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"NOTICE."

AB WATSON AND COU

FAME AND Dierena154

CHEMISTS..

By Appointment to His Excellency thế đo- FERNOR and His Royal Highhom the DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALEANU RETAIL DRUGGISTS

-PERFUNERS, PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS.

DAGGOTS' BUSDEÝMEN

And

ÆRATED WATER MAKERS.

SHIPS-MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED

PASSENGER SKIPS SUPPLIED.

Noting.—To avoid delay in the arecation of

HONGKONG DISPENSART

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THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1973, 1884

The now crews for the Swift-and-Tigant LATEST TELEGRAMS. Arrived by the Briglish Mall,

The dalitary of the English mall was begun at 19 o'clock on Monday evening and resumed nt 6.30 yesterday morning,

The Agonts (Messrs: Bienston & Co.) inform us that the D. D. R. steamer Ladia, from Ham burg, left. Singaporn at daylight yesterday for this-port

The Pacific Mail Company's stmter City of Peking, with the max American mail, left ban Francisco on the 20th July for Yokohama and Hongkong

The Comantission to investigato the claims of British subjects for losses saatained by the attack on Sbarauen by a Chinese mob in September last, will sit to-day at Cuntos..

The appointment of Lieut. H. B. Knight e be Adjunt of the 2nd Battalion The Buffs vice Captain H., Somerset rosigned, uppoa in the lost Londen Guzeffe

LONDON, 11th August: THE EXPEDITION FOR THE RELIEF

OF GORDON.

Activo proparations.er being made at Care for the Nile expedition. for the relief of General Gordon.

FRANCE AND CHINA, Admiral Courbet remains at Foochon. Fear French war vessels have taken up a position at Woosung.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following is the report of the ordinary half-yearly maating of slaceholders, to be hold at the offices of the Company, No. 14, Prayz, Hongkong, on Monday next, the 19th August, at 3.30 o'clock p

to

on the charge of stealing about $372, the "pro- perty of lip omployer, on the adjust

Cart Talbot said that on going on board the steamer on the End inst after having been ashers, he found his onbin door locked, and the boy gone After some time ho found the key and went in. when he discovered that his cash box had been broken opan, and shout 8972 abstracted.

The defendant, who admitted stealing $50, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hand labour, the first and last Zrtuights to be in solitary confinement.

GMITTING TO REGISTER TAZ DIRTA OF A CHILIN

Capt. Edward Burnie, Marius Sarveyor, was summoned at the instance of the Asting Re. gistrar Genaral on a charge of neglecting to register the birth of his child within 60 days of its birth, contrary to Sec. 8, Ord. 7 of 1972,

Defendant admitted the charge, and was fined $1..

CHARGE' OF ENYEWLEMENT.

DÉFECTIVE MATERIAL. Bomo torpédoor lately bought and plansd-in- position in tho bay at Lu Shun Kos, as Port Arthur, were found to be perfectly usalean, when an attempt to fire them off was made in the presence of General Bang. On investigation in was found that the pluge and electric wires of the torpaloss had been tampered with, possibly. by traitors in the camp---Courier.

SHANGHAI.

According to the Ha Pao very heavy rains were experienced in the province of Kisagsi at the beginning of the prosont-Chinese moon. te land was flooded to a great depth, and any tives were lost.

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the prosent time, while the Catholics, morning eputauperacy rightly assorted sonde The Hu Pao alus that nonrly all the numer, days ago, are living on ten dollara a month. ous dealers in ancient frearms in Shanghai bare Fears are entertained lost the Anglican, St. completely sold ont thoir stock. The trade is John's Cathedral should get into hot water legal, but has "neverthilon bon extensively as the Union Church has when the pary support from the State shall vesse à Charek. married on hers,

whick has to rely on the support of the Stato to ve ornot live long. la Cagland and in th United States won the Catholis build Mousanda A SUSPICIOUS CRAFT,

of Churches by themselves without receiving a The Nowohwang correspondent of the Shen-

penny from the State; us, we sed Morton, whore nao writes that on the 25th ultimo while

Lute on Wednesday night, the Gtà inat, two the Catholic Church possessed some voorsage not the Armstrong gunboats Ulpa-tung, Chenai, foreigners were taken out of a stemmer by less tana twenty one millions of dollars, robbed to Chen-nan, and Chen poi word steaming out of number of Chinese. It appears that the Chinese the last farthing by the revolution, yet people. La Shun Kion (Port Arthur) for Tientsia, a believed that the foreigners were, going to loaye yigiting Mexico STO unished to 33 the French sailing vaset was observoit in the offing, Shanghai without paying their debts and planions of the ceremonios and the Clarohen so whose bearing was en anspicions that there were they tried to stop them. Tho foreigners and well kept and Edered at the expanse of doubts entertained by the officers of the gunboats Chinese were arrested byvar native policeman, faithful the Church of Mexico not receiving et as to her right to be in these maters. Where who marched them all to the Hongkan Station presont a farthing from the State; nay, sous upon the giubents surrounded the sailing roanal, where the foreigners preferred a charge of say that the Catholic Churches in. Maxion ara and a party bearded her. The whole ship was assault against the Clune 3rd August that before the revolution when all the expans wor more frequented and adorned at present, than paid by the Governat

Pen Afao, shroff to Messrs. 8. Watson-found, after a careful soaroh, to be loaded with It was ramoured on the Co. of the Hongkong Dispensary, was obarged gams, candons, powder, and shot, and akowodninety-eight host leads of old Taiping robele hul

Third. The greatest canan and very powerful. with emboszling 319.75, belonging to his am. plainly that this cargo was mount for traitors come from Kong Bufar up the Min and had land-

The offers detained ibo vonol and immediately; ed in Poochor, and that the Viceroy and Ga is the differones of the doctrine taught by the ployers, on the 17th inst Tho prohibition of the caltivatiod of tobacco to the shareholders of the

