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The French, corvette Mogen, Captain Pasch, By Appointment to His Excelleney the Go-left here yesterday for Kelung.

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FIRTH

At Bostalrig Fonas, Hwator, on the 5th matant, the wife of Hopyar Höstra lup, of a daughter-

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HONGKONG, APRIL 8TH, 1985.

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French ironclad Turenne on the 22nd March, for the Far East.

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The French porvatte Primaugust, Captain Bure. arrived hors resterday afternoon from Making, in the Pescadores.

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legitimate interests of British trais.

The latest mail adviser received home were: Foochow 9th January, Manila Mth, Shanghai 15th, Batavia 15th, Salgon 17th, Yokohama, vid San Francisco, 19th, Hongkong 20th, Bingapore 26th. The P. and O. mail, vid Brindisi, with the civices dated as have from China and the Straits Settlements, was delivered in London ou the 24th fast, one day early. The advices from Japan ware received, vid San Francisco, this

by the falling of a boulder upon him. Eriday. The next inward French mail, or steamer dance was given to the affect that the deceased, Anudyr, from Shanghai 22nd, Hongkong 27th who was employed by a sub-contr obor for the January, was despatched from Naples on the supply of stone, was engaged in boring a boulder 26th instant, and will reach Jadon to-morrow for dinsting when it fell from its place, having two days in advance of its das date. been too mach undermined. Hy went with it,

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trader whom he has reason to suspect and FRANCH AND CHINA.

watches her and follows her out. If anything ot that kind has taken place it is a gross breach DISCUSSIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

of the laternational practice In this respect. HOUSE OF LORDS, 29ed February.

(Hoar, bear) I hapo the noble earl will be able The Hari of Dunraven, rose to ask Her Mito fail me that the public reports to that jesty's Government whether thers had been affect any erroneous; but, at all events, it appésen to me that, both as to the extent declaration of war between Franse and Oblas

aimed by either of those Powers and whether and the extent to which hostility is given to the rules regulating the candant of neutrals to- the belligerent vassals, the answer of the nobla wards belligerents were applied to French and ; earl, is very imperfect, and I hope he will sup Chinees varmala in British porta. The noble car plasat it by laying papers on the table, and the following statements from its correspondent tions which have been issued to the Colonial at Hongkong:

authorities. id be found in The Times of the 21st Instant give as at the same time the text of the instr

about it, and he promised amendment. From what but the Triomphante received more why, ne, and trasted barbaromaly, and that much unive

SUPREME COURT. 7th April.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BLFOLK MR. JUSTICE AVEROND,

Mash decontant prevails, in mercantile circles This will probably be about the last match of and it rolled upon him, completely crushing his in Hamburg with reference to a report which has unnally long and pleasant season, due on- head. The Coroner and jury proceeded to view ranched us from Berlin. It appears that France, the spot, and adjourned the inquiry to the Manotwithstanding that no oficial declaration, of tirely to the afforts of our genial Secretary, gistracy.

war between France and Chine has been made; who has worked wonders in fighting the "gene-plying the mess. as claimed the right to regard Hongkong as a ral debility" of the members and patting a little Chinese port, or, in other words, the French Ambassador at Berlin has advised the Chansellor corporal activity" in its place. of the intention of the French Government to nject (erman vessels, bound for Hongkong, to the same stamh as if such vergele ware bound

26th February..

Dr. Dagat, lata of the French Legation af ing good cricket for their respective soures. The alt along notiod a slight eccentricity in the do- The delivery of the French mall was begin at har, is still at Mergelles. Ells bish is now only others to train the bowlers wors Ftsoessed: there was someindefinable things bent him 7.30 yesterday morning.

very usarly established, and he hopes this sur Jones and Corp. Hopkins, both of whom, with which was strange. He was dull without being. The Spanish frigate dragon, Captain Zubraga,mor te begin practice either at Marseilles or at a little more praction, will prove very nastal sullon, but witness put it down to his being somewhat ccosatrio. The battle produood con to tho Buffs” team. Both the bowlingtained solution of earholte all of fivo per loft bers youterday for Manila.

Captain Denys has been appointed to the and fielding of the Civilian element ware cant, which was used diluted to dress the wound command of the Duguay Trouin, relioying Cap-j

the deceased and taken more than enough to Boar-Admiral Rieunler loft- Brest in the tain Golsa, who returns to Frenos en account of better than naxial; In the latter department Taketi in a large quantity it was a prison, and whether; the "right of search" was exorcived on to which the right of arch is permitted

both 1. Dostomy proceeds by the Chateau however, there is still amplo rom for more use his death. The deceased had nerar ald say msat. After the anal adjournment for tin, thing to giranty idea of his being likely to com Tuen, which is to leave on 2ad prox

the change to a liberalist, after a prolonged mit zach an ect. He had once spoken to wit Mr; Hewlett, Connel at Canton, has been spending some time at Chaneys for his health course of Lyutan farm was found to have worked ness about his chance of employment hat be was

difficulty about that. which we are sorry to learn has not been so wonders with the Club team, the first three bate not gloomy sheat it, and asid he would have no Hit Warship aslist witness what was his satisfactory of late. Ee is now, however, son-mon not being disposed of till the reqnitêle num-*

"The so-called blockade is only effective

Earl Granville was understood to say that be In Tamsui we had no objection to lay papoks on the table. As will be soon by refereuse to our Folio ralesomt, and proposes starting for Obins by bare of runz was well rebbed off. After this, opinion as to the deceased taking the lotioa

bevarar, arpecies of "ro" sot in, and it was not Dr. Manson said he should like to know who against European merchanta

cannot get away Several French war vossole oarols was not limited to the osse of the blockade. Cont report, a Chinese trader has been charged the first English mail in March with arson in connection with one of the fires in

