of dollars annually, whereas the boneût from railway construction would unquestionably be far larger. If privato enterprise in this matter were untrammelled, and if it were legal for foreigners to hold rol property in the interior, Japan would upon bare all the iron roads she needs." Sa in Chin the withdrawal front the country of tao syeee which would be required to pay for railways could not fail to lead to depres.

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BIRTH.

On Jiro dila, at Branford, Liminshire, the wife of sion of trade by creating a sereits of the Major HowArts, The Buffs, of a daughter.

circalating medium. It is well known that there is a large amount of silver hoarded is China, but it would not be from these hoards

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 15rų, 1884.

The Alta California has the foltering He was a Chumman, and bis same was Hong

UNITED STATES. Kos. He was on a tear. Me suites town wide open.allcenames Melican man he cried. Thore The Democratic Convention have chosen M, was silenes, and they allowed him the right of Cleveland as their candidate for the Presideny way of the streets. Me mukee. pleesman led. Minige helles Allee sanse Mellona man" and Mr. Hendricks as Vice-President. The sllence. "Balcopo; setemny dlinks. Allos sendo Molisan mo." It was done, Balkeepe, charge up. Allee gamer Melioan man. And he was bounced. The Chinose must po

The United Service Gaistle bays" bord as happened Intely of an officer being put to our expense through what the War Office anthorities considered the mistake of a general offor shrad. Lisatonant D'Aeth, of the Buffs, stationed at Hongkong, was grantel & year's furlough to Englund by the general officor oom- wading in Claas, and when he reported his arcival in London he was informed that, on account of the war thon between France and Chis, he should not have been granted the leave, and was ordered to return to his regiment tous. This he was obliged to do, after being. fooly a few days in England, at his own expense;

the double journey costing pourly £200

On Saturday morning a young China boy keeping" astute ca the billside near Messrs. Gitron's old bungalow at Pokfolum sow the

THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SOUTHERN FRANCE. Chelsea continues to rigs in Marseilles, and

le appeared in Lyons

LONDON, 18th July, THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK, TAMITED. The Company has been formed, and will bo launched early in the week. Bankers: Unica: Bank of London and Bank of Scotland.

SUPREME COURT.

July 14th

In Bankrupt. BEFORE THE HOX. J. RUSSELL, ACTING CHIME JUSTICE.

I hope, however, that there will be no outbreak of war between Franco and China because the Fammers may then find it impossible to fuld? their contrant with the Government. In the first place they have to make a deposit, of $100,000 in the Macne Treasury and besides that have to pay a monthly lisence, which is about $50,000.

NOTES FROM THE "JAPANESE PAPERS

HIM. Che Mikado will go shortly an a shoot ing coursion to"Ashigara-yama, The data is mat yat fixed

The Fan-ton monopoly was lot yesterday at The Bus: Kan, which is now engaged in one o'clock, and the best tender was from Mr.surreying on the Chinese, coast, will return to Lai In Cheung in connection with others for Japas in October of this year. $172,100, half of which bolongs to ben Chiness compradores from Hongkong. There were only thres competitors. Er. Miguel Apres du Silva's tendar was the lowest.

CANTON.:

(FROM A CHREESFUNDLET]

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Lovers of Jane Austen will pay with ploniza that in a box full of kiters/which cains to Lord Babasino from his mother. Lady Huatchball, Lard Brabourne discovered about 200 lettres "from my dear 'nent Jana Auxton." Thos letters will be published early in the antemn by Mosare. Bontley.

Mr. George Redway Is about to publish a volumis of lectures by Calouel Olcott, Fresident of the Theosophical Society, entitled Theosoport, P- ligion, and Orault Science. It will contain ad- The Japanese exhibits sont to the Interne, drapes on such subjecti pa Zerozatrianiin, the 6ional Sanitary Exhibition in Fugland consist occult olences, azokain religions, Bjarn, of 2019 books and 1,784 misollagears artiolos. spiritualism, classics, & and probs the eateries Seven times daily, on an averago, in medical which Ma A. P. Sinnett hus biuted in "The tolp required at the Central Police Station of Oconlt World" and Esoteria Buddhism."

When "Cuiness" Gorden first visited tho tho metropolis in cases of attempted suicide and ainuilar crimes. Extreme poverty seems to be Seychelles Islands and saw the auricus grove of the cause of all this

Apalm treas thore--which grow in pairs, and if The leading merchants of Yokohama held a one is cut down its mate also dies--ho at once noting on the 18th alt in order to discuss the indited an offeial despatch announcing that ha 14th July.

construction of a new wharf, and have since com-hud discovered the original Garden of Edon, in The populace hato am still anuasted by a mainted with the authorities on the subject which trees of good and oil were still flourishing. strongly anti-foreign spirit, and the city is far The Government is said to take great interest The late John F. Stator of Norwich, U. S., said to a friend Inst AI novor bought from a safe or agressble place to visit just now. in this project."