Mr. H. A. Wodnongh, manager of the Disreported the matter to Generals Wand Sung vorrier were about to flos in alarm from the City Protestants. If you go to a Protestant Charol Orders it is particularly requested that in auritius was rosently removed. The Mer

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company Limited. GENTLEKED,The directors have now to submit persary, atated that the compradore handed to who after questioning the captain of the sailing to the Canton Club, naar the Toreign Settle for thras or tone Sundays and happen to hear Busius commnisations be addrowed to the cantile feront is oreilly informed that tobaco pun this report, with a starovent of accounts for the defendant the sum fu question which had been weasel, sent tre gunboats and 200 soldiers to mant Boon afternoon the number of the boats different preachers, you could hardly believe that Firm, A. B. WATSON and Col, or

is now being planted on rather a large scale.

half-year anding th June.

puit in settlouentuf an nocdust by a customer guard the ship. The particulars of the matter reported had fallen to forty. In the evening it they belong to the eanie Charoh: some will The Wiai reotinta for the six months are $732,598.81, defondant gave a receipt for the moneg, but did were then forwarded to Li Chang tang, eaking was soartained that there ware but eleren, even preach doctrine quite arring to that of Tho British schoenar. Hyvany and the

for instructiona.

each boat containing one man. Theng eleven their Church just to plasso the hearers and to Bitish sterimor Mary Austin will be discharged and the not profit, after paying interent due azd a not hand it over to witness.

charges, amounts to

$100,900.08

The decadant and he was passing the Hong.

This story roads more lika Gotion than fast.

men wore falcon into eustody on suspicion adapt themseron, as the China Mail mys, to the of being rebels, but their friends appeared progress of time, that is to say, to the progress from the Aberdoon dock to day. The British to which has to be addot the beans broug

forwart frem last nooom

4,351.53 kong and Shanghai Bank, when someone called

WOOSUNG.. steamer Wooung goes over to the Cosmopoliton

bim and said "Dowd and collect the mensy." Hs

General Liu, commanding the troops at Wood satisfactorily proved that the busks had of inerextulity. If you want to have support dock.

$105,151.06 asked to get the caccipt, and then signed it indung, on the night of the 6th instant, sent a do-

somo to Fooshow on legitimate business. for the Church you must rely on Church- pat a stamp upon it. He kept the money betachment of troops to hold Waa Au bridge, and Chinese in charge of a rice-bost on the dooohow the tenots of the Church, and those ones On Thursday evening, the 7th August, some asn, that is, on those who baliere still in cades he had not gives a receipt to the Banks --

a temple a short distanco from the bridge. Those Crepit lost.command of their bast in the ourront want to hear proached the declines which, The case was remanded for a weak.

troopa practice every day in target shooting and under bridge, and abe went fall into a steam-re taglit in their Church; and we believe ATTENTTED SCISIDE." Un A Tau, neapbed, admitted having at their scores have bee cuite satisfactory. Thore launch belonging to the Kiangsa Acid Werks, that come more sermons like the memorable ones The Courier states that His Excellency Tsang haifans of per eunti, or $75,000.00, De palß 16 the tempted te commit suicide by. jumping into the are also 100 man told off for patral duty at night. making a hole in the innagh arid 'sinking her on the four int things, so much praised by the Kw-chuan, the Commissiour for the Chinogen holders, and is bonus of $15,000.00 to contributing barkour ca Mondey lost, and ho was sent to gant Generals Lin and Td arrived yesterday at 4 p.. Luckily the lannob van clevo in shore, and the China Mzil, will succoed in withdrawing from for three weeks to omble him to get into a bot Chukhai corretto is now at Woosing. Large Manager of the Acid Works, went to anguire lieve in the Angloan religion Ch the contrary, from Woosung in the Ching-yaan corvette. The damage was not great, but when Mr. Mann, the Church tha cpport of the few who really be directions and Subscriptions which are in the cegotiations at Shanghai, has been an sharehistriors that 525,009,63 be written off the cost of

numbers of villagers are employed in building who was the owner of the rice-beat the men in welchsgever is the Catholic Church you enter ordered for £x prind be continanduni woll but had so far recovered as to be able to rand 349,!com and Cosmopolitan Docks, ter frame of rainst

STRALING. A COAT. ན.-,", Chan Ataan, saman, was sentenced to siz entrenchments in the vicinity of the Forta. Pasbarge of hor gathered around them a crowd hoover be the preacher you happen to listen Shon is also posset of forte recently erected which Mr. Mann estimated at two thousand to, you will always hear the same doctrine preach- Tooks hard labour for stealing a boat, valus-37 utade the North Guto. The forts have been strang, and paited him and his man with mnded by the Cathoifes: By her admirable auien belonging to a jak master named Loi Ala at moanted with a number of 11-in. Armstrongs and stones. The pollee were sent for, but by the Catholic Church overcame in the Best con

On the 5th instant 700 troops arrived at Wop the time they arrived the distarance was at an turisa leoresies and persecutions, in the wid·la. Yaumati, on Tuesday last

The defendant took the boni to Sum Shui Po. sang, and 2,000 zaoro are bepasted in a few days, ond. Mr. Maun had, hoever, stoceeded in deagaz she survived the corruption prevailine in

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Affe that bor to supply fi linaited.

BIRTH.

On thin 12th instant, at Albay, the Wife of Mr. L. FORSKER, of . Daughter.

Che Daily Press.

1514

Hovdxoxo, Aveust 18ra. 1884.

Jr is very doubtful whether the Chinese are

The Government Astronomer reports: The following notice was issued from here to the trinity parts, dos at-10-16-am gesterday

Thore appears to be a typhoon far to the Equ."

ceive visitors,

and from which have to be dedantaż-

Dirvators' fees Auditors foc

250.00

leaving theable for appropriation....

