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THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 14re, 1885.

We would remind our readers of the fits in

the Botanic Gardens this evening in aid of the fund for the relief of the distress caused by the foods in Kwangtang

Comment de France à Hongkong. Victoria 13th July,

1873-74 the amodat of foodstiren to the people fed at the expongo of the state was of a sear of rice, or 1 lbs., with a trifle in money for the purchase of salt and condi.

Today is the Fronch national feto. A eiron crents. Chinese, we understand, consider alar, of which the following is a translation, has entry (1) 16.) of ride a day sufficient, and this boon amt round to the Frumah residents: can be purchased for two and a half corta, The Government of Ladis is again distribuit ing relief in several districts of Bengal, whore gavere distrova prevails, but the scale

There was fast 8 inches of water at Han has been reduced to less thas one half of tow on the 29th all, and on that date nows that in force in 1879-74. "This, however, is reached Hankow that the water had risen 13 food in 26 hours at Ishangs The conatry is flooded, complained of by the press as being in- and for more than 180 miles below Hanken as sufficient. The subsorikers to the inundationfar as the eye on rasch on each side of the river fund would,

wo are sure, wish the relief there is nothing to be seen but water except hore SHIPS MEDICINECHESTS REFITTED, given to the objects of their charity to be on and there tops of trees and houses in 1870 at ths time of the great floods the water at Han- a moderately liberal scale, but without in kow was 50 feet? iachen. Mercury volving waste. A catty of rice por day with a few cash to purchase salt and condiments would probably meet the general view on this point-ay three cents per day for every man, woman, and child. Onthia basis $100,000 would support 50,000 persons for sixty-six days. Something, would of course have to

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His Lordship, after some convocation, was of opinion that the provisions of law would not apply to a mere clerical error like this.

out rendering assistanos has been given in the to thetide. Witness constared, it was the duty known shamster for justice and benevolent extract above read by the Attorney-General. A of the Doris to have gone past his etern, and the feelings towards the Chinese would at once prompt longthy cross-examination by Mr. Francis and collision would thus hara toen ayoldet. He could him to put an immediato step to it. Havin not have got his anal into such a position that knows the lot of the poorer classes of Chinese re-examination vers also appanded. The "Attorney-Geral again walled attalion the Doris would have passed close of him, it he hoe is quite hard enough, without being mada to the portion of Mr Marray's evidence ne to had continued to go fall speed ahead, as his ver- harder by uncontrolled Sikh savagery an the Doris steaming off and not rendoring assol had not enough way on her. Tha Dorie brutality, and if hawkers received more ea- sistangs to tho Poking, and he submitted it would have followed him round, for he saw that couragement to earn ou bonost living, we should, placed the onus of proof on the other side. har helm was portail when close to him. K. I am confident, has much fewer ossos of carring Mr. Frannis contended that the evidence of did not see the Doria before abs rounded the inatoking. In the Straits people of this less Mr Murray did not prove that the Dorie did stern of the Austro-Hungarino beat, and he did receive every encouragement and protection not stand by the Peking.

not know the course she had taken to get there. From the Government instead of being brutally The Attorney General painted out that he The nooidant was not attributable to his putting trosted and unnemary interfered with, as in

his engines fall speed sitern. They ware only this colony. enid she went off at fall speed..

His Lordship said the statement might be going astern a very short time, for as soon as contradicted on the otlar side.

he saw the green light of the Doris he stopped Mr. Francis sail if the Attornay-Goniral them altogether. A chose to do an, ba might elect to rest his case where it was; but ho sonid not not go into the question of the cams of proof: He must Hie Lordship milho did not think it had Zoen sicher go on or stop where he was

CORRESPONDENCE, sufficiantly proved that the Dorie did not stand (We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions

by,

In my references to the Sikhs I wish it to be understood that I do not include all of them. |

There are some very good men among them, At the corelation of Mr. Fransia's ozona-sxa-) pesially amongst the old hands, but the great mination the hearing wes adjourned until 11 a.m. majority are a savage, arnel lob. Sikhs woul today. }

The Attorney-Gonatal proceeded to produce. further evidence upon the point.

to a mile and ball.

azuraged by our Correspondents

THE GAMBLING LAWS.

doubtless make good soldiers, but unless rigidly. restrained and kept in order theg zu unt for the performance of police duties amongst a ditions of the coloray. phoplo like the Chinese, under the present con

Thanking you in advance for the insertion of this latter, and enclosing my card-I am, yours truly,

W. 1. Y.

Hongkong, 18th July, 1883.

