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peare also to have preferred a requent to be. allowed to remain as a personal favour, but this was not granted and he bad finally to withdraw. Baforo doing as he penned a lottar to the Korean Peoipalentiary, which was immediately handed to that othcial. It Gowns to the effect that should he arrive at any
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tasty arrangement with Japan be would. expoés himself to severo censure, Wun's method of procedure was certainly not a dignified one, but it shows very clearly the attitude assumed by China towards. Korsa. |, Was uridoutly went on the assumption that Koren je a vassal stato of Obina, other- |wvice be" would hardly have threatened the Korean plenipotentiary with scture'can. Court INOUTE, On the other hand, iz SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED refusing to tolerate Wu's presenes at ibacon-
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Lordon, 31st January. THE GREAT POWELS AND EGYPT
The Great Powers have accepted the British proposals as a basis for further gotiation for the settlement of Egyptian affairs..
heen taken.
THE DYNAMITERS.
has
the following song PARODYCH "BUT I WONDER HOT LOWA IT WILL 18.“ Br the Taani Toet Imuresto The French have bombarded Taman And now have blockaded the port; Dot in spite of an effort at landing, Have not takaa in sarthwork or for The gedcare of war has not favoured Their arma in Tamani, yon man Yat acon they will open the harbour, Bat I wonder how long it will ha!
prisoner, and the bringing back of two pigs from shall get a glimpse of the silver lising before the ship to the Naval Yard. One of the oksins another month has passed away. "Somote it be! finken was so heavy that two men could not lift Jast as the midnight chimes of a ship's boll chains appeared to him to he such as ware used poolsiand the hour of midnight a tonor it, and it was elid down into the uncla.. The
as anchoring cables for gnuboats.
voice was heard in ascents bland te pour forth Lisa 8. B. Kolzwin, Navigating Lantemnt of HMS, Victor Emanuel, said it washia duty to make a surrey of the stores at the Kowloon' Naval Yard. He sarvoyed ike chain rigging there on Boveral warnings have been received by the the 15th September laat. He could not say under Folies of intended attempts to blow up publis{whose charge the ahsin wes, but he believed it was buildings, against which every precaution under the prisoner's charge. He produced the
returns he made of the survey as follows-135 fatheme of half-inch shain, 112 1-6th fathome of three-nighths-Inch oimin, and 159 1-8th fathoms of quarter-inch chain The prisoner measured the chain, and witness entered down the figures. Paymaster E. P. 8. Sandys, of the Victor Banas, gave the amount of chain there was in this store provious to tho survey rasida by the last withens; he took the smount from entries he had prariously made in, the ledger,” According to Lees entries there ought to have been 1495-12ths fathoms of three-eighths inch chain, which, as against the 112 1-6th fathoms reported by the last witness, showed a definisney of 371 fathoms; with regard to the half-inch chain the lodger showed 258 fathome, and Trent. Kalgwin's report showing lik fathoms, there was a deficiency to the extent of 1223 fathers; of.quarter in. obain
SUPREME COURT.
2nd February.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,- Baroza-ML. Juerzon Russell. CRUY YOR WAY KWGE BAU SHAND, 2929 64. Mr. Caldwell oppeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Dowles, (Messes. Wotton and Deacon) for the defendagt.
Mr. Caldwell stated that this was a claim arising out of a contract for the construction of a steam nah. Under the agreement thedefendant com
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, Continnigations on Editorial testtors should by there was any question between China and addrerand "The Editor," and theon ou business The Manager, and not to riduale by ham Japan. Tha Chinese troops, he said, bad ut wildress with communication added to the and be presumed that the Japanese also Correspondent use reqvestmi to forward thatengum bet ved dialuvally, and should be punished, Tdity, not for publicstiça, but aà svidence of good would punish their soldiers. Hin ewu care
All letters for publication should be written on oma
fully conducted wvestigations bad persuade the balance remaining duo. side of the paper only.
ed him, he said, that both sides were equally Adyrtisements and Subscription which not to blame, and there noel be do qusation whateauver between the two. Governments." This view of the case ban at least the merit of simplicity.
he feared, serious complications will arise ontracted with one Chun Hung Choy to build the of the position taken up by China. At pre-handa for $3450. The plaintiff had guaranteed the ladger showed there should have been 368 fuo due talfilment of the contract by the bailier 16th fathome, Ligut. Keigwin reported 153 1-8th. seul, however, it is said Commissioner Wut the request of the defendant, sud for that parfathoms, which showed a deficiency of 119 fathome. |“emphatically repudiated 'the notion that pose hadattached his chop to the agreement. The Tho value of the chain missing was £21.
standing that the price of the launch should he allowing the prisoner bail in two sureties of $500 gnarantao það boon given on the express ander- His Worship remanded the case for a week, paid to the plaintiff who undertook to supply the east. the gontract price, but had received from the de$25 in notes from the person of a man named Ng materials. The plaintiff had in fact paid in wares. -end-isatoriale several hundred dollars more than Li Asing coolie was charged with stealing.
fondant only $3,120.36, and the present claim was Aling
On Sunday afternoon the ecmplainant went Mr. Bowles contended that the facts showed to money changer's stal near the Central no privity of contract between the parties to the Matkot and changed 325 note. He received unit, and if His Lordship desided against him on $10 and a 35 neta, and 310 in. small chadpo. He that point of law, he was propared to prove that had tas ohange in a bag: ged the notes in his the full price had been paid.
hand, when the prisoner came up and snatcher the notes ost. He ran into tio market, paraned by the complainant, and he was there seized by some of the market people, but be had provibusly got rid of the water,
arred for a rod period will continued util countermendet.