In reply to the Secretary of Lloyd's, Mr. T. V.until Mr. Taylor, who had just returned kether the deceased had been drinking before his are now without ten mails from Earope, and we The Lord Chancellor said that the right of

death. Benham Strand towards the end of last your Lister, of the Foreign Offloe, writes on the 14th a giant refreshed from Macao, at ones the Mr. Cook was recalled and said the deceased run along the coast and sink avery boat which It had niso reference, to the prevention of the The shop was bearily insured in a EHamburg inst. I am to state that although no formal

they are treated barbaronsly, The proceedings the two of a belligerent. A of the Frenok are unparalleled in the history of office for watch Messrs Samson & Co. are declaration of War has been issued by either Margate and Bategato of the Far East" had set boon drinking, and had not been in the they nest, talking the rows to Keluag, where introduction of artister of contraband of war fer

Dr. Manson said the reason he ashed was that modern civilized warfare. The latest French HOUSE OF COMMONS, 24th Febrasty. agente, and the proceedings have been taken in France of China, a state of war exists in fact.(this is a call from oficial despatches) joined habit of having drink up in his room. agonis, and of information given by a late out- Her Majesty's Government havn, therefore our Mr.Whyte" that a further stand was after havlug on one cosasion gone to Macso formation on thus Formosan const has excited the Mr. Cropper, referring to the report in The. plays of the firra. No evidence has as yet been deemed it necessary to enforce the provisions of made. These two kooked up 30 between a change, the sensed came to him certainly a greatest idlignation. The French vessels are Times that at Taiwan the French are destroying

the Foreign Enlistment Act, and they cannot taken in the case.

A lady, who was a passenger by the F. and O. contest the belligerent right of search on the them and the innings closed for 190 runs. der the influence of drink. The absouse was the to rocaiva fan daya' provisions and five days hundreds of faking and trading craft along the stermar. Chusor, rather astonished the denizens 1gh bean.sacerfad. by Francs had tam to edd. Whitbread (inst runnd) sad "D'Aeth were the result of this and witnesa remonstrated with him. 1 Balgon is considered their nearest porta opast, the crows being killed or taken to Kalung, “ 211 walking down the gaugway of the steamer, tum the French Ambassador that this right |ing it all reund, was above the average. With that the not was commitiod under nu insane im and Japan tell me that England is condemned] to be used as a Bane for anch, operation" asked of the Colombo harbour the other day by quiet that Lord Granville has received an assurance moet snecuseful teucdlors, and the faiding, the- had heard of the evidence he was of opinionene kcowe. Tattors from every quarter in China nation is expressed at Hongkong being allowod faking a "hauder" into the 932, and swimming will be exercised with all possible rospect for the only an hour of daylight loft, the Garrison re-

The jury returned a verdict that the decessed for alloring the French to use Hongkong as a whether the Foreign Balistment hot was yet. sumed operations, and, thanks to the bowling of

base."

fairly put in fores at our stitiena in China. to the adjoining stentnship, the Ravena, and

The Shamrock left. Toulon on the 20th inst. Leach, the match was concluded within the tide. committed suicida while suffering from tem- Now, he could scarcely appose that the French Lord li. Fitzmaurice I bag to refer thu hor.

porary insanity.

wars not conducting their operations in man mamber to Lord Granville's full and explicit beck again. This font by a member of the fair sex produoad, says & Colombo paper, a profound for Tonquin, saving 393 oivil and military

The following in the fell-scre

Der Conistont with civilised warfare sad the statement in the House of Lords yesterday, in sensation awong the ganga of boolles working on passage The Fink.Long arrived on the 19th

THE GARRISON, KEMVEN,,

range of divilised mations; bat he was not quite answer to Lord Dunraven's question, and to state beard the various vessels in harbour, as well with 598 passengers from Tongum. The Goyan-

YURIFYINGS.

cles that what The Tince sorrespondent and that the Foroiga Enlistment Act is being on as the other natives who wore on or about the mont has freighted two new ships for tho tran-Lient. O. Dagle, India

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about the action or the want of action on the forood in Har Majesty's colonies in the Fast shipping in harhaut

sport of thenitions wat wal to Haiphong. They areed A Booty Husby, LP-

part of Her Majesty's Government war erage Mr Butherland wiced the Under-Scarotary of Wilman, WooL. 20

gerated, because, from the expeclemos of the last State for Foreign Affairs whether information The inquest on the girl Yeung Wong Hi, who ships in question are the Yoruby, of the Sangai L. 6. G. E. Ara, Ball, &

few years, they could hardly feel sure that Horat. been reqsive by the Foreign Offles to the was killed by a fall down a ladder, was held at Company, which takes goal, and the packet-boat & Cons,b

haffe & Angim, b

Majesty's Corrnment had any very distinot affect that the Chingan authorities had within the Mortuary yesterday afternoon before the Louse, with munitions. They have received ido of the paper avly.

comprehension of their duties(hear hear) or the hast forty-eight hours publicly intimated Coroner, Mr. . E. Wodehouse, and Mesars. Horders to repair forthwith to Touquin. The L. C. F. Lind,

French Government have called for tendere for,, Esbertson, b

Jaye Warto, Lok... 1 Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not. Bend, P. D'Agostinho, and C. C. Corveth as

CHEA HINO V. WILLIAM DAVIS, $75. any very distinct determination to carry them that the entrano to the Shanghai River at Dowdigo, Back ↳ Wood... D's Whyte, & L. 19 Les Chept Hopkins, Duits, &.Comia,

Mr. Caldwell appeared for the defence. ont. As far as he understood the matter, there Warung would be blocked, so as to provent the ordered for a fired period will be continued until jury. From the evidence given it appeared that a monthly service of cargo beats between Franse

and Tonquin. They will be required to carryLea

........ 12 the deceased had been getting up a ladder to s

The plaintiff stated that on the 25th October had been no declaration of war between France asses of shipping to that port, and chat, vazios Tte, Lenajua. B

1 b Hendry... Leath Hen N. H. Vartes, Budd,

net, du he was engaged as reward of the forward mess and Chius, but that, at the same time, France were now being stopped by their owners at Orders for extra copion of the Daily Posts should occkloft, and when about half way up the missed coal principally.