News has renohad here to-day that Chini de maning troops on the Ena-Karann fruntier. Should this be the cam, and China prave in sarnest, thorn will be stirring events at hand that may involve a state of war between China and Russia before the end of the present year.

N. Daily News Correspondent.

TIENTSİN.

9th June.

The Attorney-General then proceeded to read the preliminary nota of the Daria, which agreed with those of the Peking in most of the partion fars as to light wind, tide, weather, &o, From the Doris the Peking was Best seen at a distance of about 500 feet, and about two points on the port bow, and the only light of the Paking mon the ocasion of the nations! fabe.

The businer of the Channelerin will be closed on was her whita masthead light. The mesures taken by the Doria to avoid a collision Included The Count will not soovive.

the blowing of her whistle a long while, and when the Peking me observed to be crossing their bows causing danger of collision, the es gines of the Uoria were, pat full spoed astern, and the halm put hard a port. The Doris claimed that the fault of the gallition lay with the Peking, on the grand that a good lookout was not kept on board her, and at the Peking improperly neglected to get out of the way of the Iris, and did not stop and rewarsa bar engines.

The Attorney-General maid that a portion of the evidence to be used in this case had boan al-

· L'Unité Indo-Chinpise says that at the present ready taken on commission, and before he wont time the health of the French troops in Tongaihinto any other partlxlare of the plaintiff's osas

Gerard Heaermenn said he was the master

· TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRIM." is very bad. The death rate is ca an average 40 he should call the attention of bis Lordship to

of tho Peking, which was in collision with the men a day It is af Haiphong and Hanoi, but portion of the evidence-in-chief of Mr. Murray.

SIR-The thanks of the Chine community particularly at Chu, that the greatest number of Mr. Francis abjected to the evidence baing Doris on the night of the 26th May. He was on, are due to you for your very just remarks in Se deaths are avourring. This state of things in universally ascribed to the departure of the was zotit it had been put in court and read: the top of the wheelhouse, shoes the bridge at tanlay's leading article, resposting the instal the time of the sollision, and before and after it manner in which native gatoblers sao hunted it was not at present before the court.

CHEFOO. naval madical offears, who, by Reason of their His Lordship hold that the oxidence must be After the collision he hailed the Doria and asked down by the polics in this Colony, and the in long sojourn in Chelin-Ching had learned to put in.

her noms. The Dorie went round his stern and humanity at persisting in measures which ex-

2nd July. trast with success the different maladies preval- The Attorney-General asid, he waulé put the same round on the port side and stoned away. perience has shown to result in deplorabila kuori- Communications on Editorial matters ahould be deducted for the expenses of distributionent is the country, while the military doctors,ovidenos in, and he would call attention to one

Ila Protectorato Treaty between Buia and Cross-examined by Mr. Franois-Witseces of human life. Surely the Government Korea, according to last suports, dates for some but these must be very light, as the com- though animated by the greatest deration, are passage. This was to the affect that just before had a clasic in his wheelhouse which was sat to connot be sa destitute of all other resources in months bank, and it is farthe stand that Kors mittees are generously doing the bulk of the unacquainted with them.

the collision took place the wings beard Capt. Hongkong time, and was put right by chronome- the matter of public gambling suppression that now wants to back out of it, if cour une the work themselves as a labour of love, and