Orders for extra copies of the Daily Press sonid be abut before 11 s.m. on the day of publication After that hour the supply is limited.
The plaintiff was called to prove his case, and the contract was put in.
The defendant, being put into the box, deposed that in addition to the $8,120.36 he had paid a The British steamer Proportie van zondam of $549.92 to Tang Ox for materisi He from the Aberdeen docks yesterday. Today did so with the consent of the plaintiff, but he At the British Consulate, Swaine, on the 22nd the German bargus Friederich will go round to had no evidence of the fact in writing
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Jonyers, the wife of Gro. Purtzirs; H.M. Local of a Soti,
248 On the 30th January, the wife of Dr. Patre MAN Box, of u dupekter,
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At Kowloon, on the Sota Joway, the wife of Cap tain B, Sox EXSET, The Bats," of a Fon.
The Daily Press.
The export of rice from Baigon last year as 631.506 picale cargo rice, 620,113 piculs white rice, and 1,156,527 piouls peddy, making a total of $317,146,picula, a decrease on the asport of the gavia year of 1,037 plus.
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The Russian ccgspation of Kores, so freely advised. oven remotely comtezaplated by the prelistel as impending, is not, offer all, we are Russian Government; although it is quite p sible that circumstances might create a postin- geney to be taken advantage of Japan Gazette.
Bentensed to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.
LANCENY.
Weng Alak, anemployed cook, was charged
Mr. Howles again maintamed that there was no privity of contract, the plaintiff not being awith atooling a pair of sioce from the shop of a party to the agreement. The words referring to blacksmith, named Long Chan, co the Praya the guarantee were outside the contract. He East, on Sunday, farther eubmitted that he he proved the payment of the full price, as the payment to Tung On had Leon made by direction of the plaintif
The defendant went into the shop ostensibly to purchase some iron, but did not put through the purchase, and as he was walking out he;
and in the whole, from which it was manifest up a pair of shoes. The blacksmith sat the act His Lordship said that the doonment must be doubtless in a fit of absent mindedness, picked
Thers was a distinst andartaking to pay him police. that the price had to be paid to the plaintif and ran after him, and handed him over to the the money. If it could have been clearly shown
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The defendant had been in gaol three times
At Froshow they came down like the storm.clend Conton down on the wavolasse,
the bout was decided the utmost goël fooling evidently prerolled between the swordazon. A distribution of prizes followed the competition, banquet served in foreign style. The Governor and then cli honde sat down to a sumptuous
of Osaka Fe was presṇat, and the folly ending of an exciting day was prolonged wall into the night--Higo News Correspondent,
YOKOHAMA,
CHAKTina Evroren. The following sottoments are taken from Mr. J. LAKE's Fraight Cironlar
too, private terms.
J. L. Stane Amoricas bark, 874 tone, Color to Bol
Imperial-American ship, 1,183 tans, Roilo to Noy Terror Boston, privato toginS,
Sea Wilch-American slap,. 1,293 tons, ons pert Philippines to New York or Boston, private torce,
Mienio Carmichael-British hark, 069 ton), ona port Philippines to Mantrasl, optional New York or Burton, privato loruas.
per pioni, 35 lay days.
About half past seven on tho evening of the importer-Amaricar ship, 1,297 tons, Elephant 22nd January the community was startled by the Font for order to load at are port Burmah to Chan-
nal fog order, £1 10%. per ton, 30 lay days. ringing of the fire bojis, and the report that fre
Rachel Itish brig, 237 tổna, Whampoa to Tien had broken apt at the Post Office. The fretain and back to Hongkong vid Nowakwang, 45 cents brigada at once started from the station, but were met half way with the intelligence that all And their ironclada" cannon were thundering land dangor was past. It appears that the fire picat, $3 12y days.
caused by some charcoal from a híbulchi, in a panange upstairs having fallen on the four and set it ablas. The fire was soon subdued by the Post Oos staff. The damage caused was very tilling
To awak the heather Chisee.
They broke up the ganboats and areonal; Then saflod for Formosa in gloe, Intending to conquer this loland But I wonder how long it will be Before they will'open the Custome To favour the oxport of tes At present trate le at stagnation Recore 'tis Monster's policy.
blokado has trained the prinos Of everything here, you'll agree Yet affairs will asos come to a crisia, But I wonder how long it will b The New Year is open quite gails, And I hope bafore long we shall soo All and to what they call reprimler Bat I wonder how long it will bô
(Bigood)
CONVENTION BETWEEN JAPAN AND
1835,
KOREA,
A. E. H Poot Laurito.
El-German brig, W7 tone, Nagasaki to. Tiantsín sad back to Hongkong vid Kovohwang, 42) conta por
- Guiding Bar-British bark, 312 tons, to Tienkin and back, 13,000 in full, 00 lay dayE:
Emily-British brig, 26 tony, Whampoa to Tin-
», $9,195 in fall, 20 ing days, - tala, $
FanneBritish tanar, 1,156 tona, ta Saigon and
in fell, 16loy dare, Iphigeni
The military mission to Earape, with General back, $4,7 sinamer, 1,652 foris, to Enigan
and back, 43,400 in fali, 10 ay lage,
Harter British steamer, 1.100 tons, to daigon and back, 31.70) in full. 16 lay days
Propoutis-Britial steamer, 1,387 tone, to Saigon Madras-British stor, 1,093 taps, Saigon.to and back, $5,000 in fall, 17 luy dave, Hongkong, ro-charter 9 cents per pient.
Caftelkam-Beilish steamer, 1,403 tone, Baigen to Hongkong, Dicente per pieni.