Drams. Ives, Bane, cott

on board the Douglas Steamship Co.'s steamer claimed the right of searching neutral resol, Woosing in consaquence of this notisnition: T 0, 14 ma be amat belure 11 am on the day of publication. her footing and fell to the Roor. Witness gave her some tea, and sent bar to the Tang Wah Hon

Folien by tho defendant, who was second fileer and she was also coněmoting the blockade of and, if to, whether he could hold out any hops After that hear the supply is sited.

pital, but she died on the way from her injuries

of the alup, and the president of that mess. Thero porta, Ertrams inconvenience and uncertainty that the infuones of Her Majesty's Government wore at: that time four men in the mess, and be arono from that state of things. A correspon may be successfully employed to avert this ex- The jury returned a verdict of accidental death

$5 dent informed him that" two or three days ago treme mesure, which, if carried out, must bo angaged to apply them with provisions An inquest was bald at the Mortuary rester

per month per minHe reusined in that a cat-premium-had to be paid on a GATE the cue of meat serious ions and inconvenionor day afternoon Art Mr. H. Walstiense, and

ployment till the 9th March, and he had been vessel carrying out goods to China when, the to Britisk trade. Messrs. J. M. de Carvalho, J. A. P. Colaso, and

paid all that was due to him for that time with nsual premium would bol per cent. There is also Lord E. Fitzmaurich Her Majesty's Go- Ho Hee Sisang a jury, on the body of the

the exception of $75 das for Jadusry Daringan English vessel at the present momesut obligedament Eave not been informed that the Chi that month he received, in scordance with curtom, to unload at Singapore a cargo destined for nese authorities at Shanghai have given notice poole who was killed at Boloher's Bar Battery

an advance of 350, and he had not received the Shanghai and Hongkong in consequeres of the that the river is about to be blocked, but they balance for that month. At that time the mess exercise of the rights of sonok. Intonvenience are aware that preparations have been made for nambered five, another man having been taken in, does acerne to neutral vessels not carrying con- that purpose, and that it is the intention of the so the amount due to him for the mouth was $125, traband of war, since they are all able to be authorities to obstruct the access to the river if and the balance over what he had received was marched to see if they have contraband of war they think it nogessary for purposes of defence. He did not know the upon them. The possibility of their being search Her Majesty's Government have urged, and will 875, the amount claimed. remon he was not paid this, and after waiting to od may affect them injuriously, for it is not continue targe, upon the Chinees Government THE Douncement that an armistice has

ranieneo of the right of search was felt, not only with trade, but they would not be justified in been signed in Paris pending settlement of

be paid over a month he declined to go on sup-defined what is contraband of war The ineon that there should be no unnecessary interferenss

terms of peace between France and China is

Mr. Caldwell characterised the claim as an by Fossels bound for Chinese ports, but all vessels preventing the Chinese authorities from the attempt at axtortion, as the plaintiff had been bound to Japan with arms were like to be adoption of defensive ensures. From a tele- as much of a surprise as was the now histo- The Soigon papers reproduce a speech made

paid all that was due to him, as he should be able searched and possibly detained, or even seized:gram received to-day at Lloyd's it appears that to prove by several witnemes.

If France and China wore at war It was obvious the French Ainister in China les reaffirmed an rical Li-Fournier Convention of May, last. by M. Faure, the Under Secretary of State for

Mr. Davis was called and ho stated that the that we, as neutrala, must inbmit to the incon- agreement made last year between the French The first report cairent was that a peace had the Marine and Colonies in which he says that the solonies are to be anccaraged to stablish been concluded, and a private telegram to differential tariffs in favour of French geeds

THE, RECENT FRENCH REVERSES paintiff had been paid all that was due to him. verjenes of the exercise of the right of sarch; and Chiness officials at Shang and that Shanghai

IN TONQUIN.

His ag-semart was to receive $100 a month for but then there were certain duties which, a and Woong should romain outside the range this effect was receives on Munday. That Guadeloupe, Bennion, and Martinique hare a for a Chinese part. As Hongkong is an Eng

catering for the forward, moss, including visitors. neutrals, we were bound to perform, said it was of hastillas this zewa was likely to prove prematare ce-ready done so, and are to rastre correspondinglish settlement and a free port also, anyone would

The loses of the Freash in the battles of the During January there was an extra man in the not at all clear that we wore parforming thoso. advantages in respect of their products imported have expected to find the Chancellor energetic-

Mr. Maguiso asked the Under 3ecretary of ourred to many persons on reflecting that into France. Balgon is also forwarding a tarif ally demonstrating against such course of action; 23rd, 24th, and 28th Mazeh amont to 325 more, a supernumerary who was taken on board duties. If we were not performing them wo the ship, and the plaintiff wanted to know if he might involve ourselves in infinito trouble. If, there is at present so Cabinet at Paris, vated by the Colonial Council and which will

bat, as it is reported, the Chancellor has fully killed, wounded, and missing. On the 23rd; at was to receive waything extra for the th for example, American vessels were stopped and State for Foreign Affairs whether it was tr extend to Cambodia, Anzar, and Tonguin recognised the French claim. This mentoría and that the terms of say settlement This provides for a robato on French gonds of the more annoying in view of the unas cargoes Cun-ai, the " Gate of China," where the Chinese man, and witness told him he did not know, seized or their cargoes confiscated by a French that the French Government had intimated to could hardly be decided until the new 75 per cent, in the datins to be imposed, which now in transit from Hamburg to China, which roomptared the foris which had been occupied by as he had to consult the captain upon the oruiser that but conled of vistaalled in a British the German Government its intention during the Premier hud formed his Administration. vary from 10 to 15 par sant. ad valorem. The were shipped" weight and contouts unknown," General Négrist, 81 deed were left on the field, matter. The plaintiff received $50 on the 2nd port more than as a belligerent she was entitled peading hartilities with China to treat rica se Even the conclusion of an

was leaving this port, he received another $50, the uncertainty now hanging over the matter carrying of contraband; whether any similar Bank of Indo-Chink has been requested by the and which may fall a prey to the French. Au- which shows that the retreat on that occasion January, and on the 15th, just as the steamer to, serious difficulty might arise. He thought contraband of war, and vessels carrying rice as a armistice, Government to establish a branch in Tonquin other point of complaint in the intention of announced by our Shanghai correspondent,

All these payments were made to put his question.