The coremony of conferring diplomas upon then have of stook on in my lit. I have The news of the Lang-son affair, or rather the radarts of the Girls' School attached to the always hold the stock i have bought in my Chinese version of it, has tended to render the Dorbisha in Kiyoto cook place on the 26th it possession, I would not sat the example of opar people boastful and insolent, as they fally believe: Some 200 persons were present. The following sting on margina" Mr. Slator is amuan wis that the Chinese troops almost destroyed a large papers were read by the graduate-Woman's was reputed to have millions in stocks, bat did IN RE CHO SING NAM

French force in fonguin. The worlike spirit Daty to the Nation, Friendship in English)nat allow himself to gamble.

The late Mr. Maxwell of Milwaukee, the mil- The Duty of Women (in English, the Elements Mr. Donnys appeared for the bankrupt, who is therefore predominant in the city, and a of Civilization, and Demelin Education. Both liomice brewer, Lequentled 3500,000 to the solu that the money would mime so much as from body of a Chinement suspended from a tra, vars up for his diwbarge, having passed is farther kept up by the sight of the constant Japanese and foreigu teachers delivered addresses tion of the problem.of wrin navigation. Pro-

The boy does not appear to have been greatly final examination. the circulation at the large seats of trade, struck with the sight, for he went on tanding.

fessor Charles F. Ribshelt, of Eridgspurt. Conn. There was as opposition, and the discharge parades and practising of the suidiërs hues. on the subject of female education.

His Excellency Chang Chih-tang, the now

To diplomatie conference in connection with the inventor of the dying.machine ohibited in This, as in the case of Japan, could not fail his eattle for three or four hours, taking no was granted.

the revision of the treaties, says thao Muinichi | this city and elsewher's six years ago, has been further notics of it. When he get back to the to impede the movement of trade. China village, however, he mentioned the matter to a

Viceroy, has made a very good impression, and Shimbun, which was announced for the mouth named as one of the tore for the disbarse- was well received on his arrival. Although a of Jano, has not yet opened. It appears thatment of $100.000 for the benefit of his own ma- night, as an alternative measure, raise a lokang, and showed hin the way to the body.

very young men for so important & post. he has the sable have thought all along that Great china. Arrangements on a Farge sole will be foreign loan, constructing auf working the The loksag, after prospecting around the epot lines as a Government undertaking. This any definite ennafusion as to what to do with the for a few minutor, did not seem to come to

arented for himself so high a reputation for Britain was the only Power which stil: hold made inmediately, and the Professor promiseg ability that his comparative youth is overlooked aloof but it now seeme certain that Germany astounding results by midamner.

has boon still more stubbornly opposed to treaty At Birmingham ou the 4th June, the founda to prompt and energetic action in reference would be much preferable to the absorption body, so he loft it hanging, and went back to the

oven in a country whore the groyhard is most revision. As every one know the Ausriction stone of the “Jaffray Suburban Hospital." to the Lang-son affair, The French Govern of native capital, but it would lack the Station, where he reported the matter, and a ser ment have, we are informed by the electric quarantas of intelligent, economical, and actised that there were some stones noar the maa's before the court charged by Inspector. Perry of cities ou tarday the 12th inet.

geant camo and cut the body down. The sergeant Five Chinamon and one woman were brenght necated. His Excellency took over the seals Representative is chief among those who approrethe gift of Mr. John Jaffing, part proprietor of the revision, but it is said that the Russian the Birmingham Daily Post und Birmingham, wire, given that of Peking sight days in

Minister is of the opinion that his country should | Datiy Mail, was laid by Lord Leigh. The build- A Gener named Pang Ting-hp, who came sido rith the majority of the Treaty Powers, on ing, which is to accommerlate 50 patients, will which to come to a decision in regard to the energetic working which would ha presrat if feet which appeared to have been piled up for with public gambling at 62, Wanchai-read, and indemnity demanded, and if at the expiration the lines were under the direction of foreig-body was that of a man about thirty years of the fifth defendant was further charged with down from the north the same time as the the gore that Rusais has no particular relations cost from £31,000 to £19,090, while the endow. Viceroy in charge of 2,500 troops intended for with this country which might be benefited by ment fund required to carry on the charity is nera as a mattor of private enterprise. By age and all the efforts of the police to discover Inspector Perry roided the house in company ofthat term the ChineseGovernmenthave not far the most profitable course for Chien to any cine to his identity have been ineffectual, with some police, ent prrested the defors Kwangsi, died here on Thursday morning, the treaty revision: But all this is rumour, and we 260,000, nearly half of which has alrendy boots subscrihod. Mr. Juroy makes his gift, as he made up their minds the French forces will be adopt would be to grant concessions to for yesterday afternoon before the Coroner, Mr. Amey, taze-fa tickets. Su, and in a pillow box as an officer.