3,780.co

$141,401.00

The directors reseamoad that a dividend for the

enzionerie

AUDITORS,

• CHARGE OF HIGHWAY LODDARY.-

much ifqus better prepared to fight at the has been running from Haails to Chins, will Mr. H. W. Davis, during his absented from the clay, plamant at once returned, 20 Yowillatî Station Brigade Thé niśmbers will go on witr their for safety thitbar, and every household in the August:For Yokohama 6,700 bags sugar, 10

WM. IL FORAES, Chairmao."

the valus of Aberdeen Daoks learing a balag of $6,4016d to be carried forward to new ad- anatamount expended on the now Deck to the 30th me nots by ture fut utside Shimon ask! June is 5164, 120, 3. The progros hitherio-made hoe We the Hlogo Neios that the U.8.8. Straits on the 2nd inst, but she was on asud, and bron slower than was nativigated, owing to the tedione must have got off very quickly without damage,erry completed the directore beys that the coname

opmtien of diving, hut now that the Cofferdam for-she arrived in Shanghai on the 5th inst. tion will pronead more rapilly.

The business done by the Company during the six Chan Lenng, seamin, was charged with har. The troops are in perEsat control andino distur·taining one of the boatson, and he was sentenced the almegy, by dondemning it, ska bas opposed the Tenders for the construction of the bases have taken

ten dollars.

doony, and she will resist and overcome increda From Manila ta Tagupan will be opened on the nage doniced and the repairs offered are onsiderably in assaulting and robbing a hawker named NINGPO MEN AS VOLUNTEERS IN

During the last few days, à good deal toems to lity which under different forms is pushing it SHANGHAI. 1at Oetiber. in. Madrid at noon and hi Manila at in excess of hay former your, Ent, the most marked Wong Hing at British Kowloon.

inergise in the revenue is that dozived from the con-

Complainant stated that hy was proceeding Tho Shen-pa saya that since the Franco-Chi-ayon said about the condition of the Sot-self as the greatest onomy of Christianity eight in the evening. The length of the protection after vessois, a large number of whion bare from Yowmati to Korlogs. (Sty, and is was for near difficulty the City Magistrate has been celoment in sase of war broaking out botwoon Jected line is 192 kilometres 279 metres.

been built at Edwloon with the inventents and new massinery that are now being interneed for ship lowed from the former place the defendant cupied daily is forming a volunteer corps in theFranco and Clin. Hitberte, stay rate, there

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The Manila Comercio says it was rumoured atbaiding purposes and for the execution of the konvient; and two other mon. When in jnnaly part of the city. That paper now hears that Ningpo men- has not boon the slightest ground for uneneiness. Jolo that the Government intended to enbeidise ass of forgings, the directors ungtins that con road, the men set on him, dragged him down by in Shanghai, of whom there is a vozy laro nume chass of persons most apprehensivero cor- an English steamer to carry on a service with tenets on an carried out by the Company on this queue, and boat him with their fists and with he, have commenced steps to form a Volunge tainly the peuocably disposed natives of Shang

Tusapay, "19th August. Balibao, but adds that the radcurcannot be truseumparing favourably with home inte

Exront CARGO, bamboos. They look away a lot of cash he was brigade. Each trade will be represented by hai, and among them we believe there exists | ng, the cinsting trade is closed to any foreign.tug

Per steamship City of Tario, sailed on the Sth” The accounts have beca andited by Mosers. Thos. carving on a string, and defendant appropriat or more loading members, and the name to the almost a state se panic.. Thousands of persons The Diaric ways the atomer Jon Juan, which Arnold and F. T. Pearce Foster, the latter acting for od his jaotot, after which they devamped Cem brigade will be the "Ningpo Traders Volunteer having friends or families in Bacobow have fed

and maden report, and sergeant went with him daily business in time of pasos, but if anything City has contributed a sertain sum towards the bags saltpetra, and 186 parkages meghaudin to To Kwa Wan, where he saw the prisoner, and should ariso, notice will be given and all the effective patradling of the streets. Those who For Sun Fraucis 20,343 bags rice. 566 19 cd him to be arrested. On the man's person, members will repair to the Ningpo Jose-house in are test informed fear nothing directly from the beans, 40 bags sugar, 120 rolls matting, 1,100 rolled up underneath his coat, was found southe French Concession. Tho parpize of the French; it is in the presence of numbers of Tieu- loses oil. S beren prapard spiam, & cases silk trin rowdios and loafers who have no means of sub. goods, 10 casos vigars, 30 casos nuimags, o bales plainant'a coat.

carpa is to protect their own interests against sistance and nothing to do, that they recognise yuanies, 194 batea gambier, 664 packages ton, and

the gravest element of danger, aut it is against 9,123 packages merchandise For Portland. O A CHINESE VIEW OF THE FRENCH this danger that the Chiness authorities are now-17 packages merchandise. For Victoria B.C. The Shen-par states:We hear that the taking, premations. As far in the foreign-1,300 baga-rico, 61 packages merchandise, 7 officia's here recaired, on the 5th inst, a tale Settiezzante, and even the Babbling well and packages, crude opium. For Honolulu-28 pack- fram from Fonoton stating that the defences of are concerned, we believe that all such torres merchandise. Tor Panama-3.400 bags rice, Foochow hard boen carefully reconstructed by those expressed for instance, by our respond 300 packager merchandise, 11 cases illos, 2 cases Chung Pei-Jun, and that all the forts have honnut Paterfamilies are quite auneressary and grade opium. For Valparaiso 4 cases silks, and TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS": so strengthened under his directions that avery misplaced. It has been clearly, shown, for cassa merchandise. For Chicago-1.12 pair- Sm-Your scrrespondent Captain Anderson thing is prepared for fighting the enemy. It exaruple, that the soldiers whose appearance with a toas For Philadelphia-poke to very justly objets to the taran typhoon (tai-lung) seems that the French are only waiting for as spades and mattocks the other day cansad such a For Toronto-195 packages tea For New York being vaguely used as it happens to be by foreign to open the battle, as that they can throw the fattering in the dovecotes of the Babbling-wall-350 packages tea, 21 casos alike goods, 03 bulan This was a suit brought by the Registrar of ers in China, but I believe that the Chinese noe blume upon as; but while making careful pre-Road were perfectly infusive, and that they raw silk and 1 parkago merchandise. the Court Mr. Ackroyd, as OBcial Amigues of it in the proper usa violent revolving wind parations for war, we still remain passive, so that were engaged in no more warlike no undertaking