Goverrent, and, if so, whether they would lay A Paris telegram, dated 25th February, to The Francs to declare rice to be contraband of war, was precipitats. On the 24th the French and at the end of the month he was paid $20 for ought to be cleared up, and therstors he begged intimation had bosa adiroseal to H Majesty's

in the presence of the other tealues of the iGES. Earl Granvilla: No formal declaration of war it on feble of the Hons; whether Her M terday afternoon. At the French Consulstars issued to-day. It crempts French merchants good ashy German atramare, which al present which they bad 186 wanded they again rated, plaiztity was ultimately discharged not bas book issued by France or Chine. Up to jesty's Geornment were of opinion that this in- was unknown to the French oficiale vee-fin8.88ys Tascommercial treaty with Burman which measure will deprivre of employment a sumed the offensive. After an engagement in the extra man.

but in good order, carrying all their wounded with giving satisfaction, on the 9th Marulz, and a set-recent period to French Governmont maintain.mation was in accordance with international no intimation had been received of any terms from the obligation of employing Royal brokers are engaged in the Chins emsting trade,

on the Irrawaddy or in the Burmese markets, pills between Chiasm the rice ports. Wa having been concluded or of an armistice thuafacilitating and chenpeting dentings between wonder whether England will show the same. Athargagement took place on the 28th Element was made with hit then. Ils endeavoured that they were not at war with China, but law and whether they intended to recognise its Lord E. Fitamanries said: Her Majesty's 40 wounded, 5 killed, and 4 missing. No definite him, but he afterwarde acknowledged the amount nature of reprisals. They consequently repudiat laden with rice. having been proclaimed, and in a telegra buyers and sellers. The creation or maintenance disposition to allow French men-of-war to search at or near Langson, when the French losses were ed toget one day's pay more than was due to that their hostilities there were ably in the being interoed en British vessels Laden on partly.....

tendered, $28.98, was correct, and he accopied it. ed the intention of exercising the Belligerent received from M. PATEROTAE, the French of monopoliss by Barmah is forbidden, whereas English vessels bound for Hongkong.

the Anglo-Burmese treaty of 1867 allows certain The issue is sanounced by the Hongkong information has yet oose to hand from other He was asked if there was anything more due to right of search over neutral vessels, and insisted Government do not know whether such a not- Minister, in the afternoon, His Excellener monopolisa. Customs duties continuo, as in the and Shanghai Banking Corportion of a loan than Chinese Bources as to whether Langsod it him, and he said he had bought plaintiff two that the blockade which they had notified of the floation has been made to Germany. The French wholly discredited the report & similar state treaty of 1873, to be limited to 5 per seat, until 1,505,000 on behalf of the Chinese Government self has actually been recaptured or not. The baskets of cystars. These he was paid for, and ported Form was a "pacific blockade" and Government have officially notified to Her Ma of things existed, however, when Captain 1895, except opium, which may be taxed 10 per The price is 28 per ent., the interest being at Chinese accounts placed the French losses of a he said there was nothing more due. He left not a belligerent blockade; but that any jesty's Gaverument their intention of treating

cant. After 1395 the duties are limited to 19 the rate of 7 per cent. par kanam, payable half-

bo osptured Her Majesty's Government hostilities botwoon France sad "China Her Forsvirk signed the Tisutsia Convention, por cent, as in the English treaty, but on condi- yearly on 16th Feb. and 16th Ass, the art much higher figure than those above given, the hip and nothing more was heard of him santral coal attempting to break it would rice as cualruband of war during the existing Mr. Simpson, the third engineer, entirely cor-were unable to accept those views, and at the Majesty's fovernment, after consultation with Son of 6 months' notion. and it is most probable that the Authorities cord sack, other the treatment of the most forest from 15th inst. The neurity is pruvisely to have lost none of their was matériel.

Fraua and Barms coupon falling duo on 15th Ang next, with in. which are authentiò. The, French are balioved until this case was brought-

roborated this story, and, willat waiting for time they were avors to take any step the Law Adviser of the Crowe, possider that the reat of the evidence.:

which would aggravate the situation unneces--they cannot saxert to the right claimed by the at Paris bave been tardy in forwarding favoured pation, this stipulation applying also the same as was hypothecated on the previous

His Lordship gore judgment for the defend-sarily as regards our own rights as neutrals and French Geverament to declaro rise generally the news of the conclusion of the to criminal juriadiction in the event of Burma cocasions of electing loans, which we may now armistice to their Representative in Chis, making concessions of this kind to any other romark are satirely paid off, bring the retenues THE SUICIDE OF A EUROPEAN BY ant with coats, observing it was unlikely that the bend the wishes of the belligerents. They contraband of war, and they will inform the

defendant and his witness should deliberately conseruarily sunvanced to the French Govern French Government socordingly Power.

of the Imperial Maritime Customs at the chief

come to the court and perjare themselves for ment that, in their opinion, a atale of war did Thorgia, however, no doubt in our minds