An inquest was held at the Civil Hospital thero, besides saiting a considerable amount of 10th instant. Flow nothing of his capabilities do not vouch for its correctness.

With regard to a telegram which recently a ap saya, a 6 slight recognition of the great publié instructed to take some material guarantee eigners, leaving them to construct and work G. Wise, and a jury composed of Messrs. C. S belonging to the fifth prisonez he found six tacks

poured in one of the Shanghai papers, the Jiji support he has met with throughout his journa Shimpo has the following We have frequently listio career. for its paymaat. This is something definite, the lines in their own intereste. China Guerre by whom a verdict of" found bang the cat of writing a ticket, and the second was Garham, F. J. R. Schwarzpkoff, and A. A of prepared opium. The first defendant was in and it shows that bi. FERBY's Government are might, and no doubt would, roserve to herself ing was raiurusd on the recommendation of acting as shroff. in earnest. We doubt, Lowever, whether the the right of taking over the property at the the Coroner, ft. boing considnced that there was mandarins at Peking will bring thomas read of a certain period at a fixed valuation; not enough eraton to show how the man be to believe that the demand will be insisted but now that the railway has been officially ac

cama upended from the tree to give anything upon, or that no farther grace will be given cepted in principle, the existence of this right

but an open tendint them. Yet the Franck show evident signs, would not be attended with the fear of ite n only of earnestness but of impatience, being exercised for the purpose it was in the Olešña Fapress of the Kith altine:--

are of the Woosung Railway, and the foreign concessionaires would naturally stipolate for

Tur latest telegraphic news from Europe, if reliable, rendera certain, what we bad before surmised, that Franco has made up her mind

and oven exasperation. There is every reason to believe that they will abide by their timatum, and extend no farther consideration

to the Obinese Government. The telegram-

does not, for obvious reasons, same any port

a term of reasonable length.

hi to stand on and then kioked down,, Tho

We take the following from the London and

offers who aerted under him in China on board Admiral Ryder dined last week with the the Audusione, his flagship.

POLICE COURT. July 14th.

BEFORE MR. A. G. WEE.

GAMELING.

nalicensed possession of prepared opium,

The first and second defendants were fined $25 orch, and the others $10 each, the fifth prisoner being also fined $10 for unlicensed pession of opium, mul hia opium was forfaited. Ther all paid the fines.

ABBAULT.

Thomas Cratty, Raman was charged with road Central un author men had been spond bearing a man named Frita Bahela la Queen's

The partios ing the day after the most approved manner of A papar las boon read at a mesting of the seamen hy getting drunk, and tying boon tarned Pay Colonial lastitate, on "The Straits Setont of the Welcome Tavern as too drunk to be The French cruiser Dugnay-Trouin, Comman-floats and British Malaya," by Sir F. A. Weld grrod, the two fell to friting, and the com- nunt was buidly knocked about.. He did not

oibited in court.

tain Houlineau, arrived here yesterday from The French serrette Chateau Renaud, Cap- Thuan-an, Annain.

or province which the French intend to seizedant Fagnac, bít Lego yesterday for a cruise. as a material guarantes for, payment of the indemnity, but we do not think it will be Poochow or any of the ports on the east ecast; the sogarity will either be a northern.

The steamer Killarney arrived of Sydney sa port of importance--porbape Nantiagor the 13th inst. 19 days out from Boschow, which size Hainan will be occupied. There part she left on the 94th Jana, hòund for Mel- A10 several reasons from a French poiuf bourne. of view in favours of the latter jouree. The island can be easily captured, and would require no very considerable force to garrison it, for there are several elements in the population who are more or less adverse to the Ta-laing dynasty, and would regard with equanimity, if not with satisfaction, the advent of another rule. Franco evidently does not intend to make war upou China; she will content herself with seizing soms material guarantee and holding it until the

Engineering reports that the Osnabruck Steel Works Company has received an order from the Chinese Governut for a quantity of Harman" rails.

The Agoute (Moxara. Melchers & Co., inform. Pandort, frois Trieste, left Siscapers for this ms that the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's stommer

part on Sunday.

A Marine Court will be held to-day, at 10.30 a.m., at the Harbour Master's Office to inquirs into the loss of the British steamer Murtherong off Hainan Head on the 12th June.

The defendant was fined $1.

The Mugie, 3 Commander lion. F. C. Pmber who put the head on him" which Varoker, from the China Station, left Malta on Trent Commander V. A. Tindall, from the China 8th inst, homeward bend. The Icetrol, 4,

Station, loft Saoz on the 8th inst., borewed bound.

The Wanderer, 4 serum composite gun-vessel, Commander Orford Church 026 "toma, 750. horse peror, semmissioned for service on the Sheerness, ou the 11th inst, and will proseed in Cairastalion, was removed from the steam basit,

a fow days.

A Post-office notice states that double or reply

AN INCORRIGALE DESTRUCTIONIST.