Massalia-Garsian steamer, 1,262 tons, Saigon to
Hongkong, 12 conta por pien.
Carlstrooke-British atoamer, 973 tons, Saigon to frater, if couts por pind.
Hever-German steamer, 886 tous, Baagkuk to
Oyama at its head, which left this port on the | 16th February last year, returned on the 25th January by the American stokiner City of New York, from San Francisco The mission con sisted of aneral Oyama (Minister of Wert General Nodza, General Micro, Colonel Kawa kami, Colonel Katsura, Intendant Koka, Dr. Hashimoto, Lieutenant-Colonel Mumi, Com.
Iphlymin--German stormer, 1,050 toma, Saigen to mandant Shimizu, Commandant Yabaki, Com- mandant Osaka. Captain Nojima, Lieutenant Hengong, re-charter 10 cents per sical.
Kun-British atamor, 18 tone, Baigust
society print, circalating in Toyosalla Garnan stimet, Endo, Lieutenant Matage. Musars. Tanaka, N. Hongkong, ro-charter 18 senta par pion.. Inagaki (Interpreter).
Bonvoque British stoner, 1,497 tons, Saigon to The Kaishtwäntrobus, a low priest and not too Hongkong, 10 cents per poul
relative to the recent disturbancee has been wall, with the permission of our readers, giro published the other day a note contalaing what The converfion between Japan and Korosis described as "the most interesting nean etar heard since the opening of the five ports.” We officially pablished at Tokio. The following is them an opportunity of desiding how far the the Japas Gazette's translation The Inte disturbanoss in Soul being of some con- designating ita narrative. It appears that there cheap and nasty" journal was justified in sc
sequence, his Majesty the Emperor of Great lived in Koke, for some years, a wealthy English- Japan, deploring the gravity of the matter, ap polated Court Inouyo Kavors as his Kigh Commissioner to Koros; and his Majesty the King of Great Kored, desirous to preserve friendly relations, invested in Kosha with plenipotentiary power to settle the matter in stol manner as to prevent any recurrence of events recently experienced; and both Figh Commissionara, after-dua deliberation, have entered into the following convention; and lu cordanza with their authorization bath Com miasinnars have signed their names and afized their seals to this agreement.
CONVENTION.
Article I.-Kores shall publicly apologize to Japan. Japan as an indemnity for the benefit of the Article II-Kores shall pay 110,000 you to families of the Japanese subjects killed and wounded in the late outrage; and also in repay.
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shu ongaged in commerce, and employing seven or night servants, both foreign and Japanse. His wife, an Englishwoman, twenty-five years of age, was of the most "prepossessing appearance" if we may be permitted to employ a phrase usually sacred to the highest literary purposes. No one therefore will be surprised to learn, on the authority of the Kaishin, that for several you the couple were: superlatively happy. All tra soon, however, a change cana. Á samurai of Okayama Prefecture, whose imprudené and thríffiesa babita had driver hits from his hon- purable portion, obtained admission to this paradise in the capacity of groom, and fading four-first with his master and then with his mistress, learned to interpret ́ ́for them, and the ill-fated household, On the morning of the soon became an attached and modul mambor of 16th of last month the wealthy Englishman" found that his wife had left in, and that shu bad taken with her $25,000 in cash, bosides a Article 171-The murderers of Captain Iso- large quantity of clothing and several watcase bayashi shall be arrested and properly punished.some of which did not belong to bor. The Articles IV-The Japanese legation shall be deserted, husband has since sold out saf left the
furaish the selected piece of ground with the On the evening of the 20th January H.E. buildings now standing thereon to be used for Count Kawamura, Minister of Marine, and the legation and consulato. In addition Hores shall Bonior Officers of the Imperial Naval Depart- Tasu, 28th December.
pay 20,000 yen for the repairing and enlarging ment, gave a farewell entertainment to Lienten- remaining four smoking-up porhaps condensinged near the Ingatior, and on its own ground; Naysad
Two out of six vossols left this morning. The of these buildings.
and Hawes, who leaves for England on the end of Article V-Barracks for troops shall be oroet-this month, to take up his duties as. Consul st Covers wire lski for about thiriy Very hot to-day almost stifling; thermometer thereby giving force to the supplementary olsuses guests in the dining saloon of the new Navs 63something brewing.
of the treaty of 1989.
Club, Shiba, sud, at the close of a banquet (Sigaod) Count INOTTE KAWORU, which did great credit to the urine of "the High Commissioner. Club, Court Kawamura proposed Lieutenant Jangar 9th, of the 18th year of Meiji. Hawes health in a speech of much earnest.
Sisted}
KIN KOSHU poss and fooling. His Expellery, after al- High Commissioner,luding to the long and exoollent services | The 24th day of the 11th month of the 499 which Lieutenant Hawes had rendered to year of the Korean dynasty, the Imperial Navy, and describing, în generons SUPPLEMENTARY.
terms, the bareficial results of his fifteen for the week onding February 1st, 1835
Return of visitors to the City Hall Museum
recond was amce between three six-cared gigswithson TV. shall bs in Japanese silver gratency; and
The sams of money set forth in articles II. years' duty with the Imperial Marines and foreign crews. The" Stokers" won, beating the be paid at Ninsen within three months. EUROPEAN CHINESS.
other two crowse of blas jackets. Then came a The punishment of the murderers shall take the Navy, which he had seen grow from s 2275
that the payment to Tung On had been by direc. before, and he was sentenced to six months' hardation for property destroyed or plauded. ton of the plaintiff he would have no cuso, but in labour. The British steamship Serdanya, Captainview of the conflict of testimony on that point he Buckman, put into Yokohama on the 32nd Falt bound by the written leftor. The coures January, from Viotoris, 3.0, for coals. The atopted in the present instance was a well known eapfain reports having experienced strong al-practice amongst Chinese. It was clear test the verse winds during the entire passage of 42 days, puintiff made himself responsible for the supply which accounts for his running short of ovals. of materials sad for the due completion of the cargo, her destination being Hongkong-Japan it had been agreed that the money should pass The vagal has 200 Chinose passengers, bat nolaunch. In consideration of this responsibility Mail,
through his hands.