Houermann call out to the Deris, "where are tor of Single Island a few hours before the it must priolently offer ap propitiatory asoci instigation of China. This cawillingn on the The Courier of the 7th instant says:-Tale you eaming Pstand clear." After the collision gollision. Of Kowicon Point he slowed down fices of human life on the altar of the gambling part of Korea to full a Fronty, in opposition to the launches and boats they se bave been grams were in tons this morning reporting the Doris passed by them, and Capt. Honer. to half spred, and he heard six belly go altor laws of the Colay! If it considers itself su si- Basela'a claims foruded on an international lent gratis. There remains also the assist-ched Gravesend on the 5th. Prins do not that and asked her to stand by him, but The other timoa were taken by the annend mato, dicate its functions that have its fair fame more. The feeling that prompted Korai to seals sales of Tes out of the steamer Glengarry, which mann again called cut to her "What ship is that, when he was at the frat Bassella baby tasted, it would be better for it te forthwith ab-

agreement, will only complicats mattara still ance afforded by the Government, an was to be as satisfactory as the statistical he got no answar, and the Daria ens on full and he was only guided by the balls be heard on and ebaraeter for humanity to asfully tarnish Russia's protection was more ou account of her known quantity but probably a large one. position of the article would appear to I We believe that every cent that can possibly warrant. We hear that generally cast is being? speed ahead. Tho Attorney-General submitted the other ships. It was abb tido, ravning a min | od with the Fifo-blood of poor ignorant coolias, foar of being invaded by Japan tiran by Chins--

that under the provisions of 38 and 37 Vio

inkumanly shad through the bentalitise knowa realised; a few wolk molcoted fino teas are paying Chap. 85, Seo. 18, it was provided that in case of be collected will be required, because profits while some of the medium chops give one Temel enlliding with another she shall stand Francis must at first confue himal to the unfortunate Chluasan lost his life in similad no doubt the store in intended to throw ali The Attorney-General objected that Mr.ns police raids. So late as February last suether at least, this is the Chiros version of the affir the blame upon Japui. Tha Japaném version not only will it be a considerable time smart losses. There appears to be the usual by her and render all asistance that may reason. question of his clients standing by or zot alter manor in a gambling raid, and the recollection will no doubt give another colour to the n-file, before the distressed populations will rush to wall and the absence in horas bagera of ably be giren; and if she door not do so, she the collision, as he was now only calling evidence of the shocking death three others mist with in a good deal of hoca pocnumaast have haon parari

the nice discrimination toade by experts here;}

Queen's road West in December, 1883, when, at Seoul. be able to grow their own food again, to varying in cost in Hanken from 14 to 20 shall be deemed to hare boon in fanlt, unless she as to that point.

can prove the dantrary:He alen quoted from Mr. Francis submitted that he was entitled to white being hunted down by the polios, the un- A stenmar which arrived kore gestordir ma hat they will also require assistance tools solling in London at from 11d. to 11d.

Mardea, page 12, and read an extract from 25 arass-examine the witness upon every issno raised happy victime of an inhumanly exsented law foll đại the Cholera, att Jal of "The Camp, Fenlon," of

to purchase the zemessary agricultural im. Our readers will remember that the ex-Mar and 26 Vic. Chap. 66, 8, 33, and then from in the case. CHARLER PHRASE, Medical Staf

He knew of no ears of prasties from the apper rerandah of the houss into the ports having a legs squadron of China war wemals of Shantung Promontory, stearing Corps, aged 26.

1234 plements and a few household effects. There sbal of the United States Consulate at Amoy Page 13 of Marsden, all to the same purpose, in any qourts in the world which enabled party street bola height of more than 60 feet, it towards Korsa at fall speed. It is moned is, howover, an evident desire ou the part of was' recently a prischer in the U. S. grol at and giving the diokam laid down in variens cases to a esgo to proceed with are point separatsly, not likely to fada soon from the public memory that they were going to occupy some port on-

Shanghai pending production of bail, on a charge that had been decided. The Attorney-General and in the event of that point going against him And yet, with all the appalling facts before the Korean cost, in order to assert China's the public to have some more presies in- of perjury preferred by the American Consul at submitted that after the evidence he hid alluded to ragall the witness apoa another polut. He fit, a Government which prides itself upon its sasoralaty over the country, and that they humanity and regard for the sacredness of human cockon on the Russia fost remaining st formation on the subject so that they way Amoy. The case has now he heard at Amoy to by Mr. Murray, that the Doris had not echined to accept each su arrangeapat.