Chan Tri, of 103, Bonham Strand, was sun moned by Inspector Gráable of a charge of obstructing the footway, before his promiss by placing a lot of ata, babode, o., upon it.

He pleaded guilty, and having bore fined about dozen times buisce for like offences he was fand $30.

BLUNKALDE.

Charles Brace, seuraan of the American ship Guverior Goodwin, was fred half a dollar for

on Sunday.

GREAT TYPHOON IN PONQUIN ontored into nagliations with the anthorities of the most famous of North country painters, stated that a foreign merchant in Yokohama bad Thursday, May 13th, the centenary of this birth

SERIOUS DESTRUCTION IN

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HAIPHONG.

FOK OUT COELESPONDENT.]

HairRoxo, 12th July. Politically there is no news to give you to-day from Toiquin, though you may possibly have batean the French and Chinees Governments on heard something further of the frosh diflamities

account of the Loupon affair. It is said kero that General Millot is still awaiting instructions from Paria.

for the sale of Japanese Government Loan Bonds Thomas Miles Richardson, sen., was calabrated to the amount of 10,000,000 you, but we have in Newenstle by the onning of an oxhibition, of oensistently refrained from mentioning his nearly two hundred of his picturea. His bark name. Henter now telegraphs that Mr. B. B. work, Greenwich from the Thames," penapies Watson a tha contractor. The Boods in quastion the post of honour. Richardson's painting of are those "exchangeable for kinst which are the scenery of the North is strongly to the fore: to be weld for paper currency at par sad vedeomaut there are also two fins platures in oils of able in silver during thirty pours after the lapse Conway Castle, sann Fran, the land. 271 froes

It was in March of this year that Mr. E. B. shire: Ladlow, Roslia, and Elinburg Cun- of five yeare from the time of the sale. They bour the water; "A View of Winderm** "Saa- an annual interest of 6 per cent, payatce in silver. risa In Borrowdale," "Fast Crelle, Berwick Watson negotiated with the Nippoa Ginto in lesSouthwato, Cumberland;""Rizamond, order to purchase bulate thement of 10,000,000 Yorkshire:" "Richmond and the Vale of the Yes (£2,000,000) in silver, and wo hoard, tant ho Thames." Le.

oftios London immediately after having put the The New York papers publish accounts of the On the afternnon and evening of thɔlth init.

matlar through Despite tho fuot that Eastern discovery of the lost Lard Draanand, loir to we experienced a avere typhoon here, which has crad stands law at present, principally by the carldor of Perth and Milford, and a kins dore terrible tage all over Tonquia. Nothing reason of the suspension of the Oriental Bank, man af Queen Victoria, who has been found in a definite can yet be stated as to the loss in the Mr. Watson scous to have disposed of the bonds Broadway olathing house working as a porter. cessfully. The words for the Japanoso Go- He gain to America with his governess tweire country, but thers are a good many junks, mangronment" in the telegram should read the years ago, was married of his arrival, and hus laden with Government stores, others with mar-

bonds of the Taponesa Government."-epsince.struggled along in poverty and distress, handige, reported na lost, and no doubt a great Mall many lives with them: The river stemmer Sontay was much damaged and nearly founderod, only saving herself by jettisoning half hor cargo, Consisting of Government stores

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· THE ENGLISH MAIL, The P and O. stenizer Khedire, with the English mail of the 13th ultimo, arrived here

are taken from Ceylon and Indiau papers

his father having renouneed him. He gens by the name of George Johnson, and ovianos much more aptitude for physical than mental labour. The poorage of which he in the past heir anto- fates the diacovery of America. It is stated that areounciliation of Lord Drummond with his family will be effected.

paid post-cards may henceforth be sent to Japan, having been drunk and incapable in the street, badly damaged, and of course all bamboo yosterday evening. The subjoined telegrafew weeks since expressed a great wish to hear

If intended to go via Brindisi they must bear a United States or by Fransk packet u lid. stamp 24 stamy impressed on soch half, and if vid tha

un ouch half.

The Rev. Arihar Lloyd, M.A., Fellow and Dean of Fotorkonse, Cambridge, has resigned his appointment as Bentor of Norton and Vicar f Huneton, in Suffolk, and has joined the staff

Hore in Haiphong some brick houses were

structures suffered immensely as usual, may James Kelly, scamma, in default of paying boing simply blown away. I aleg săm several similar fins for drunkenness and disorderly con barrels, which romeroospored than come build, dust, was committal to gaol for two days:

Noo, a seaman, of Bangkole, was fined a doily ings clean blown down, and the soldiers must have for dunkenness, and kuasiting a woman down in had a nice time of it, especially with the heary Lascar Row, on Saturday.

downpour of tale, whiệt I estimated at not loss James Towaru, mother toiler of tho deep, was than 12 inches during the 8th and 9th inst sont to goal for two days, not being able to pay

Full particulars of the destruction wrought and disorderly conduct in the Welcome Tavern, on Sunday.