Judgment for the plaintiff with coats...
EVENTS IN NORTH FORMOSA removed from its late site, and Kore shall country
We would remind our readers that the pro- mised lecture on the Mines and Minerals of the Malayan Peninanie, by the Rer. J. I. Towson Woods, MA... at the City Hall, will be giren st half-past var o'clock this afternoon. All those interested in the important subject should inske paint of attending, on the opportunity of learning information at arst hand from a competent and disinterested cbserver is a 'rare'ne.
Kunday Tuering Vrednesday Thursday Friday Sacerday Sandey
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2,037 The following is a list of Japanese 1282-of-War now auder construction, with the expected dates
POLICE COURT,
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2nd February. BEFORE Mr. A. G. WIE.
CHARGE OF LARCENT AGAINST A BEAMAN,
* FROM OUE CORRESPONDENT]
29th December. Quito cold again, and blowing from NE, threatening to rain. At 10 o'clock precisely the regatta commeand. The first three rabes were got through and then there was an interval for
three local pige (Goared), Chinese crews. tifin The first was a rowing msich between
The
KOREA
HONGKONG, FEESAAT SED, 1885.
Tas position of the French in North For- mosa, though improved in consoquenes of the arrival of the recoat reinforcements, is not at all satisfactory. We hear of great activity in the French arsenals and depots in fitting out troops to go to Toaquin, in order to bring the hostilities in that unhealthy ecuntry to an early close, but little is said of any reinforcements being sent to Formosa, Some more troops and ships, in addition to sborn lately arrived, are presumably on their way farther to Keinng; but it in to be feared that Admiral CoCEBE will not get the number he requires for the effective occupation of the
William Lawson, unemployed sama, whole of the northern pirt of the island.
charged on suspicion with stailing alothing to To reduce that part of the island to sub
the value of 810, the property of another ses mission and keep down the Chinese, we are!
mau nused Albert Saxon, on the 28th altimo informed by one who knows the country well
The couplainant missal several articles of his and is thoroughly equainted with the cha-
abiling, and the defendant was suspected, as ho was soon leaving the Sailors' Home with a bundle a race. After tin there was a sailing me place within twenty days from the date of the racter of its population, the gallant Admiral
of clothes which were believed to be tho masing between the Cockchafer's beats and local gige.signature of this convention. ones, and which he also told anothpe mun he was Thers was a pretty start and a-sidior's breeze, will need ten thousand men.
He bas got
going to sell It was also proved that the de- whick rendered sailing easy. A slre boat half that number at present, and it is by no
fendant had had no clothes of his own, in then, hands down. Afterwards, there wore Dome. means certain that he will receive them in
The defendant said that the clothes he was sampan races with bino jacketse in, a four time for his next offensiva movement. Tao
on taking cut of the Home ho afterwards repared gig mọn, dingy race, and a sailing country is exceedingly difficult, it is not well
surned.
moe for native purgo boats; then & duck of their caplation, horse-power, o. known by the French, and, the soldiers of
The case was romanted for a week, the do- hank, and last of all the greased pale or boom, Вміря Expected duté of HOTRO Plam ofendant being allowed out. General Leu MING-CHCA have had suae
completion. Power, building.
at the end of which was hung a pig. Everything Tenrin. Already completed... 1,250 Yokom useful practice in bush fighting. The Hill-stumi
Lum Afat, seaman, was charged with having went off well, the weather, however, was not so Juinary, 1956... 1,000... Tolosaka
enterad a gedown in Wing Lok-street with pleasant in the afternoon as it might laws been, men who are fighting for the Chinese are Musash Febranty, 1586..... 1,800 Yokosuka Takowo Decebal, 1850 ....230. Yokosuka
intent to commit a felony on the 31st ult.
an employs at the Ku Tai shop hard a noise Cosklering everything, our little regata may also an awkward fon to deal with and diffi-Atag .... May 1857 700. – Yokesakti
Tomato Documber, 1985. 1,800. Kubo
in the godown attached, and on going there be said to have been quite a nose. The prizes cult to dislodge from the cover where they go Excertain....... Freoriain. Underbuis found the defendant inside. The man had ro
auzounted to close on 8150, the highest being $20, take no positions. The fighting in Formosa Naci October, 1863 1,500 England
Tikackibo... Jaunary,
businesathore, and the veolie handed him over to
30th December. 1888.750.. England will, wo imagine, be chiefly in the nature of Unch Bentember: 1886 1,509. Franc
the perious, guerila warfare; the Chinese will keep fighting and retiring, ready to give trouble uu-future occasions:-The-Fach will have to take and garrison all the chief towns, in- cluding Tamsai, Twatutia, and Banos, which would absorb a great portion of theiring strength, while it would be necessary also to leave at least thousand men in Kelung. During the ineffective blockade General LIT MING-OHDAN bas beer esabled to ob- taia-aupplies bath of arins and trossure, while considerable bodies of troupe Lave at Various times been landed and have joined the forces at Tamsui and Taiwan. Admiral COURBET's task is therefore a twofold ons He mast thoroughly vanquish the Chianse troops now in Formoss, and prevent others
A tale is being landed. He will need all bis resources going the rounds of a dispute the newcomers for the work, and may fail to accomplish it fund on board one of the river steamers. They The worono was making a parabage from a unless he is properly supported by the /wout on board, it cooms, to get a lotile of bear hawkeria Jarvoise-strost on Sunday, and she had far the French cuiposts have alvanood in the robbery and corruption, these rarions documents
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The following is the order of the day for the masting of the Legislativa Conncil to be held to morrow afterno
1.-Tba åtfomez-Ganeral to wave that the Council go into Committco on a Bill entitled:-
The Weights and Measurer Ordinanze, 1935.