Quotations are the state of Ho Athe, bankrupt, against Ho of small dimensions in the Chins S (osap the French appear to be at a lose what to do than the laying-out of a track or patir that should. Lai Shi, the exocatrix of her late husband, Ho Piddington's Sailors Hornbook, Part V1. §61) The coming of Admiral Courbet and his Best connect Woasting with the Arsenal-Daily

Malwa (Old)... 560 Patna (New) Patna (018) Benson (New)

not be able to continue the service for some time, as it is impossible to replied in Honghong the part of her machinery which has broken, and it is necessary to send to Europe for it..

SUPREME COURT. Angust 12th

present monien than they wern in 1860. Tree it is that they buvo“ acquired a great qantity of war matériel, à fúirnumber of men of-war-though of a great size-and à cer. tain degree of skill in constructing defensive tween Korea and Italy and Russia have both.

The Japan Herald hears that the treaties ha

work. Their forte aul barriers show a boon signod; that with Italy on the 26th Juns, distivet improvement or the old defences, and the Rassing one of the 7th July. Both BEFORE THE HON. SIR GEORGE "PHILLIPPO.

Red-tboy" are toned by for Better guns.with England and Gormany. Thearms, however, is little improyed. The troops in some cases have been furnisheḍ with modere arms of precision, and a pro portion of them have been more or less

costies are nearly identical with those concluded

drilled. But the officers ure, tot mere afficient. Here and there one is to va inet with who has studied the art of war theoreticaliy,

aud a few officers understand something of ganuary and fortification. What none of them do.comprehend is that discipline must bé maintained in the tanks, that the soldiers must be paid with regularity, and that, the

The N: Daily News of Saturday last says: "Tho Latin arrived at Woosang postorday afternçon with despatch from the Admiral and we have reason to belies that soLefling im portant has happened at Kelung, Wo uro zot in a position at present, however, to give further particulars."

mga mata

The Courter says A large quantity of lead arrived at Tientsin on the 28th alt. from the Yin-kaci provinco, and will be despatched at an ourly rate to Peking. Some hundred thousand piends of copper are also thair way to Tientsim, which in junction with the lead, will be out to the wits to be coined into cash."

IN ORIGINAL JURNDLATION.

CRIEF JUSTICE.

ACTDHYD + Họ Cá S

Mr. A. G. Wisa (instructed by- Mess(2), Braaten, Wotton, and Decor appeared for the plaintif; the Attorney-General (Hon E. L O'Malley, finstructed by Mr. Eweas), for the defendant.

The case was remanded.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold curvolves responsible for the opinion

~ERPREMIG, VYMnr Catrospunderta

TYPHOONS.

outsiders.

Town Thi. The doposed made a will dated the I at first interiiled to use the terri depression was at the instance of the French Consal hore Nero. 15th March, 1871, whereby he gave all bis estate, in my official reports, but gave over the idea for to frighten us, but now that Courbet seen as well road nnd petrol, to his wife, the defendant, to fear that I should not be uderstood. This may prepared to meet him, his plans, whatever they bo administered by bar as she might think best, be said to be thm term now generally adoptad, may have been, hard failed. He is simply in s on behalf of hers and the Lostator's son and the terms croons and barricane being more quandary, neither able to retreat ner to advance The weather here is daughters. Ho appoints, ber to bo sole. exe commonly used to donets depressions in the Tn and Sommerics battle. The Band of the Bufs will play the following is of his will. The testator died on the dian ru and in the West Indies respectively, oxoedingly hot. and there is very much sickness officers must be able to inspire their men

In the Instructions to Observers" ined among the Franch 4 Apt 1871, and the wild was proved by with confidence. Of course this is in postulegra term this evening, the the fondent on the 3rd June, 1871. The front here, the velocity of the wind in a typhoon

inet

while the military mandarin's chief arms Marol Serunde consist of a pipe, a fan, and an umbfylla.andride Pirates of Pearnuen

Song."The Message'

The same state of affaire existe, we imagine, vrture

Selection...

"Bauer and Dighter" "Cox sad Bos

Ginine de Dijon

"Lorala

4. God save the Queen.

-Blumenthal,

WDORERŐK:

Government Astronomer Hongkong Observatory, 12th August, 1984.

* |RANCE AND CHINA.

to and fro, therefore the anthorities at Foochów

FOOCHOW

5th August

TIENTSIN.

2nd August.

At the China Marobante' 9. N. Co. is a notice pat up by some one; translation is about this: like the China Merchants S. N Co, the Mining Cc. is a cheating company and never will wind mp, and is manged by Hoopoo Taotsis (or ar pectant Tatars, G., 2

No doubt our American friends deserve the

OPT

Maina (Now) 8530 por pienl, free of allowanco.

OR LONDON.

2 to 555 poolest.

·5924 to $585 -3721

EXCHANOR.

Bank Bills, on demand.. Bank Bills, ut 30 days' aight. -Bank Bills, at 4 months sight.....

Credits, at 4 months sight..... Documentary Bills, at 4 months

eight......

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BADK Bills, on demand Credits, at 4 months' sight

Bank, sight

|-- Private, 30 daya' sight

SHARES.

share..

share, ex div

per share.

Tai Insurance Company, Limited--Tle: 149

ahare, Sales.

8840 per sharo.

Hongkong zu Whampoa Dock Company's

Shares-58 per cent. premium. Hongkong, Canton, and Maono Steamboat Co

Shares $40 per share premium, Solters.

share.....