RANGOON, 18th June.

A fowiga gentleman at a ansical evening a

"Home, Swant Home," which he had been told

Maigaon Prince should come, that nagociations haring, been asked to play it, sat down to the So, great is King Theahan's fear lest the was a striking example of pasical. pathos and expression. A well-known professor of music, are in progress with the French to keep himins and dashed into Thaiberg a variations to under perpetual arrest. A grand resistance is the siz, to which the foreign gentleman listaned⚫ about to be built at Mandalay for the expeted with deep attention, becoming, however, a little French Bavoy.

bewildered at the exuplicated passage to the finale. At the conclusion he rose and gravaly shook hands with professor, saying, "I tank you, saro. I tink me "understand now your 'Home, Sweet Home-so nice and quiet to begin with,

FANGOON, 20th June.

We are requested to stata that the late de of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel a half dollar fine limposed on him for drunkennes and loss occasioned at Hauci, Nadiah and ties of rice to Upper Barmah. - indemnity she domands is paid. Of course very of a good many papers by the English-in Foreign Parts in Japan

the Chinese Government can retaliate, if they think proper by pouring troops into Tonquin and carrying on war againet Franse

mail is due to an error in the London Office. Delivery commonood at 7.15 yesterday orening,

A new wharf is being constructed at West in that country, but this would lead to Point, near to St. Peter's Church, by Messrs. further retaliation on the part of France, Jardine, Matheson & Co. The piles aro of far and would be the commencement of a die-meuse size and thickness and are very close to

the linest and astrous war which could only involve Caina ather, and the surf will

most substantial in the colony whoa complated.

Mr. Everett Frazar has been appointed Cousal- General in the United States. to resident New York, for his Majesty the King of Korea, and the exequatur of President Arthur confirming this has been granted. Mr. Frezar, who is ma old resident in the Far East, holds the first foreign Korean ofäcial appointment.

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ather inland towns have yet to be racsivad, and I

Chinese merchants are shipping large quanti Fears are entertained of a fresh entbrook of

will therefore write you more fully by next hostilities botresa thorival Chiness Esetions here.but at the end, oh, what a row in the boase!"-

stcamer.

[FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.]

At this Baason of the year indulgence in ice

Tio Araialent Comptroller, Mr. Cowley, has completely recovered from his recent attack of greata is so geroral among all classes of the

sholera.

JIBALTA, 16th June.

BOMBAY, 24th June:

people, that it is a little startling to lasta from

10 endeavour to sicura some retion of the the steamer Thales el baryau Bily Swap will be ready before the beginning of nert monta. charged with public gambling at 157, Queen's, Haiphong-if indeed it can be dignified by Commission has been out to the Ameer of Toalet nothing to account for the result, nor

way communication is to be catablished in Chine, considerable interact attaches to the question as to how the capital is to be raised,

The lina from Tientaio to Tako will no doubt

12th, and after describing a curved track inland

to have now passed round to the north of Shung

hai.

be constructed with Chinese money; the The Agents (Mesara. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) comparatively small amount required for Co's steamer Menuir, Captain halus, arrived learn that the Eastern And Australian Stemmeliip

i

Ten of the standards taken at Bao-ninh have

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At about ene o'clock on the afternoon, uf

cases.

this line.will be easily raised, but the raising at Sydney on the 18th inst. from Forchow. She who have been send to this contry to assist atters committed for three week $3 each bions for their greater security, by Iashing their Frederick to the Moscow Gazette, there will train went from Dayton to Hamilton, aevordding

of the large capital which will be needed left Fonchow on the 25th Jane and has made the Health Exhibition would have been struck

for the construction of the large tran's lines the passage from there to Sydney in seventeen by the many to them) strange and wonderful

will be a much more important matter. The Obinese bave an almost ineradicable aversion

days fifteen hours.

sights, such as railways. The national stolidity churtster was never, however, batter ant- Yesterday, the 14th July, was the national paint then af prosent, ice they do aut sahm [We fete day of the Frouch. In honour of the cocasion to regard anything with either curiosity or

Naval Yard

ang remark or attention bas boon the electrie. ligat, which they do seem to consider, is some thing out of the ordinary

CORRESPONDENCE.

do not hold unsolvsa responsible for the opinions

expressed by cur Correspondents.) ICE TICKETS.