of a Bi antitled-
The Attorney-General to move the second read
The Unclaimed Balances Ordinanco, 1955. of the following Bills:
3.-The Attorney-Condral te more the third reading
(1)—A Bill Cofilled an Ordianco to ament Ortin-
ee of 1682
bo
FELONIOUS INTENT.
LARCENY FROM THE PERSON.
Tire deferent had been in gaol on for four French chips in sight, all roiling fearfully, Another cold wintry day, but no rain Only previous occasions, and be was sent to gaol for three months' hard labour as a rogas and vaga-especially the big ship which arrived on the 27th It is said that the French veseal which got on shore at Pak-sa point was hauled off the next day by two other French vessels. There have been 30 meny rumours about the destruction of Kim paoi and the ship on shore at Pair that me one
Li Aying, coolis, was charged with stealing sver hairpin from the person of a woman named Fang Tat Ting, on the 31st ut. The defendant enatobed the hairpin from the woman's "tuapot" ear the Koshing Thoutre. He was caught by aokang, and the bairpin recovered.
- TETTY THEFTŠ. Chus Áfu, unemployed, was sent to gaol for a week for stealing a jacket which a woman had
(2.)-A Bill entitled an Ordinance to awend Ordur
sace 7 of 1879, 3.A Bill onti led an Ordinace to seed Crdia-hang ont to dry.
auce 4 of 1670.
Four of the German military instructors here, we learn, arrived at Canton, and a grand review | of the troops was held on Saturday, prasumably to introduce the new offers to the men. They wear a brilliant uniform of theiz ewa design of dark bles and gold lace. Mr. Kow Hong Bang has been appointed their interpreter.
Franch Government, Of course it is a loss dif-50 cents) on the ground that alsowhers they Having sonsumed it, they disputed the price Scult matter than driving the Chinese out the captain, who was not en board, in order to had only paid 35 can. They demanded to see of Tooquin, because in the latter country settle the matter with him, but finally they con- fresh awarma of Celestial" braves" can be eutel to sigu a clit, the dispate as to the prios poured oyer the frontier at ang moment, but to be suljasted hereafter. it will be extreme folly to attempt the sub- Mr. Alexander Wright and family took their jugation of North Formosa with an inade.departure from Nagaaki for Hongkong by the P.&Q. Co.'s steamer Thibeton the 14th January, quate force. Every little check encountered to the great regret of all who had the pleasure by the French troops servoa to prolong the of their acquaintance. 4 latter testifying, to the very general esteem in which Mr. Wright. .hy encouraging the Chinese Government from beld during residance of stics to persevere in their resistance to French years in the port was signed by most of the demands, and at the same time intensites reitents, and presented him on board the
stoner, of which the following is a copy :-- the difficulty of the operations entrusted to
Nagasaki, 13th January, 1995. the French commanders.
Alox, Weight, Esq., Nagasaki
DEAR 31,- the era of your departure for Hangkang, we feel that befära relnctantly bidding 45 good-bye, we cannot allow the occasion to pass without expresRÍDY BOMA BOAMS of the high regard in which we have always holl you as a friend und u fe:--|
Jow resident.
list too much top tinthe community amongst whom you have lived so many years and to whose in- wil long bode, you in riady comemorando for year In wishing yourself sad family a safe and pleanezt
| tercaturos buvo invariably devoted your best energive,
pubito and private worth.
|
For Achoi shop coolie, was also sentenced to a week's band labour for stealing a pair of shoes which a maa living in Wanchai-road had placed outside his door to dry.
knows what to believa!..
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31st December.
Rother milder weather to-day, thermometer up again to 60°, Chinese have got hold of a klous of now today that two Franch sexsole wera sunkat. Matson or somewhere in the Chanual between Tamani and Foochow, by five Chinese gunboats.
at the Naval College, said that his departure w
a source of no little regret to the officers of
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
HONGKONG-TIDE-TABLE-
Yao volen February, 1565,
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GĦINA COAST VETEOROLOGICAL
STATION.
wound.
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REGISTER.
33at Taubert, 1955, at 5 w,M.
Win,
30.09 Ámoy........
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30.17
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Wind.
TATION.
ANTINE
Nazabaki
Wladi
20.15 0.4
303
30.12
30030
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STATION.
MONDAY, 2nd February. EXPORT CARGOES.