Treaty ports of Chins, vis, Canton, Shanyhaf, |--- The following is an amended order of the day Fooshow, Ningpo, Amoy, and Wenchow. These An ingnest was bell at the Mortasry yaster $75, and that the plaintiff settlercent of his ac-exist to China which compelled them to enforos an armistice has boon signed as that

THE FRENCH MAIL. a preliminary to a settlement. At all for today's meeting of the Legislative Council revenues most amply cover the interest and prin- day afternoon before Mr. Wodehouse, Coroner, erunt with the defendant on leaving the ship the provisions of the Foreign. Enlistment Act; that the blockade of Formess was recognised by 1-The Honourable T. Jaskan, parsamas to notied, cipal, as the only other charge on the whole re- and Mr. H. H. Rest, P. D'Agostinho, and C. was strong correderation of their story.

them, b

but only as a belligerent blockade, and events, the Paking Authorities state it de- will ask the following questiona

renue of the Maritime Customs of China is a C. Corvath as jury on the body of the late Mr.

The M. M. steainer Natal, from Marseilles Ist that so long to the hostilities were confined to finitely enough, and we presome that the

of £970,000 for the unpaid portion of the Andrew Cook, engineer, who died from poison,

certain localities, and noutral vassels were not March, vid usual ports of call, bringing the Lion- two local silver loans. We consider that the self administered, in the Stag Hotel last Friday.

interfered with on the high seas, Her Majesty's den mail of the 27th February, arrived her early French Minister will shortly receive instrac-

Bed, Can Four Excaliency suggest a remedies security is good, and sample for the loan, but we This and other bodios having been lying at the

*Government would not deem it necessary to take yesterday morning. The subjoined telegrams tions from bis. Gararament to the sime

for the existing evils onder which the trade must say that the bank will be fortunate if they Mortuary awaiting inquest sinos Friday, the

any further massure for the observave of their of this colony with Pakhi and the antround.

can place the whole amount at 96, which is above bodies were in such a condition that the stenah aflect. Telegrams receivad, by The Times

ing district is at present entering, la sous-the aferage value that the previous sterling loans was overpowering oven in the medical oflcer's

nentrality than the enforcement of the Foreign re taken from Coyles and Indian Ejes- THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN Enlistment Aat. This took place in the month correspondent state that peace had been con-

the reported blockade

BEVERE FIGHTING NEAR BIAKIM. of November Inst, and the decision of Her Ma Che Attorney-General to nors that the Coupil obtained on the London market. Taking that isvatory, where this and other inquests were

SUARIM, 19th March. claded on the basis of the Foussies Con-run the consideration, in Oecomtes, of the Hill average at C108 (above rather than under) it held. The following sridano wa takon

would mean that s 7 or cout kan would be: Mr. J. Cool, landlord of the Stag Hotel, salā Tar Ahi, unemployed, pleaded guilty to steal-josty's Government was communicate to the vention and that an armistica had been pro- outitled-

The Billa of Exchange Onlinance, 1895. claimed. That the terms of peace would The Astornos General bo more that the Chenal equivalent to 2944 Waropset that we considor the deceased was a Soetolman from Alloa, and ing a bar of iros at the Hang Ham Dooks on Governors of the British possessions in the East. After the inspection of the troops by General the loan good. The authorization which we was engineer, about 25 or 26 years old. He the 6th instant, and he was sentenced to a wook's In pasearuns of resent complaints from the Graham this morning, the British advanos coni- Chinase Minister in this country that the Foreign menced in the direction of Hasbeen. The energy de based on the FOURNIER Convention more go into Committee on the following Bill

The Married Women's Disposition of Property Or. given to the British Minister on previous carrived st Hongkong from Manila un the 9th hard labour.

Enlistment Act was not being strictly enforcon being observed on the hills in the vicinity, a body casions of loans is also granted.

February; and stayed there until the time of his or less we always thought probable, but if a dimanes, 1885

desth. He was suffering from istala, and he Mr. R. Cooke, Superintendent of the Kowloon in Hoogkong as regards the repairing and equip of cavalry, mounted infantry and Indian infantry said he find boon laid up three caonths at Manila, Docks, was summoned by Alkol Sabaha Ab-ping of French vessels of ear, it was deemed were sent to reconnoître, upon which the enoug

KOETT, 19th March. and had undergone two or three operations with bass, late su apprentice at the docks, on a charge necessary to issue special instractings to the retired.

Governors of the Eastern colonies for their out recess, 20 he bat come to place himself of assaulting him on the 3rd instant.

Sir Evelyn Wood is in command of the troops under the hands of Dz: Mansop. The day after The complainant said that on the 27th March gianes in carrying out the decision of Her his arrival Dr. Manson Dr. Young oporated he received noties from the defendant to quit Majesty's Government. These instructions did between Merawi and Dongola open him and he was confined to his bad abeat the service of the Deck Company, and on Friday not in any way modify the attitude of Her Ma a month. After that he was able to go about, last he went there to get his clothing, &c, which justy Governisent, or their decision arrived at and did so until the day of his death. Dr. Man-be bad left with two other apprentapes. While in October ist, and announced at the time to the toen thousand men, and General Graham is pre son had performed a slight operation on the dedoing so the defendant sprang at him, and best French Government. The French Goteramont, paring to attack him."

Kan. 20th Maret. cemand two days before his death. Shortly before him all over, kicked him, and told him to clear however, have now found necessary to uxorcise.

Six Evalyn Wood has established his head ten o'clock on the morning of the deconsod's out at ones. He also very nearly knocked the the right of sarch on the high soss in order to

intarsept contraband of war dostined for Chi-} quariara at Debbeh. The British trooUS STA- death a boarder came to witroes and said deceased, complainant into the water.

The defendant said the complainant had been nese ports, and as the prevention of the export ouate Korti at the end of this mouth.