The Attorney General pointed out tho provi- life, moves nois finger to put a stop to such rath- Vladivostock during the uninithai negotiations before Mr. E. J. Smithers, Ubargé d'Affairs tood by the Peking after the collision, the be able to form their own opinions. The resulting in judgment for the Gotandant. The Promptim of blame was against the Doris, son of law that the onus of proof did not necessari lemand wanton sacrilic. Were foreigners the riebatreen Grast. Britain and Russia, to sust committees would therefore further the in. late defendant now becomes plaintiff, and aros end the oua was not apoi them to prove that I lay spon one side throughout the whole boarlag. tims instead of Chinese, would, I ask, such a state their purgess of practically yustioning Russia's terests_of_the_worthy osuse in which they the Consel for $1,421, for proteinmis on salary, they were not in the wrong. It was therefore He appreheated that the object of the State of things he allowed to contians Certainly not protostarate ovre Korea without opposition from house rent, etc.: that is, the plaintiff arers the now for the other side to proceed with thoir case was to shift the oans; and he presumed it was The foreign community would rise as one man

har war-vessels. are engaged by making an official statement Consul received from his Government certain

Mr. Francis said there was no evidence before upsa to him to call evidence simply with to donounce the mesures employed; nor would at as early a date as possible as to the amount stated sums to pay the Marshal, but he paid him the court of the fact to which the Attorney view of throwing the ones of profit rest until a sweeping chango had been made, Gotieral had been referring; and his simple re apon the defendants. The defendant bed Bat the victims are only poor, uneducated Chi- of relief required. If oh a statement be less amount than authorized. N. C. Daily runs to svideque his intended to produce was to sloar himself of the presumption his sets 20so; and what matter how many of them are made, and it shows that further suliserip-

not sufficient. If the allegation had been adhat erested, and he was by this Statute thus in raided ints eternity! tions are required, further subscriptions will Phosso, of the Medical Staff Corps, who died on something in the contention, but it was not ad-

We regret to nonennon the death of Corporn raitted by the defendsat there might have basa a kind of penal position

It appears that it was on the information of His Lordship. after some further discussion, anmie rascally informers class composed of undoubtedly be obtained. Many perasa Sunday, after a few hours' inness, of cholera, mitted. The evidence had not been read yet, qucted from Roscoe the raling of Sir Rober desp-dyed villains, who would not hamitate to who anbioribed in the first instance, not contracted in the displargs of his daty dreing and this was not the proper time to trudar it. Phillimore in several cases, and decided that had their own Bratts over to the executioner knowing the extent of the disaster, would afflicted with the same dissage, le was a vory had failed to stend by the Doris, and also that ato, na the casas rited by Roma Aid sot And, as you point out there as a very consider if by so doing they could make a few dollars- his attendance on another soldier who was His Lordship was asked to assume that his client the plaintiff must precand to prove his case,

TÊ Attorney-General said the point, we a that the house was broken into by the police, be prepared now to supplement their former promising young non-commissioned officer, and he had no reasonably as for not doing an. donations if it were shown that the money though he hadranty passed the examination damages by enllision, negligence must in any make a cute of the point.

only been, three years in the ser- His Lordship enid that in an action to recover quite cover it, and he asked his Lordship to fable doubt as to the nature of the brass, whiak Erwards in the Registrar-General's offices was really called for. On the other hand, if qualifying him for promotion to the rank of case ha proved by the plaintif against the other Capt Hovermana res then re-called, and he olie hande Assuming it was colis house inquiry shows that the large amount alrendy surgeant and compounder. Owing to the pre-ship. The plaintiff mast at least make out a said he had held a British master's certificate there would, I conceive, ba nothing very remark collected is sufficient to tide the suffering valence of disease among the Garrison of late a print focis case, and the burden of proof lysinca 1878, and a Garmin mister's ertificats abis in 20 or 30 easliss being found gambling