Manka Haiphong
•Hongkong. જાં Aspa
20,00
10,95 65.2
Per Nestor, sailed on the 30th January-For Sheaghat.... 50.48 99,0 London-852 bozos tas-13,602 ha scented W
Quotations are:-
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50.87
1.4
2nd February, 155%; at 30°A«M;
STATION,
very embrye condition to its present dissions 10.04 and that they slitasted ho would remember his Raipboog old friends in Japan, whatever novelties and dis- Kongkong 20 tractions-his-now life might contain. Spasobes ha
of a similar import were made by Adroical, Maki and Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, Dr. The position of the King of Korea is not very Takagi, the latter of whom spoke appreciatingly enviable at present. His Majesty is probably, of the bemalts conferred on foreigners and undisturbed by any large aspirations or painfally Japanese alise by the valuable Guide Book which eager yearings after good," but whatever Messrs. Sabaw and Heras had compiled; and, his very strong instincts of flis pusty. were gratitude to her foreign employés could ever be sympathis ha is capable of developing, outsille strongly deprecating the notion that Japan undoubtedly enlisted in the case of the Pro-aonsored by the pecuniary recompense she was Manda .... grossionists. Since the Seclusionists came into able to offer the, comanded a cloqasat address Haiphong. power, however, the azfortunate monarch has to with a hope, that the momcry of the country Beacon keep, kis trus feelings most carefully concealed. where Lieutenant Hawes had spent so many of harga.. Any exhibition of his former propensities would the best years of his life might remain with him, uovitably compol hira, it is said, to conteraplate as long as the gratituds of the Japanese would stack. the bottom of a cup of poison. Thera appears certainly survive his departure from among them. to be no doubt whatever that he was not only Japan Mail.
exceptions, the oxerations of these men seem to privy to, but that he duly authorized, the death of the Svelusionist headers. With, përbaça, twa have been conducted in accordance with what- Fover-sely corotonial sach-events-require in Korea, and their executioners weps armed, it is the King's progressive and filist instinets alike said, with the Royal warrant. Now, however, have besa supplanted by the leas Lofty sentiment of personal safety, In order not to be sant after the defanct Sealusionista, he is obliged capere cases silk, 150 casks soy, 25 packages | watek. J to disarow all knowledge or approzal of their sundries, 185 bales waste sjlk-From-Manila- fate, so that the Prigressionist leaders are
329 balas hemp, 48 esan oigars, and 2 cases temporarily reduced to the level of common
sandrios. conspirators who acted without the authority of their Sovereign, and oren in defiance of his wishes. It is to be rogretted for the sake of the King's moral reputation that the men who work the Royal marionette nor are not gifed with more artistic judgments. There has pro- bably been little difficulty in destroying all Nens came down the river to-day that three the sction of the Progressionists. If he is trace of His Majesty's direct participation more French soldiers had been killed near Wan any warrants for the exeention of the men whom Wan, or somewhere in the neighbourhood, and he regarded as traitors to their counter's cause
It is loopossible to say with any certainty how abolishing baresux which were mere nests of that their heals had been taken to Tai-peh.fa. if he signed any commissions appointing their successers, or if he approved any rescripta
direction of Was Wan. One day you hear from were easily destroyed during the reign of terror Chinese that Wan van is taken, that there have that succeeded the retreat of the Japanese gaurila
which could not be destroyed, and they were boffi French word in possession of the hills over written by the King himself. These yra fis Au Ak, chair coolis, was charged with hav-looking the village, &; and then you are Majesty's applications to Mr. Takezoya forest O ing been concerned with another not in custody in stealing a jade stone bangle from the persen tonished to hear that they are still meeting with ane. The first was a pencil note brought to
opposition from Chinese rifleman in "Casado Mr. Takezoye, the night of December 4th. of shild three years old.
A man named Lam Atai said his child wont Pasa" place just in rear of Kelang City-cond was imposing document repeating this Ox out to play in the street on the 10th ult, and re- the road to Wan Wan. We are inclined to be Takezore's pressace, and sealed with the Royal O
It was penned by His Majesty in Mr.ON turned without a bangla she had gone out with lievs that the French are in possession of the seal. These two conclusive evidences that the Oa Buaday last he saw the defendant teasing wine children in the west and he will overlooking Wan Wan, but that they are Tapanese, at all events, noted in choliason to the hard hoard of the man in connection with the loss not strong enough in mmbers to push across Cabinet at Tokiyo, and it is therefore a clumsy,
· King'a de ires, are now in the possession of the of his own child's bangle, be watched him and the rapids, which ran past the village. Daly inartistic exercise of terrorism to comps the ar him take two bangles from, one of the children. He ran and seized the man, who then reports, from Chinos are suciantly numerous puppet monarch to disclaim his sbars in that threw down the bangles, and in doing so broke to fill the latest intelligence columns of a dozen part of the business. The Seclusionists, how. one of them.
newspapers.
ever, are undeterred by these considerations. "The prisoner was sentenced to mix months' We thoroughly believe that the Fr
Their scruples are not disturbed by the reflection hard labour.
1 are that as soon as the motions of the marionetta advancing into the country with great & salty. in one direction are understood, their spontaneity CHARGE OF EMBEZZLING GOVERNMENT
The nature of the country is very favourable to in mother is not likely to be seriously credited William Henry Foulkes, storobouse man at the invaded, the country around Kelang being Japan Mail HM. Naval Yard at Kowloon, was charged on billy and full of arver, and the only roads being retond with ambeling atores under his charge, barrow pathways. Chinese soldiers are said to The Crown Selicitor Mr A. B. Johnson) 6-be scattered all over the bills, on the topu and parad for the prosecution.
BEVOLT MR. H. E, WODESOCUN,
ANATCHING MONET.
Lo Ashing, hawker, was sentenced to six wosk hard labour for stealing a silver dollar from the person of an amah, named Ng Asam.
end etched the money from her. He was a dolor in her hand, when the prisoner vaino ugi
caught by a district watchman, but he had got been engagements at the place itself, that the from the palace But there were two writings
rid of the dollar fhen.
Ý STEALING FROM A CHILD.
STORSA
FOG LUKS
The
OSAKA.
18th January
interest going on bare lately. Fings were rather presage and every, prosperity in the future, we inko William Evans, leading atokar in No. 2 Naral sides of Lille. "They either dig`rifle pita or tako.