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por share,

akaro.

per

tastator left a considerable amount of lease is slated to be above 80 miles an hour (fores 13.} PortTold and other property within the jurisdic-When a typhoon after recorring proceeds to the tion of the court; the defendant was in north the disturbaros szpands and the viclonce Sing receipt of the "reats and profits, and bad of the wind decreases rapidly. This reving

We have been in a state of the most intensa good will of the Chinese shareholders and con- in the navy. The Chinese make good sailers, Paraphrom

Bullivan sold and realised part of the property. Da of depressions is not sa prominent a feature. inaarioty and expectation during the past few tributors of the Company, for now they are sure Nawabs Atim was one of the sons of the testator, and the China See eg, in the Atlantic and days, the croitement calminsting on the 31st fey will receive their shares back; and in future bat under la discipline they arquite use-

...Androw the plaintiff contended that as Official Assignee Southern Indian Ocean, but it is not of lose im July, when it was understood that the time they will have not to deal with slleial merchants, less, and a impatient of control. Of the can-

the progressive mo-grautod to China for her reply to the Ullbustard as with the minha ferrently, godown dition, things in the Chinese Navy the Corapene and the Chien Navigation Company bosoft of the creditors. The defendant ad. Anderson suggests-wyomit à few remarks of Taku on the 31st, being unable to stand it any not visible to merchants but only to officials ON CALCUTIA-Bank, 3 days' sight...

The Hongkong. Cantors, and Macao Steamboat bankrupt's share of the state under this will for tips of depression-ho

in his bankrupty he was entitled to realise the portsnes for undorstadion, hollas Grotzinliyapixon One genitoman left in the Keener, now blue baltoned mgadarin, who was M BOMBAY.—Bank, 3 days sight.. Strapon gives a pretty striking illustration, have returned to their old accuscosts a 24urfed most of the dots contained in the plain that point in another lottar.

The storms that pass castward above Shanghai nget. The tension was horrible averybody of these none less than Totals-Mercury OF BHANGHAI thought the affair was really gong to begin. Correspondent. as Collow: The Foochow Arsenal bus turn-ards the Hung ng-Canton line. Thasonmoratif petition, but denied that there was any

Tonton and How will run, domuenis boat in five will for the children, and contended are well known. They have been exaruined by Mr. Warren went down to more all the ships ont ed out at twenty corvettes and gunboats, rss day bonts, and the Powan and Kinng chae that the Official Aurignos hd consequently no The Tritsche in Peking Father Dachorrens in of danger, and at six o'clock two bunso kouls left and the officers on boued of them consiar as night brats as before. The Esukiung, which claim against the Administratrix to have the Zi-ka-wui, and above all by the Meteorologiast with it the Indies and children, who went to the DECY OF PROTESTANTIN IN Hongkong and Shangla Bank Shares-130

HONGKONG.

per cent. premium. mostly of natives of Clinton and Footbow, is now undergoing a thorough verbal and estate administered nader the direction of the Department of the Government of Japan, Namoa and put themselves on board with Captain

beliers some referenen tothom is to be found in Pitran; only two wore left in Foochow Than We take the following article from the Fain Insurative Society of Canton, Ligiźbed--

$550 per share, who were educated in the Arsal. Itu muzts here, when she will replace the The Attorney-General, ask. Wise was about Fiddington, also in the Chins Coat Meteorowe talked the slair over and it was settled that Catholic Register-The extremely quiet way

having new boilers put into her, will be rely inomis Foodlow man becomes naptain of one of the Riu gehou wou night boat on the Cantou line.

den has case for the plaintiff, applied to the legial Register reference has coonsionally been two of us abould keep watch all night. The to which the Trastoon of the Protestant Union Cking Traders Insurance Company's Shares-- court to be allowed to amend his swer to the made each storms. They are analogous to anxiety was very great; but everything was in Church came to the resolution, of glosing the 865 por alare, ez div. Sales. gunboats, hinaus it with his relatives Thesis of Ackroyd v. 3o Lai Shi dow be petition by the insertion of a paragraph to about thow that arrive in Europe from Amerion after readiness. We had blue lights for signals, and Church for two years for want of fands las North China Insurance-Tls. 1,400 per shar (and towowinen, wri, › not only aro'no fighters for the Same Court, and reported in unstr the following effect. In the making of the will crossing the North Atlantic.-Yours truly,

we a solemnly loaded our revolvers and co-called the attention of several to the want of Yangtze Insuranos Association--Tls, 195 per pared-notes, while one gentleman provided us support to the Protestant religion in this small Liit are godent of the very principles of ship wills without for axistante. The Chinese Dr. Chalmers wrote it at the, dictation of the

column, shows the folly of parents vivawing up inodgral aseistauw was called in, but the Rov

with two autlaenas A little later, however, abat vergiaportant colony of the British Empire Chinese Imurando Company, Limited—-918) pari- life. These men are only put pa board for greatly added to drawing up their wills with stator, sud in doing so he inadvertently alter

note was received from Mr. Colquhoun stating. If onio years ago ewch a proposition should have show. The vicina may the gate of Cantonese out legaludeks on the penny wise pouzdzipolish is the purport of the will by using terras which

timt more time had been given, and we breathed teen vote, a great tasty would have come to were not those of the testator. The words "to

nguin. That night we all went to bed. principle, and the consequence in That not un-

its rasove, bút af prosent, resolutions of this kind captalas. We hear that since His Excellency requentis as immeasurably larger amount is be administered" were not the words used by

The soldiers, I think out of pare mischief, have are not only happening in Hongkong but is Canton Insurance Offes, Limited-$85 par CHANG PEL-Lux arrived he wished to remodel spent in costly litigation. Las cine in question the testator, but the words he actually made ase

been doing their host to frighten ons poor many other places. We see on one side the the navy, and accordingly had sent orders for has strongly cost a large ante in legal expenses of wore to be used" or words to that affect. BLOCKING UP THE TREATY POETS. Foreigner hare, and they have succeeded so well one det pie roligion progressing and in Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharer-

Tho Courier hoses that the Total at Shanghai that be bas led to the Norton. They told his creasing in influence, while the Protestant is fall- Cover preliminary contests, and still hon rits of The substitution of the words "to be administor- the whole of the Foochow feat to come to the case itself remain to be game into. The toad" by the for. gordieman wis done justengtant has sent despatches to all the Consula, sating us was a Franahman, that his head was worth in for want of sarport, and what is the China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$643 Foodbow and go through their evolutions; tator was a min of considerable ranna, and in- ly, he being in ignoranda of the technical effort that he had received word, from the Tsung-re hundred dollars, and that they were only ass of this differonse? We do not intend per share, Sales

Tamén to the effoot that on the 3rd instant the waiting till the row began to take it. Thoy te dual here, with the matter from a thools but at this moment the Fretich came with stand of obtaining legal assistance, he induced an of the abstitution.