1st July. people over the interval that must elapse be great deal of extra work has been thrown upon upon him so far. He thought therefore that the winea 1878. He ens into harbour in the Peking in the place, as the lodgers might have invitad

It is atated hero on fair authority that by ad mombers of this corps, and his less will be grout Attorney General was bound to proceed and on the 27th inst. from Shanghai. He entered their friends to join them in a friendly game, in

Fice of the Japanese the Korean treo sure to ba fore they can again provide for themselves ly felt.

show the whole of his case, as there was nothing by the Lyeemson Pass. It was a bright moon-which case the police would have been wholly un- the subscription liata should be closed,

drilled by Amarican offienza.. before the court so far.

light night, with suarvely any wind, smooth water, justified in breaking into the house, even with a Os coming into the harbour warrant procured by themselven, sad would, in

The Chinese are surprised to find that the Ras- en the morning of the 27th June, lasting for harbons surrounding the scans of the colision, he was on the top of the wheelhouse, from whoes fact, be responsible for the death of the man sisu polios in Korea is supported by Germany.

The Attorney-General put in a plan of the and an ebb tide. several hours, the same being accompanied by with the buoys marked to scale, which was adest, mud the scene offer on the If coolies living in, stet a house," he might moaatima a good understanding with Japan so inordinately high tide, the sea coming right mitted on both sides. The buys alluded to in

all round. The chief offer war on killed; for, as the Coroner very justly remarked, and are showing much activity, preserving in the Boross the road, on the sea-side of the Esplanade, the aridence below were all marked, and the bridge. There were two quarter masters at the have addel, or friends whom they had invited)~~~ The Chung-t'ange Li and Tso, Chang Chih- The French graisor La Perouse, Captain and the spray being carried by the gals as far fairways of the barbear depisted, as well as tab before eleven o'clock, and there he slowed down | foot liberty to do so as much as Europeans wore Pao-chêng, ind others are ordered to send in wheel. He may abreast of Kowloon Point Bitla gambled among themselves they were at por tang, Pang Yalin, To Ming-chan, Shea fort to provide relief for t'a harrowing dia, i Alequat, from Pesosdoras 12th instant, arrived as the wall to the loulward side of the Bandstand. positions of stoumors alluded to in the'cvidence, to balf speed. A minute or two after that he

The ess wall in front of the properties known The collision took pizes alose to the escend red

liborty to play cards or anything else in their plans for coast defence and army and mary re- es Beach House, the Priory, Donnybrook, and and private individuals all uniting in the and the Lulin, Captain Dabar, left here yester minor damage was done in various parts of from her about 300 feet distant, rcundiue the going dead slow. When this tony was a little on given at the Coroner's inquiry that very loose men for sotive service if necessary. Ons result The Franch ganboats Comète, Captain Noirot, Raanaymeds was completely washed, say, and huey of Meaars. Russell & Co., which the Peking slowed her down to dead slow. Then he wout own hongen, and no one had a right to interfere organisation, within a month, and the easult of was approaching, and the Dorie was first sent down the harbour, asking for Rassel's red bicy, with them." It would appear from the evidence this will probably be a yearly levy of able-bodied effort to raise a sum sufficient to afford the day for Haiphong. necessaries of life to the sufferers until they

Georgetowa and the outlying districts of Pon-

starn of the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's stoamer the starbased bow he stopped the engines. Heystem in respect to warrants obtains amongst of these measures of defence will, it is foured, ha The P. and O. steamer Mirsapore, with the ang. Coming in with the proverbial fierceness Titania. He then presseded to give an account of got up to the tuoy when the ship, was the police. The head of the force, on the Coroner's the postponement of railway construction, as the can resume their ordinary avocations. The part inglish af, laft Singapore for Haagsong of a lion, the storm Roo quieted down and went the movements of the Peking on her arrival in the stepped, and he lowered a best to earry a rope representations on the occasion of the previous Empress and the Seventh Frince are for arming larger part of the foreign subscriptions seems on Sunday, at 4 p.m. ---

cat likes lab before midday. large sum ber of heavy branches of tras warn klown down harbour from Shanghai, and of the circumstances from the ship to make fast to the busy. When gambling fatality, issued an order, it seems, nad strengthening the country against France to have gone to the Tang Wab fond, a proof