LONDON, 21st March. Iped him up in blankets sa he thought a good sweat

General Graham telegraphs that h would do him good Witness then called the was taken back on probation. He misbehaved an obligation imposed by the law of nations, it is deceased's boy, and told him not to let the himself again, and was consequently discharged, not ahnatural that the French Government start from the camp at Saskiai at daybreak deceased go out of the room, or if he did and told not to come on the premises again. should resort to the remedy which that law af- yesterday, and after severe Aghting cleared the to call witness. He wont out to the Post He was twice found there again, sad found fards to the belligerent. They have at the same hills near Tashcon. The enemy's fores was The resumption of the local rice trade is forth-Office, and os his way back he was told to have taken an active part in totes more mis time assured Her Majesty's Govarmest that estimated at four thousand. Genera. Gratara

the decouped had taken the carballo lo-chief He was turned out the first time, and the right of search will be exarcised by them and his Joros advanced to Tamki tion: Witness went to the Hongkong and on the second occasion, being insalan, defendant with all the consideration and forbearance Lancers charged the enemy concealed - the with allowed.

Flotaris Dispensaries and told them to send the took him by the arm, led to his boat, and gave towards neutesis--which the circumstances por bush, and meanwhile an entrenched areba va first doctor they could to his house, and at the him a box on the sar.

mit. Her Majesty's Government do not think formed, which is now garrisoned by the 70th The case was dismissed.

it necessary at present, therefore, to medity their Regiment with six gans. latter place he ascertained that the lotion wILE

The remainder of the force returned to camp. decision of November Eat, which ingress just poisonous and he want to Dr. Manson's and Dr. Young's surgeries, but could find noither of those Peter Cornway, sedman of the U.S.S. Alert, and equal measure of neutrality towards both Lieut. Dalison of the Scotch Fasiliars and

Major Harvey of the 5th Lancers, Major Robert gentlemen. He then procured za enetic at the was fined $1, and had to pay $250 minds, belligerents and the serupalous observance of men were killed Among the wounded were Victoris Dispensary, and went home. There he for having boon drunk and disorderly, and dam British law.

The Marquia of Salisbury: After the very mom of the 911 Bengal Cavalry; severely, Docter found several attending the deceased, and he gave aging property is a brothel in Graham-stroot

derate specch of my noble friend, thy noble earl Lane, and 33 mon. The snomy's lows, was hearY, In telegraphing an account of the ongagement hints emotio. Balafell had already been admi: on the 6th instant. nistored for the parpots of making him vorsit, Francis Murphy, private of D Company, The opposite has, I think, shown considerable reluct but none of the emotis he had taken had any Butts, was charged with disorderly contact in anos to make a plain statement of the policy of to Lord Wolseley General Grabom praised offoot, and he died an afterwards, befoce Dz. another house of ill fame at No. 5, Ship-strset, Her Majesty's Governant on this point. It is specially the Indian troops.

BUAKIM, 21st Marvin Young arrived. He had known the deceased and casaulting a Chinese lokang in the creations point of extreme importance in the view of in-

Another cunt of the notion at Bashoon ternational law, and also in regard to our coun- or three years, and had found him to be a quiet of his duty.

The defendant also strock an inmate of the aynen treding in the Eastern sok - ander gives the following particulars On the opory stand the noble earl to say that France as being attacked by General Graham's force they Macario Robles, servant to the deceased, said house. that on Friday he main derased room, and Lient Lloyd was present of the hearing of claimed the right of search at, see in order to streamed in large numbers towards Tamai. Th the decease was in bed, wrapped up. While the case, and he said the man had borne a good stop the import of munitions of war, and that British loss amounted to 22 killed, inela lizy 17 this has not been objected to by Her Majesty's belonging to the Indian Contingent, and 44 -word Indians Major there ho saw the deceased tako s bottle of character while in his company. LONDON, 6th April carbolic lotion and put it to his month. Witness The defendant was fined 85, and in default of Government. Does that mean that Franes, which wouaded, of which

tried to quatob it from him, but the deceased payinent was sent to gool for a wook isims the right of south with respect to all od in the thigh. The max of the Indian Can- is only blocking one or two ports in Farmes, Bobertson of the 9th Bengal Cavalry was wound- THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN. Owing to the short-supply of water at Tamai, would not give it up, and tried to strike him,

and he drank about half the bottle of the liquidlin Cheung Akrong, shop man, was charged with vasele going to any of the ports of Chiza in ortingent behaved plendidly: they charged the

trics, indicling great less.

LONDON, Mad March The following items seared from the the British forge which coupled that plass has two dranghand than lasit down again on the having anawially, maliciously, and feloniously der to find out weather they have monitions of anery

table beside the bed. Witness ran downstairs set fire to a curtain building, to wit No. 11, Bouwar? I apprehend that if any claim is made on

The Indian infantry ada British force under Lendes and China Express of the 27th Fe been compelled to return to Baakin.

and told the people below. After drinking bam Strand, with intent to defraud & Hamburg the part of the French Government it is practi bruary

the liquid the deceased did not speak, and troth Fire Insurance Company, on the 16th of October, cally setting up that which the declaration of General MacNeil started from Salim at esten Paris destroyed-namely, the system of paper o'clock this morning le two squares on the road Mattere in Hranei remain' in státu quo, and

came from his mouth. The night before this 1886. THE FORTIFICATION OF SINGAPORE d was shoning. He was not right in for a remaid to Friday, the 10th in 64

the deceased was rather queer, he could not) Mr. Wotton appeared to prossente, and asked blockades-France assented to the provision of tomed for the purpose of constructing sarebas, the declaration of Paris of 1856, that Blookadea, what it was "Intended to Isare the Berkshire In the House of Isirds, Lord Sidmonth called his mind, and was al days thinking of something. Inspector Quinoy stated that on the Sik fust they are to be carried out, most be genuine Regiment to garrison them while the rest of the All foreign residents in Chios have been which grounded at Blankeness on the 16th iest, pore,