Hi Tordably said such an amendment would Viceroy of Min-ahek, a. Chachiang and Falden,ated him completely.

gical point of view, but will only confing dur the intention of fighting, and so scared the professional gentleman to write out the will

fat his dictation.

open rather a wide question.

had reported that "the French had begun on the I think nine of the ladies loft in the Namoa ut salves to the tenten causes and natural reasons of Chinese on board of the gunboats that more

The Attorney-Gatorul thought the matter 2nd instant to blockade Pagoda Anchoragi 3 'dook; but some went back to Fonchow, rad such is resalt. The first in our way of thinking than half deserted. The ptains were that the Hangohow langer, failed, there was a rise up his procending to call evidence.

The Shon-puo saya-When Hu Kung-yungras quite arguable, and the point would probably souuch that cerohnut vessels are able to others want an board other starrers.

25 per sort, discount, Sales. On Sunday last, I went down to Sharp Peak is that the Protestant works are done by in- Jade-China Staam Navigation Co.'s Shares-

dividuals and not by the congregation. We left alone in the lurch, and their futention of oror two hundred thonda tasis oxing to Mr. Wiss said that if the amendment were have also made preparations, to block as the

sco Mr. Colquhoan and take him sors Food recullers when the Union Church was built. Chisa and Mabila Steamship Company; Limited

-20 per cent, discount. wis to go to Amor for recruits. On the the departmanat of Tis, which money was to have, he should like time to consider it. as it river, and that a blockade must be declared in and letters. The tampan people want not go There was then in Hongkong a very populer

man who enjoyed among his era people the Douglas Stastnship Company, Limited--Par, 29th ult, when the Chi-an and Fi-yuen, from been devoted to the building repairing of city raiska w point altogether, and affected the coequence." The Tsung-li Yamen therefore without a European, so I voluntaired. I did

nominal walls in Il General Liu Ching-tang," Com whole mister.

has ordered the Tastal to inform by despatches not get fired on, or meat with any stoppage at reputation of being a sound promoter, 4 üret Kwang tune arrived at Amay, some forty mander-in-Chief in fli, therefore memorialized Lordship pood out to the Attorney all the Consola in Slanghas to the effact that all. I expected to be stopped, but they took no Chinese holus, nu conlen, og Hongkong Gas Company's Sharos 384":

"if the French purposed to repeat the experi- notice of me. There had been, and is still, a and who is now professor of the Chinese langa Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$145 per the Throne to order the Cuskiang Futai to gires Gersal that the testator lund signed the will. nt fifty of their crew deserto/1, and the captured for peruent. This-being-dong, the The Attorney General tube fruer Jerasin mont in any other pede, taa Llinars Gavari bronk in comunicative, for Chang Teide, the age at the University of Oxford Burge tains had to make up the deficiency with Chekim Futsal bemorialised the Throne slating on Wilix, Vol. 1, page 414, and he proceeded to spent will commence at ones to take measures Commissioner for the Defewes of Forchow, has He was performing diving services in a ball, for

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-114 Amoy that." Tia no use having à navy if that all the property of Ha Tuotai bad already urga út scas length for his right to make their blocking up the entrance of such ports, and arrested the couriers. There will be a row about sach, was the Union Chateb at the time. A

that this will coations until the matter between it I fancy, but I am not sure,

- Ter cont, precium, ezdiv. Buyers. great many who did not balong to tan Church of it will not fight, or if it acquires à reputation been used up for payment of other liabilities and amendment to the answer then.

His Lordship said he could not permit the At France and China bas boen satisfactorily therefore there was nothing left to pay the dopart

(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.

nominal. to that effect. It seems clear that if Chins wontoflli. Thawatter being referred to the Board torney-General to spring a point of that nature arranged.”

The U.S. corvette. Monceusy arrived at Fos. Ergland used to frequent it, and the pastor, Chias Sugar Refining Company (Debentarse)-

seeing the number of his hearers ineronsing, ton chew on Sunday morning from Shanghai. The cived the idea of selling the place, buying the Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-386 relica upor either her army or nagy to oppose on Tumbai be imprisoned and forced to find weys allow him to have the mattor adjourned on

of Punishments, that Board had memorialized that upon Mr. Wisa in that sudden way, but he wond

THE SITUATION,

ressel was drawing nine foot, but her commander site where was standing the St. Andrew School. the French she is leaning or a broken reel and as to lefy Ghaint Lu Ching-teng most of the costs of the day, to enable him to The NC. Daily News of the 8th instant says: rennaged to lighter her to seven and then uses and building the present Union Church, which is Hongkong 4g Company's Sher-$140 ppr Her best hope is in her defences, and those are We, however, heur that H. E. Fan Tsung-tang apply in Chambers to have the answer amended. Nothing further has transpired acting the all hate to got up to Fooghow where she is at how closed. The cost was rather a heary one, but not likely to stand a protracted bombardment privately told the Dowager Emprass that liu This amondment affected the whole answer, and political aftastion. It is troliered that the Minin pregent in company with HM.9. Merlin: Native for such a man

Dr. Legge it was not dillealt Hongkong and Chine Bakery Company, Limitad

9100 per share, by the French ironclad frigates, Tan forts ut data in farmur daya had managed the date ot a particular priority course to manud, it of the Chambers before taking steps, waick moelly at a standstill. The nativar are fleeing was built. But the founder of the Union Charoli Perair in Mining and Smelting. Campany Total dospatch a If the Attorney-General ter and the Admiral arestill sing the decision feeling is at a high state of tension and trade is to find support in the delay, and the Church

-$70 per share, Keelung appear to have been silenced pretty sure kind of tentimes from the Uhrono; Terould have beendene, but not at the last moment would commit them finally to war, and this is to the interior not withstanding the efforts of the being advaced in years, thought it convenient Selangor Fin Mining Company-$275 per share, quickly, and it is believed that those at thoroface beggel the Dowager Empress to bo The Attorney-Ganoral proceeded to argue the probably the reason why we have not yet beard mandarine to keep them back; Chinese servants to leave the salony, when, owing to his perfect Sellers.