20.40 54.8
49.0
Manta ...... Malwa |Now...8540 per pioul, allos. of 13 to 24 Hong Honkang Malwa (Old) ...£550 per pical, alles. of to 2 bang
[catlies at 90.35 $0.24 [catties Patas (Old).......... Patna (New)
3317
Besares (Nax)
OR LONDON.
...$615 to 620-
370
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per ohast stock. }-
种
610
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bille, on doriand.... Bank Bills at 30 days" sight.. Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, at months' aight.. Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight
PARIS
3/64 3/65
3/7
4.46 4.53
Bank Bills, on demand Credits, at 4 months' sight Bouza-Bank, 3 days' sight 2201 SHANGHAI,-- CALCUTTA-Bank, 3 dsye' sight.....2201 Bank, aght............ Privato, 30 daya' sight.
SHARES.
.731
Hykong and Shanghai Bank Shares-128
per cont premium.
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Luited-.
$460 per share, ex div,
China Traders' Insurance Company's Shares North China Insurance-Tia. 285 per share.
501 per share. Tangtare Insurance Associations. 133 par
Abare....
7.0
The Barometer has fallen a little.lour weather pesysëm and frost ben mat in in Bloughan. Gradients indicate Trash winds,
W. DOBERCK, Hongkong Olenevatory, Sad Fobrasey, 1885.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
On into On inte
Precious Jay.
at 10a.m.
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st. I p.m.
30.55
90.40 30,31
58.6
54.6
59.5
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W. B.N.E.
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0.
Hartmeter... Temperatura Humidity
L'arte of wind ........................- Westher Rain.
1.--BAROMETER rodeged in 23 degrees Fahrenhet and lo the level of she sen in inches, tentin mud anmtretch,
2=ETTY "W""""Chris 19" deyite and “tentze Farahelt *S*Humidest in sercentage of maturatom, the wazidity of wie starala o with moisture being 104.
-DIRECTOR OF TAN Wird to ten points. -Fakes of eg Waramourding to Benatori Scale. K-ŠTATE DE THE WEL: B. bha che; C. detrched cinda; D. Brizading sang P. dog, shomy; El bail; L. light- ning; (2. overesat; k, sensing shownik Q. multy 1. MUD; S. snow, thunder, V. visibility, W. dam{wski. Rain inches, tanthe and Landractki.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 2nd February, 1885. Chinese Insurance Company, Limited $175 per NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.
share, un div.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 24th January. The British Government announces the no- repiance of the counter proposals of the Contin-
In another column we publish the convan tion concluded between Japan and Korea in settlement of the recent outrage-st-Seoul Korea is to publicly apologise to pay a sp. Istion to the relatives of the Japanese sub- jects who were killed, to those who were,
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tl9. 148
per share. wounded, and to the owners of the property apertuity of adding that we shall, at an early Tard steam isuueh, sail he had been employed up their position in thick jangly cover, and up
There has really been little or nothing of Canton Insoration
O Lhaited-Si par destroyed; to paaish the rioters; and to re-rate, ask your acceptance of a small taken of esteem, is this launch for a considerable time, and 19 trees even. Fretch soldiers, advancing are open new year come in, but sings than they burgal.
shore, or div. build the legation and consulate. Had Japan which to trust will sorra te times as membered that nhoat eight or nine months ago a to the fire of unseen ridegen, some of whom are er med. Stange to may these fros Ching Fire Insurance Company's Shares-309 ontol Powers as a basis for farther negotiations
frequent-ametimes two in a night before the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharos- of past days and old-Friends-in-Nagasaki-Wa-620-
Bami per share. wished she might reasonably have enacted a Fours vers truly.
tergo of coal arrived for the Goverzanent by on beavier indemnity than thesum agreed upon. Nagasaki Express.
(49 Signatures). American ship. The cargo was unloaded into as well versed as a hill savage in the mods of always commenced betwoon two and thres in the per sharp.
on the subject of Egyptiss affairs, offers ta the coal sheds at the Naval Tard at Kowloon, advancing through long grass and thick under morning, when both the public and police might Hongkong and Whampos Dook Company's guscanto a low, but rejects the proposal of a She has, however, dealt with the matter in a
his Isuroh being employed in the work of tew growth towards an enemy, crawling often on all really be exported to be asleep. Now, how- Shares-544 per cent, pren. Bayers Zultiple control: At the weekly parade of the Garrison yestering the lightora ashore. On one occasion, he re-
The Emperor William is recovering... generous spirit, while at the same time dieday morning for trooping the colvare, Livût-Go- mamborod that an her roturn trip to the foura zuddenly raising themselves just high over, the fire season appears over. I am glad Hongkong, Canton, and Maceo Steamboat Co.'s
to say that thoro has boon no Jase of Sharoa-$52 por share premiKAKO."
Loynos, 26th Jannery. playing very commendable promptitude and neral Sargent presented one of the most honours quantity of chain which was lying on the enough to take ata, then a quick as a haske tire in the Ocais foreign settlacent since Indo-China Steam Navigation Co'a Shares -- Dynamite explosions have taken place in the firmness. Count Ivorya appears to bare able decorations a man esa surn- medal for Naval Yard Wharf was paton board the launch, disappear out of night, diving under cover again, it was formed, a circumstanoo very satisfsotory 30 per cent. discount.
crypt of Westminster Hall, in the strangers' atsted his torme, which were moderate, and gallantry in saving life. One evening in Buy: the coxswain apparently acting under the tires retreating as fast as possible on their ineen and to the insurance companies, no doubt. We had China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited gallery of the House of Comiuas, and in the
tember last Private Mullins of H Company of the then-of the prisoner. The chala was taken to
ja narrow escape, though, recully, when some --30 per vent, disvomi.”