BEFORE Mr. E. MIŠKSAN, THROWING A BRICK AT A CONSTABLÈ. Li Achon, hawker, was charged with throwing- brick at P. C. Jawan Singh on Sunday. The Sikh found Ashan blooking up the path

The extension of the Uriter and Fathen our American contemporary, the Polyclinic, that . . HAIPHONG; 10th July with a stand on which he displayed pumpkins I have to inform you that a typhoon of great Distrusgar to Pathankote at the foot of the Paper referred to Dr. Ewing reports garanteen koto Railway was opened this parning from Poisoning may result from the custom. In the for sale, and he moved him on. The hawker force and goverity has swept over this place, uills. This opens up the taa district, and leaves who had partaken together of lee eroam and onso of Faisontag among epily of pana

in all more serious complications, from

Work at this Chinese Court of the Interna-Wat off for a few paces, and then picked up a Although it had been predicted that this rear ant pighleen hours dosty dak for travellers tons. The symptoms vore nausea, violent prin brick which be threw at the constable, bitting would not pass without sugh visitation, and Dalhousie, one of the prettiest hill stations in in the stomach and abdomen, vomiting, and the which extrication would, necessarily grow The steamboat Porcan went round to Aberdasntional Health Exhibition is being pushed on as

him on the thigh. more difficuli every day. The wiseal course on Saturday, qui the steamer Arvatoon Apcarspidly as possible, and cases of exhibits are

Bound over in personal recognisance of 85 to warnings have appeared in the Pro, yot "when the Panjab

yassage of this.liqui, dirty-water-looking stools; left there yesterday. The steamura Kremliaurriving and being unpacked cally. Tho omvant

the storm osme upon us the 8th inst, it found

eramps in the extremities also existed. All the for His Excellency La Hure-op no will be and Afangkut wont over to Kowloon ducks, and of work that has to be done is however, still be of good behaviour for six months.

A formed comastication regarding the pro patients recovered. Analysis of the cream re

· PÚBLIC GAMBLING. very great, and it is not likely that the Court

us all unprepared and expectant. In a town like spect the despatch of the proposed Frontier Thras Chinamen were brought before the court indemnity, a feat probably not, altogether comes to-day

caine out yesterday, and the steamer fount

was any unolcanliness of the cans in which it road Wost.

such & term-bers the houses built of stone Afganistan impossible.

A report from Merv states that the Russians was made observed. It is suggested that decom." The Government Astronomer, says -The arrival to Paris. One, the flag of the Ching! On Saturday P. S. Kemp nado's descent on or briok can easily be numberað, 's typhoon have appointed a Mahamedan from the Conca position of the milk or cream had occurrol, pre-

the house having received information, and found

Governor of Yulatan, which is the headquarters in potted morts, which was the poison in those fucing an irritant astier similar, to that found SUPPOSING that an extensive system of rail.barometer has rises in the South and fellon in Commander-in-Chief, which foated over the the place regularly fitted up for gatabling naturally producen most disastrous effects.

the North. The typhoon appena te bave entered Torer of Banish, is of yellow silk with a vinist Before he could get into the place nearly every.

To proceed to details, however, i

of one section of the Sovyk Torkumans. the mainland beheer. Amoy and Foothor on the border, and is mounted on a bamboo pole ap boy had escaped by the roof. The defendants

What is the fastent railway time an record wards of ten foot in length. Another quits were caught on the roof, the first being recog the Bth in the Arst indications of the

Caunsa Then you think he strnek you was mado on May 8 between Lima and Dayton, blask, is inscribed with white lortu uised by the informer as the hawker, and was tempest were felt and the Butive host popular You can't mix me up like that. Fra Dayton on that day en route for Cincinnati, in with walies aforethoughtF" Witness, indig-Chio. Mr. W. H. Yandarbit passed through mainder are of differently coloured silk or sotbag seized by him. They will all be placed as trophies so the Hotel The hrat defondant, in default of payment of tion, who are litla scenatomed to such rapid told you twice, he hit me with a brick Thorea special train consisting of two coaches and on des Invalides.

a fine of $25, was sent to gaol for six months, and ohangos in the weather, began to unke proparn wut no mallets nor nothin' of the kind about engine, which made the distance from Lime, According to a report sent by Llauterunt renty-four miles, in sixty-air minutes The One world have supposed that the Chinase the other two, zot being able to

craft side by side so as to present the least resoon be no Kantubatkuus left in Komtehatka to tolegraphia information from there, a distance sistance to the store. The foreign vessels in The population in a district larger than the of thirty-ve miles in thirty aiz minutes. It port got up steam and made every proparation to whole of France, which was once above 50,400, | started from Detroit, making the entire trip to meet thegale, Frota eneo clock to seven the storm had in 1880 fallen off to 6,200. The only ocen Cinoinnati, 263 miles, over the Canada Southern, pations of the inhabitanta sro shooting and Daytou and Michigan, and Cincinnati, Hamilton, was not vary strong, bat after that our flashing, their food consists almost exclusively of and Dayton nos, in five hours and thirty mi Fury bocamo very great, and no one could stand deh, for the anal income of any one rarely autos, an average of 50 miles an hour. A mum- to allowing foreigners to acquire an interest the French worvette Chuteus Renund was dress interest. The only matter that has called forth

against it. All who could do sprobated indoors excends $4, for which not even forty pounds of ber of steps were made, and engines were changed is any undertaking on Obiosas soil, and the ed and the French Reg was hoisted at the insin