Jenient and show some morey to In Tastai. The point further, and also against his client paying of the commencement of operations in Formosa. are laying their foreign omplorers as they four knowledge of the Chinees, be was appointed Pro- Wosting could not offer a very pro-Dowager Empress therefore ordered the Beard the costs of the day, but his Lordskin was against But now the difficulty coinss in that, according their countryzuen will wreak their vengono fossar of Cuinese at the University of Oxford. Perak Sagar Cultivation Company-Tir. 65 per longed resistanos. The defences along the of Fanishments to reconsider their previous kin in the matter, and Le ultimately adopted to latest advices, the Charbora hare brady upon them in ass of war, thengh some of them Dr. Legge having left the Colony, his augst the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-

gone into vacation; w there seems nothing for have been induced to return. Four of the French were not so fortunate with the interest of the Cantor river look formidable enough, audemarial; they have accordingly again memoria the couran Auggested.

inite-$60 par share, Sullers. The hearing was adjourned sia dic.

it as far as M. Ferry is concerned, hat a man-of-war left here recently for Keelung for Church as he was; and, as genomlly happens when declare war on bis an authority, or else to coals, which it was rumored they were to take works as dens through individual influence and Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874-Nominal scoopt the mediation of friendly Power. The by fores if the authorities refused to supply them not by a corporation, the necessary result in that Chines Imperial Loan of 1877 Nominal. fatter alternative, in fact, seems the only possi peaceably. The Franch virtually have charge of the work by the time will fail. This is one of the Chinoco Imperial Loan of 1878-Nomival. ble solution of the question, for we do not for the Min. They have the Vella, Aspic, Lynz; essential defects of all the Protestant works. It Chioso Laporial Loan of 1881-1 per cent. pr. momont believe that the Frank Premier would Lutin and the two torneio boats anchored just is not the body but the individuals that work. take an heavy a posibility upon himself off the Arsenal withe Chinese gunboats They are the members of a socioty, of a body, but as to declare war. fá any case there seems noder their goos which are all thotted, their individuality is the predominant; it is not reason to believe int actual capture, or whale steam is up and the voxels are cleared so much for the society as for them alves that bombardment of Foochow is not contemplated for action. Their topmaat are struck and they work, while the Roman Cptholic works are Three Chinamen abd-a woman worn brught

great difficulty in the way of a settlement which are machine guns. The Drguay Trout Whocrer may be the worker, it is not in hie orn Western soldiers. It is unlikely, however, how the Treaty of Tientsin was obtained.

His to the value of 310, belonging to one Trang his the term employed to work the and Sans, which latter vassel has returned from me, but in that of the Church that he works. that the Frosch will attick any strongly corapatriots, he says, have in a great measure to Atim, on the 12th utiinu; sls with stealing propang demanded by France. The Chinese Hongkong, are anchored off the Pagoda. Itie Fis individuality is absorbed in the body to which thank the German Commissioner of Customs, party to the value of $1, the property of Mr. love consistently refused a coat of indemnity stated that in the event of fighting, tha Fronchha balongs, and when he leaves the cold of hi fortified position, at present 26 all events. Detring, for this infromant. The Gramu was J. Oppenheimer, of 16, Hollywood-rest, on the thetgh, ae wo said some tinis age, they were at do not intend to destroy all the Chinese ganbents, labours the Church continues his work through They have no troops available for the purnt the same time the most intituata ad tegated fat instant and further with stealing property one tiras not absolutely unwilling to pay's ver. but have their eye on one of them that are to another member. "The more in sariety individu pon, and they will doubtless be content to friend of Lá Hang chang and the enemy of the tolika vains from No. 8. Hollywood rad, on stain som as stabief, and for the benefit of the placed as they may come in handy after-alify diapers, and the coprit de corps prevails, familier of thega killed at Longson. Latterly, wards. The Chateau nieud in anchored be the stronger, will be the society; this is the great take some place in addition to Keelung Director-General of Customs, die immsdiate the 23rd, ultimas

superior, Sir R. Hart, nu Englishman. In order Teang. Atim lived in Caize-rood with another however, negotiations here have been in aber tween the Kinpal and Mingan Faeses, both of art of the Buciety of Jesus. The individuri, which shall prove a cual gurantee for the topite Sir R. Hart, the Chinese Mazarin coolis and they what out to carry their master ances and everything must depend upon into which her game command, so that should the it we are allowed to segno, is annihilated to live pagment of the jademnity demanded from was parade to come to teras with Captain on the 12th ultime, having their room door Fontion front showhero. A letter from. Paling Chinese attempt to block the Passos, she would only at the costoty, so that we could say that it Chins. The last pince mentioned was Amos, Fournier by M. Detring. It was a sud blow to looked. On their retorn the door was broken informs us that negotiations and conferezeas are be in a position to stop their doing so.