The steamer Metapedia, hence for. China, attention to the defenceings condition of Bings. The deonased had always con vory z to wil he arrested the defendant on the first foor of blockades; and the claim to search vessels on the force would return to camp. The rebe

new, and he had norer noticed thing wrong No. 24 Peel-street, by virtus of a warrant which high sean, no matter what port they are go to intercept the fores, but were prevented by a eighing for peace for months past, bat just get of next day, and anchored near the Luhe, in

are blockaded, appears to me to be one ships in harbour. Heavy loss was inflicted on 24, On occasions, & victory may be more disorder to take on board the cargo the had dis Lord Northbrook replied that the fortides about him before. The decesso valt nothing was obtained on information laid by a man late ing to, merely because one or two ports canonade from the Hasheem zarobe and the

tion of Singapore was postponed until next year at the time he took up the pole or in the employ of the prisoner's m

which has placed that doctride in grest pocil, and the enemy. ter, he was only máking a peculiar haine. Before charged.

SUAKIM, 22nd March, midnight. which Her Majesty's Government shouldnot bare in view of the greater importance of Hongkong, waking the lotion the deceased was wringing his The Fare Municipal Council has adopted, by and that the Gorerner of the Straits Settle hands. Before the decased took the leten a Lamil Kavier, clerk, of Macas, was charged admitted so eily as they have done. Another The troops advanced the morning and auc fifty-two vaten to two a resolution condemning

boarder came in to visit the deceased. Witness with having stolen diamond ring, volts $25, poistalluded to by my noble friend was not touched ceeded in forming a saroba six miles on the road apolloy of remote expeditions and colonial adments had been ordered to take wuftaver stops barbeen with him all right and bad not left the property of Min. Peter Smith, of Beasons by the nohis card, and that is the question of porto Tamat The Earths was afterwards stacked ventures, and calling, on Fart to put on he calderal advisable for the protoction of the him that morning. It was at about dix delock Held Arcade, on this be insufferans of the bar or operations against. Chins à remember sharp fighting they were regalad with a hea of mitting French vessels to make English ports by fourthousand rebels, but after twenty minutes that morning he had first noticed signs of men As will be seen by the sailing notices on one end to them as speedily as possible, but express ports. front page two of the Dongle Steamship Co.'sing sympathy with the soldiers and sailors ea- THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF tal derangement in the deceased. The latter was 6th inst, she went out giving the lay of aduk the during the Confederate Was war which Lover a thousand men. Our loss is 5 offers and steamers have taken the berth for Tamond and gaged in the Far East.ge

EASTERN SIBERIA

then vory reptlass, walking in and out of the in bar room to her son funds the dock there raised these questions of helligarency and blockade 51 mes, inefnding 25 Indians, and 170 woanded, Takes respectively.

The French Chamber have now before them Prince Dordakoff has been cummoned to St. room, and though there was no-23 present he was a box of jewellery, and on coming horie she inavery acute formand caused thereto beermined of whom 70 ware Indiaan

wau perputually saking who is this? missed from this box diamond ring of the value and discussed with grist minuteness the role was a MADRAS 20th Merci. The case of alleged abduction of a salé dealer fous subject of aportaron to the Far East Petersburg.

The. P. Manson said he had been attending the of 5. From what her son told bar, the charged adopted that Bagland would allow neither of the A Calro telegram state that it is pendenti- 'from this colony to hard him over to the Chinese They are the Treation of Hus, regulating the

deversed for fetals and agus sines the middle of the defendant with the theft, and after he was contending parties to send its ships into English ally (P confidently stated in French political authorities was again before the Pulice Court French Protectorate, that with Cambodia, sino

February He operated on the deceased, and arrested she mcaived a letter from his admit porse for a longer space than twenty-four hours. saralee that the pacification of the Soudan will yesterday. In consequence of ne reply having concerning the Protectorate of Franos, of som

attanded him up to the time of his death. He ting the theft. She had known the defendapt a They were not allowed to ship thus of coal be undertaken by Turkish and Italian troops been received to communications sant to the meres with Burtnah, and lastly, one for raguist

had been gradually recovering ever since the long time; he was a godson to her mother. He or revisions than would be cessery to take the Turks from duskám to Barber and Khar Chinese authorities the hearing of the case was Tng the Spirit Traffic in Biam

This match was playet on Easter Monday with operating It was a very severe case and the came cossionally to Hongkong to look for em them to khu marvel port belonging to their own to the Italians from Macgowan to Saneid,

THE ARMY ROTIKÁTEN, further rumanzləd ol

To-day there will be shooting competition Minister, called at the Almirally on the Sird

The datendant admitted hering taken the opposite belligerente in port at the me time,

London, 20th March. en the Kowloon Range between the orsok sight inat, and had an interview with Lord Northfying the island, &c., the military team was not formed and witnous out It, and it was being of the poison who wou the recent inter-service brook HP.. presented to the First Lord the as well reprmented as usual, while on the other wall, and his symptoms generally were healthy ring, bu he denied any intention of stealing it and if one of the left, the other as net allowed The Army estimates amount to $17,976,000, tournament and nine mun styling themselves surveys of the east coast of Biare, which have hand the fact of its being a Bauk Haliday enabled Witroes inst saw the drowned the day before the said he merely took it to show to multe lesva without a delay of twenty one hours showing an increase of £1,125,000, not includ-

his death. He had encouraged the doomed to named William. He was going to Macao Now, I hara hoard I dd nes know whether it is ing the Nile and Sakim Expeditions. the daffers; it might more properly be called recently been prepared by the directions of Kis the "dolar hanèsre" to master strongly.

go out before his death. Witzons had boon in laat Monday, and he sent be thicken in ad true that France is carrying out her blockade the but eight v. the next mind, sa the next nine Majesty the King of Blam Lord Northbrook are anything but duffers as marke Earges thanked the Minister, and stated that the survor On winning the toss D'Asth elected to gain the habit of aftending deceased in the morning, race, the ring being with then I expected agailet theme parks by wataing akipe, wikain

Britlali porta (ker, bowry; that French gun-} bost or massenfewar ibon alongside the particular. will be 200, 400, and 500 yards, sepen skopast would probably be included in admiralty Series The first three wickste caused acute little tropile but if he would act get there in time the de that the ring was then on the way back

of Charte

Danglish, Bomber. Whitbread, and D'Aeth play- good's boy dressed the fistula. Witaner And Beatened to sfx months' hard labour,

lat. Has the blockade of Pakhoi baca legally no-

tißend? Fad. Is it effective blockado? *.