TO THE EDITOË OF THE"" DAILY PERSS." sad and doors and windows as fast as they four can be bought, On the western const three titans, at Toledo, Lima, and Daytes. The most agreeable course to them would be to on the Victor Bandel, while on shore the

SI-Don't you think it world suit both the old. Before long the roofs of many vases things aro even wore The mortality in the run between tas latter pines at Cincinnati was Hongkong Ics Company, and the cash barors

pará la even grastar than in the must. Ou the made in que hour and sino miantis. : The train haild the lines with Chinese capital pals, Hostes and the Vas hoist at Head Quarter

If they work issue pro pouzda horete, as there were perzied away, end the river, now rapidly Commodoro Insula, however, which are: sopa was ran through all the cities at a rate of speed Some months ago the Marquis Tsuna re-

The two Chinese ironclad corvettes recently are plenty of people who cannot afford to bay rising, entered many houses, inspiring the people rated by a distance of less than 200 miles from amplying with established regulations. It is carded his objections to the contracting of A Chinoman was fed halt a dollar yesterday built by the Valoan Company at Stettin are to more than two pounds at a time Toure with the fear that they would bo drowned. Kautojatka, the population is flourishing again estimated that in some places the train travelled

morning at the Police Court for selling rotten leave that part at the end of Jane Probably

A SHAREHOLDER All the Annetalte habitations near the river under the benevolent supervision of an American a milo in from forty-eight to fty-two seconds. foreign loans on the ground that the fruit to children. There is nothing uncommon the Toy Fustani Chen Yea will provionsly Hongkong, 14th July, 1694,

fem amount of thusa loans might be rated in about the foot of voiton fruit being sold, but be docked at Kiel, or the Baltic: The engineers

(sually constructed of straw and mats) were Hazleton raconidly opened the large Ins apsodily swept away by the galo, and the mahan and nour Cartersville, Ga. A laver, of

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. China itself and the moong paid in inter-ters is something exceptionni in anyone be and their crew are already on board, white the

UNION CHURCH, ing-pauished for selling it. Possibly if there canen ar daily expostal The Ting Yuen is

terials parried off by the flood. The will now very beary flagstone covered a deep venit in est be retained in the country. Whether were more presentions for this kind of offence to be nominated by a German captain, Herr the Chinese Government, woold And it and that of offering for sale unripe fruit there Voss, but the master of tuo other Tossel is not

S-Now that Union Church is to be shut chan from one direction to another with in- which was found the skalotan of a man 9 fest 2

Bicalstons, spparently those of very young per easy matter to raise a loan song its own would be loss diarrhea and other common forms yet nominated. The crews are German, and nd there seeps little probability of the conceivable rapidity, and the task of protect ches in height, surrounded by seven other

of piticposing

they will said under the German flag They English services being revived, might it not being luxuse or property became very trying one. The giunt evidently had been a king, bå subjects is a question which experience alone

have been awaiting the relation of the Franco well for the weatholdere at once to forego what The larger part of the houses was blown his head was sucireled with a copper crown. His at 00:31 chests Old Pats at $535 to $5199 could decide, bat assuming that all the Another that was committed at the Recres Chinese diffenity, and now that matters are ar. ever rights they may have in the building and for, and what was not blown away by the wind hair, black is jet roached to his waist but he had cheats Old Pataiu (bottom chests) at $5771; 4 band she property over to the London MissionsTy money required for the construction of rail. Lia Club on Salarday, L. M. Lobo Baptiste's cauged they can, davo..

successor in the post of stewart, being relieved

Sectory to be used as a native hospital. I have was rained by the water. Tho soldiers in lesno whiskers. The bottom of the vault had first boste New Bonares at $575 to 5771.

been covered with a thick mating of reada and -mayain China could readily be found amongst of $55 which bo had collected as enteoriptions. In the House of Commons on the 9th inst heard nothing lately of the sober for establish pitai had to be removed to the officers' quatters, dry grass, over which were spread the skins of Malwa (New) Chinese aubsoribers what would be the re- Lobo's boy brought him his fifin, and in the Mr. Dixon-Hartland asked the Under Secretarying the general hospital which was talked of their own miding being swamped with the some will sairaal. The underside of the stones Halwa (Old) mult of an raising it? In this respect is in boy's presets in took out the money from his for Feign Affairs whether his altation had some time ago. I suppose the dillonity is the foods and the rain:

covering the gravu are filled with deeply carved Patan (New) pocket, cunted it put it back in his wont pocket been called to the article in the National with want of funds. The disposition of Union Ukuroh so many others, China will bave the benefit and then hung his coat on a peg. Just then be agard to the recent Tranty of Tientsin, in as above suggested would go zone way to muet