It is is not himself who lives but the Society which all parties to learn, when driving in Fion, open and the property gone.

progressing actively in that place. Gurmany stated that Admiral Courbet be informed the lives in him. and it must beconfessed that aḥelter position that this treaty, or comedy, as the corresponstant „Mr. A. M. Antonio, ef 8 Hollywood-case, also and Russia are passive, but England sad Chiness gunboats that they are not to wOTE There is no doubt that the greatesprit de corps could hardly have been sekcted for the of the Figaro irreverently rest at be depeso to his residensa being sntered in his ab America are pressing urgently for peace. without las permission. The Chinees sailors do which is so prominent among the Catholics makes

violated. It is of importanico to nets what remely sonce, and property [stolen, on the 23rd ultimo,

The uatuo paper referring to a report that not like the close proximity of the French and them very strong, and people not understanding French, as it possengegen doo harbour always the correspondent, or, one might almost any. Mr. Oppenheimer give oridenoa es to a num- Admiral Courbat and part of his feet hare are deserting, au masay ninety running away thom recriminate the Catholes for creating in| 229 accessites, a dock, and other conveniences. Captain Fournier, suggests. He wild say to bor of artiles being nissan from his bodrous on prated, er were lont to proceed to framane ship till tha Captain put a stop to this perium in imperio. Even the other day our The French have secured a mal supply, and China Yan have promised as a favourable com.the 31st nimo.

mercial treaty. We know that you are not rus Inspoetor Quincey said these thefts were ro Formoed, in order to scour a material gaarantos by sending all his boats away, and thus leaving morning contemporary, reviewing an article cf the Chinese Recorder, repeated the state and anti- the next thing is to stoguire a strategic posi-ponable for what took place at Tangson; but, ported to him, and from information te verzod for the payment of a mousy indemnity, says the men wo means of getting ashor

to fire upon the Fronoh if they do not leave be- memorandam nearly twenty years ago at the "Lion. "Foochow is valuable only for ito Ar-bat to show the rebels that they cannot depend he want to No. 7, Tam On Lane, at midnight on the late demonstration at Foochow was generally

tore Friday morning, but this is probably an enggostion of some good friend of the Catholics- Amoy in important for its harbour pou you, you must give in pledge of your the 9th inst., where he arrested the defendant's believed to have been a runs.

Food intentiona We are going to groupy the first of whom was sleeping on a pillow box!

emanatisz from essa fevered bráða.

Mr. Low, the American minister at Taking at 1 and its position.

Haitian and the acal-mines of Formosa proc.identified by one of the complainants an hispro-

Vessos riving at Foochow are ordered to the time, tally answered the chjection, theving sionally; we will return them when Tonguin posts. Other artidua were found on the pre -It is reported that the telegraph station at anchor blew the Pagoon, so na to be out of the plainly that it was quite notural that the Catho Wo hear that a large shipment of dynamite is trail. The Tresty of Tientsin, learns the misas which the complainants identified as their Taugehon la about to be removed to Feking line of fire in the event of hostilities. The Has lies should protect cool other, and should not re from the now offles, & line will also be left songhi and Chanphone both received this notice main silent and indifferent at seeing their friends and torpedoss has been made for the French question of indemnity in suspense. Chits, the property.

Many of the ladies have gone to Hongkong and squeezed, tortured, and put into prison unjustly fest at Foechow, also that troops are on the carrospondent continues, will yield. Ones at The first and send defendunte were old of neoting with the Toung-li Tamén way from Tonquin.

Kething we will work the goal mines, and when fenders, and they were sentenced-te-six months

a number of residents are leaving for your port. by e corront anti-foreign inanderin it bonoraes a question of restoring ste pledges to 'but labour each with the first and last fort DRILLING OF CHINESE TROOPS

"The second reason is that Pretostant pareczÐ, N. C. Daily News Correspondent A telegram from Foschow, dated 11 am yes China, we will bring in our claim for an indianity, ulgliks in solitary confinement, the third was! terday, in car evening contemporary states that which China will be unable to pay; consequently sent to fuel for 'dis "weeks, and the woman was the British Vice-Copen at that port has taken we will keep Keelung and its code without Alschurgod the archives of the Consulate on board the whigh we shall never be able to wigo a naval Champion, and that the Lumbardment of the war to defend our new possasions--St. James's place is hourly expected.

Qazette,

there is little doubt it could be effectually closed to the French mentof-war, hot, French troops might be landed and marched to the City of Ras overland. Some of the Chinese troops have plants. of plucky and will fight well behind defences, but their want of lead.

ers tella whenever they are in the quen field.

lized to the effoot that there was the mm of Tis. 300,000 owing to Win Chang-tang: which had on, set off by the Chekiang Futsi with two pawnslops and a drug store belonging to Hu Taotui; this sum, it was inggested, should be handed over to General Liu, and that In Taotaf should devise some other, fans to satisfy the Assistant Grand Becretary Win

The Chinese correspondant of the Figaro, who arrived in Paris in company with Captain

POLICE COURT.

August 12th.

BEFORE MR.-E. MACKELN.

ROBBERTES FROM HOUSES.

be engaged in a land to hand fight with ouraier, has written & very brisk pccount of before, the const charged with stealing clothing/rom excellent.anthority we Jasrts that coe the tops obsed in iron shesting behind always done by the congregation, the Clinccb.

en

TELEGRAPHIC-COMMUNICATION WITH PEKING.

by

The troops garrisoning Shanghai oily are drilled constantly ontekle the Little Bath Gate ad at Chin Mow Tien, inside the, old North THE-LAKCENY FROM THE "ZAFIRO." Gate There are some 3,000 of them, and they Kwok Apta, boy employed by Cabe. Talbot of are under the command of Brigadier General the steamer Zafira, was brought up, en romand, 1 Ch❜ên..

It is currently reported that the Chinese are cuated phrase which was published in the famorar.

on account of their being married, evan to the A Herald's Washingtan sposal saysCene sixth time, require a salary which, although it is sal Logan has long been a favourite at the Chinat large when we consider the expenses in a nere legation, and there will be mourning there! family of servanta, amaks, dresson úrodicines, &>... on savunt of his vote on the Exclusion bill. is, however, beavy to the continuity, especially id

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