Tower of London. Thodamage done to the onild. to have insisted on an immediate compliance Buffs, was coming over from Kowloon in a steam the cool ship, and put on board. Witness and hands from the tell-tale smoke, which invariably real set fire to an old native-balit house near Dongiai Steamship Company, Limited-Farings in slight, but six people have boon injured. with them. This was the dignified and pro-launch with a party of man from his regiment. net state what kind of chain it was, but as near attenta the fire of the enemy. Such is, we the concession, and the damos spread to the
One man has been arrested on suspicion. Hongkong Gas Company's Sharus-990 per Great uneasiness is falt in consequense of no per course for Japan to adopt; prolonged when a short distanos fecen. Murray Wharf she could say, it was about seran eighths of an understand, the sort of warfare now going on at engine house.
ory was raised that there was a maz în Ţinch thick.
"the front."
Danka is very uncomfortable just now, owing whare.
later intelligands having bean received from Co- argument in and cases, is worse than useless. the water. Mullins saw a man sinking, and Pany Cho, conswain of a Nawal Yard lonnob, What is required is to formnists a demand without waiting to divest Eimself of way she gave evidence to having been engaged in eventful one it has been to us all here, especially daytime, makes it diffenit to get along withsat China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-106.
The old your is passing away rapidly. What an to the slippery condition of the streets. Hard Hongkong Katal Company's Shares-$120 per load Sir H. Stewart.
frost at night, followed by a partial thaw in thạ sharo.
LONDON, 28th January. clothing, he as ende jumped overboard and conveying coal from this American ship to the
General Wolgaley telegraphs that there is no and insist upon compliance with it. The struck eat for the drowning man Before he Naral coal sheds. On one occasion he re during the past five months! Kalung bombarded awkward falls.
paksefor unsastaess, sad that Stewart and Earle's conduct of the Chinese Commissioner, if we could reach the man he had sunk, and Mullins embared that a quantity of chain was and taken and our busitress there closed. Two- Now your time passed without a recurence of China Bugar Refining Company (Debentures) column han roncked Jarbita may rely on an account given in the Japan divat down and ought him by his hair. Har- taken from off the Naval Yard Wharf by tutis closed sise to trade by the fact of its bolag hitherto and at the beginning of the year. Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limitol-360 H. Stewart is severely wounded,
the fore fightë between soldiers and police
Matemmeh has bean captured. Colonel Bir ing brought him in the surface the gallantres- the prisoner's direction and put an board the Mail, stands out in very striking contrast ecur was in danger of his own life, for his charga eral ship. He brought back from the ship a pig, unsafe to live there. Two boxlardments at This may be attribated to the precautions taken
per aharo,
An important alun to the authora of the late tc... that of the Japaness Expresontalïve, struggled violently, and it was with great dif which was taken ashore sad put into stro in Tamm and afterwards the blockade, which cuts by the military authorities, for armed patrols Hongkong Inc Company's Shares-51421 par dyasmite explosions has been discovered. Eight Commissioner Wus, it would seem, an.elty he was kept allost until a boat arrived the Naval Yard. Two days later he brought us off from communication with cur friends. We were on duty in all the principal pleasure resorts, share, Sellers,
mes are undor survoillanoo. deareared to tosinuste himself into the son-reported, and the Eoyal Humane Society awarded in the same way. In answer to the defen the blockade, during which peried the French fencing and grorismanship given iz n Large Perak Tin Mining and Smalting Company is 21 men killed and 184 woanded. The rebels
and picked them up. This noble conduct was another pig from the ship, which was disposed are nine weeks now from the establishment of and ready to prevent mischief
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited The other day I attended a grand display of 8318 per share,
The British losa at the capture of Matemwek ference the Japanese and-Korean Represented him their bronze medal. Lieut-General dant the witness said he did not remember taking atives were holding, bat was informed Sargent called Mullins out from the ranks and one of the pigs back to the ship about a fort have only allowed us to receive one mail. Be-building at the contral police station. The bust -$50 per share.
lost 2,000 in killed and wounded. made the presentation before the mon assembled night afterwards, nor did he ramber that food moaning our unfortunate position will do no good; foncurs balonging to the army, gendarmerie and Belangor The Mining Company-213 per share Colonel Sir C. W. Wilson, head of the Intel- by Count Imours that this was hard with me complimentary remarks, and in-was taken ashore from the ship infly
let us see the old your out in proper style, and police had been invited from all parts of Japan, Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-1L; S5 par ligeace Department, left for Khartoum on 24th (imated that to would himself replace a watch Cheung Tan, Icotront man in the Navel Yard
ŝo that some magnificent exhibitions of skill
share.. ly in accordance with the ordinary aggas which Mullins we carrying at the time he launcher, also gave evidence to is removal of pope that the morrow will barald in s brighter tools place on the occasion.
January The contestants Hongkong Lope Manufacturing Company, Li-
PARIS. 14th January, of diplomatic etiquette, the good offices of jumped overboard, and which was ruined by the thren cisins from the Kowloon Naval Yard and beppier year to ell of us. There is a silver fought desperately in every competition, samb
mited-588 per abara...
TES MINISTER OF MARINE TÒ THE GOVERNOR, China not having been solicited.. Wʊu ap. Tilt water.
Wharf to the coal ship Dy fas direction of the lining to every dark cloud; let us hops that we 'nasty blows being given and received, but esse
General Brièro is placed at thò disposition of
nominal
peratury.
raminal.
Chinese Imperis! Loun of 1881-1 per cent, dis
LONDON, 29th January,
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