All the blockhouser have been catirely dos inscriptions. If it is 576r possible to decipher Patza (Old) troyed, but the heaviest loss has been sustained thee, Mr. Hazleton thiske he will have some Benares (New).... 672) of the experience of Japan in coming to was called out of his room to serve a member which it was stated that the French do this. Yours, eto,

thing reliable in regard to prehistorio mas in with some lemonade, and when he went back the not plame themselves: onan, uxaggerated

in the provision magazines, which had their America, decision. $10,000,000 worth of railway bonds boy was geus and the money missing from his Liberalism in tariff matters; and, though they

roofs blown off, and a large quantity of the stores The number of shocks in an earthzanke varies ON LONDON bate recently been issed in Japan and were packet. Løbe get ons of the boat: goplies and will not shut out foreign trade from their

hopelessly spoiled by the water. The fosting Indefinitely, as does the length of intervals bo- two thou. Sometime the whole sarthquakeo readily subsoribed for, and it is said another went in search of the boy. Having lead him, now ursols yet they will make it pay its

fre enging with five men be brought the boy back to the Club, and asked lure of the expenses of the conquest and deen-

on board lasts only a few sacords. Thus, the City of $5,000,000, is to be imqud, which will no him if he had taken the money. The boy denied ration:" whether the freedom of commerce in

TO THE MYFOL OF THE DAILY PRERA has not been seen sincs time lampest, and Games was destroyed in abent half a minute, doubt be taken up as readily na the former baring done so, and then his maator took a whip the provinces of Southern Chinu will in future, SIE--Aftor reading to-day's telegram the nonowe of it had been received up to the time 30,000 lives being lost in that time. Tisbon was issue. The Japan Mail, in commenting on and thus i Lill be admitted it, and said habe hampered by prohibitive duting, nu heroestion occurred to me whether in the event of of posting this. Sovoral junke Jonded with overthrown in five or six minutes, but e voces

had handed the money to some other porson. furt dependent on the goodwill of France; the Chinese Government still being unable to this quijent, having referred to the The boy dirolly afterwarde denied having sak whether Chias bad infringed the letter of her agree to the French demand for an indammits telegraphiu, material have been anne, and those of looke mar contiene fur hours, days, ON FILE

weeks or months. This Calabrian earthquake Bank is, on downthể injury already indicted on trade by eur en the money, and then he was takon in hand by engagements with other Powars by her concos of £10,000,000 at the end of the eight days giver telegraph wire between Haiphong and Hand has which began in February, 173, Insted through Crodits, at 4 months' sight

a antinued scrise of shocks for nearly four years, os BORBAT-Dzuk, 3 days' right.. 221 rency contraction, goes on to any But Lobo's brother, who thrashed him till he again sion of excluuys rights to France; and whether then and the French then salgs & Chinese port been completely destroyed.

admitted the theft and promised to take bisbe would take any steps, and, if so, what, to pra or baland, this will fayoire a declaration of war. Very heavy losses have been sustained by the until the wred of 1786. The area shaken by an ON CALOUTTA. Bank, 8 daya night...227 why they [the Government] should under-chastise: to the man to whom he tud banded the want the destruction of Brith interests Lord Can you or any of your readers enlighten me on

from a more local traet where a slight trembling Bank, sights, take another method of reducing the money. It was no aso, however, for when the E. Fitzmaurice--I have nothing to add to the point? Would not such saizure in all like commercial community. Messrs. Schriever &arthquake varies with the intensity of the shock ON BEANGRAZ voluton of the currency when the reductions boy was called cu to come and paint cert tile the answer which I returned to a similar question lihood land to some passage of arme. The Chio. had a new building laid prostrate. A large has been experienced up to such catastrophes as fron, he again denied that he had taken the naked by my hon. friend a few dayage-namely, mass might or might not resist; † v probably houss of several le ore belonging to M. Marty was that of Tishan which convulsed not only the already effected are about as much as the money. He was then handed over to the police, that the Commercial Treaty between France and would. And would the French best liberty to partly damolished, and it is supposed that four Pertaruose coast but extended into Lostand on country can bear, we do not clearly parceive, and was Fastaniay brought up at the Police China has not yet, heer negotiated, and that younce upon any stray Chinese gunboats or irer Auzaraites are still buried under the rufus.cze hand and Africa on the other, agitated lakis, rivora and springe in Great Britain and Their loses for purposes of railway construe. Court, Heikers denied theft, and alleged bile the abjecte adverted to by my hon. clasatoon they catae acipes Yours, Se

that he was detren into confessing what he had friend are reviving the careful attention of HAT

*** QUERIST, - Angthor man was got gut with both legs broken, sanked Locle Ford to rise with startling tion are simply moons of reducing the cire not done by the amount of thrashing he received. Majesty's Gevornmerit;

Hongkong, 14th July, 1881

The ether bouse more or less damaged were perpaal:

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS, F

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BEATHOLDER,

Hongkong, 14th June, 1884.

FRANCE AND CHINA,

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