2.-The

to Vioniceesy Coustal bo moro the flest reading The Bill for the Incorporation of the Roman Catho

Aportchie of Bongkong. 4.-The

a Bill to mood the Post Offer Ordinance;~~

of

settlement has been concluded on those line and without indemnity at this juncture we fear the result will be unfortunate for France sud for foreign interests generally in China, Fad peace been concluded a month ago on such term and without an indemnity, as the 30 altino, we hold at the Merimary yea

harm would have beau doue, and we should have been rejoiced to see further affusion of blood and waste of trasgre stayed. Dat

The inquiry into the circumstances attending

the death of the man Kwok Afua, who was killed by a boiler explosion at Hang Ham Docks on terday afternoon before the Corner and MassTS. J. M. de Carvalho, J. A. P. Collsco, sad Ho He Shaung as jury From the evidence of Lau Asin, & coal coolie who was, by the boiler at the time, it appeared that he was sleeping near"

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SHANGHAL, 7th April, 5 p.m. FRANCE AND CHINA... CONCLUSION OF ARMISTICE.

An armistice between France and China, pend-

POISONING:

POLICE COURT.

April 74.

› BEFORE ME. H. E. WONOFSE.

LARCENY.

:

* CLAW DISMISSED.

the time for making peace is mort the boiler when it exploded, and the first haing settlement of terms of peace, has beon signed seemed to bo very queur, and he said he had wrap scharged for misconduct some time ago; and of munitions of war from neutrál ports is not

suredly not immediately after sustaining re-mew of it was some stones falling upon his by Sir Robert Hart's representative in Paris, Forses. Though the diameter at ernear Lang. head, and some boiling water saking bis arms and legy. He got up and found the boiler barst

EMBARGO ON EXPORT OF RICE....

REMOVED.

This from authentis official telegrama.

A private telegram was received here from the

son has undoubtedly been considerably exsgrand in places, but he did not ass the depoased. The gurated, yet it was a very serions obeck, and latter was found to be badly called, and he sid the Peking Authorities will be certain to re.the witness were removed to the Government Civil Hospital. The deceased was employed as crive flaming zooounts of " the great victory" an engineer and fireman of a small engine which achieved by their troops in Tooquia. They pamped out the dook, having been engaged for will be too apt to think the French wore the work by a head China who was responsi- ble for tinding the men. The deceased had been either at the end of their resources or that employed in a number of places before and pro- they were daunted by the obstinacy of Chinese used many testimonials as to his ability to do resistance. In any case, if pesos be concluded the work ha was engaged for. Mr. J. W. Boyd North on Monday evening stating that peace chief engineer of the Hung Bam Docks, stalod Bow, with the elation which the late victories the nature of the man's datis. It was his duty had been concluded. has inspired still fresh in the hire mind, to keep sufficient water in the boiler, sud he had. Another telegram from Tientsin yesterday to take turns in watching with the previous wit it will be recorded in Chinese annale as anos. After the explosion witnes found the war to the following effect" It is the general aigual vistory aliks of their arme and furnace and combustion chamber red hot, which diplomacy over the Western barbarians.showed that there had been a neglect in putting opinion bare peace signed.”

↑ water into the boiler. The boiler was good, for

A third, from Shanghai, ran I am inform The Chiness Government have for some little he had inspected it last November, and a year time been rather eager for peace, For they ago it had been tested up to 100 lbs. His fored on good authority, peapa protocol arrange abip thought there should be soru inžependent have begun to feel the Anancial pineb, and the testimony as to the nondition of the boiler, and ments have beef completed in Paris 4th April people have latterly been exhibiting diacon-he adjourned the inquest to this day weak at tent at the interference cagged with trade by three pa of the Magistracy for that parposs the hostilities. The mandarins would there the remnants of the boiler in the meantime to be

loft untouched. fore naturally be glad enough to make terme nt a moment ab opportune for them, when instead of losing face with the nation they can claim to have won what they fought for. Bat, so far as we ask see, the French,

the decision of the British Covernment

not conclude terms of peace at the awaited. present moment without loss of prestige,

sastrons than a defeat, so peaca gained under some circamatances may prove more inju rious in its ultimate results than war, t

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LONDON, 28th March.

ORIOKET MATCH.

"CIVILIANS" V. "THE GARRISON.

and sober man.

DELKKEKNEÐS, ETC.

AULKIBE JESOA.

The case was remanded as applied for.

LABORNY BY A PORTUGUESE,

Mr. Smith said that on the

AMADEAS, 20th March. Osman Digns is now at Tamaniek with seven-

HRH Prince Kroar Mun Nareer, the Siamese ralts as ander. Owing to various ceuses, forti oferation was sy versions About five ployment, and has fios staged at her house nation This can hardly aries in the procent Kassals, sad Khartoum

days before the deceased's death a sosit «boss She had never mind anything before cas; but if there were two abips belonging to

The Indian

THE PROPOSED HEMORIAL, TO SEVERAL

Loxport 15th March.

The Committee for deciding upon a national