The rebels in Kashgar have been found to be Colonel Morby, American Coneuk, paid a visit on the various roads, and pedestrians had to uptillafterthecollision, as will be found intheevid. he got to the bar, however, he found he sold for the return of anexarated warranta month and Russia of the confdence reposed in the committee on board the Juntata yesterday, and a sainte give the pcosal tress a wide berth seas to ence of Capt. Heterosnu below. He commented not use it as there was a fig upon it, indicating after the data of ass. Now, this order in the

I understand that a large sum of money is of that Hospital. The Tang Wah is knows was fired from that ressed as he took his lears. steer clear of failing cocoasats, but we have the fact that according tohir own preliminary that there was ons of Russell's steamers saming matter of the recent raid was utterly ignored by armed with Rasmian rides.

heard of a serious accident.-Penang Gasatte.

at the master of the Doris did not see the Peos then decidual to go to Russell's next the police officer to whom the warrant was gesated, chiefly an 輔 maddlesome political in.

king until he was within 500 feet of the Peking boy, about 500 or 700 foot off, and make fast who acted on one of an old late, giring the excuse now in the bank here waiting to go up to tha stitution, and as such is generally op

same time after the matter of the latter had to it. He ordered the engines fall speed astern, that he had forgotten the date of it, nor did he Imperial treasuries in Peking. It is a part of

posed by Europeans, who

sigated her, and also that be only saw the Pex to get her head to starboard, and got off even have the warrant with him whom he broke the loan made by Jardice, Matheson & Co. to the object to

King's masthead light. It seemed that the masher headway. He kept the engines going fall into the house. Would be hava dared to not thus Chinese Government. Chinese bou is ara salling the imperium in imperia which is strives

ter of the Doris could not ranks up his raind what speed astern several minutes, and the helm was bad it been a foreign house? Let us suppose well in Earope and London, and the Imperial to set up in the colony; but is purely

the Paling was doing, as se had a consultation aidships. The next order was for the hala to that when the police broke into the house the redit, instead of suffering from the net war, with his mate, and he seemed to have came to be put hard a-port and the engines to be moved master had demanded to see their warrant for has risen to suck an extent that European charitable work the foreign community has

the conclusion that she was then leaving for ahead. The vessel was then 50 to 70 feets noting, and that it was not then and there capitalists buy up the bonds like smoke

I understand that several agents of different shown its willingness to co-operate with and

was intending to max between Russell's No. 2 heat was about W. N. W towards the Kaag justifled in expalling them by fares, rosorting asist the directors and committes. An- other relief fund was started through the exertione of the Rev. J. E. Osr, of the Church Missionary Society, known as the Kwangtung foundation Foad, and its unb scription also facts up te a respectable figura,

The Atheeum saye that the eighth edition of though naturally much smaller than that of Sir Charles Dilke's well-known work on "Greater the Tang Wah. There is no jesinusy be-Britain," which Messrs. Macmillan & Co. are tween the executives of the two funda; or about to lease contains two new chapters-one va" English Influence in Japan and Chica," the the contrary, they are working in perfect athor on Hongkong and the Straits Settle harmony, sod, we believe, with a full know-ments,"" ledge of each oiler's operations. The O Yuk Tong, of Canton, a charitable institu- tion of an analogous character to the Tung Wab Hospital, of Hongkong, bas also raised à large sum and is actively engaged in the distribution of relief. Tho Kwangtung Au- thorities are, we understand, giving Govern. ment assistance in the distressed districts, but to what extent has not beer stated. The subscriptions acknowledged through our columns amount to over $47,000, including the contributions from America and the Straits. Peu days ago the subscription liat of the Oi Yuk Tong had reached the figure of $35,000, and probably now amounts to stealing, together with another man not incustody, the sam of 55,000 rupoca, on or about the 1st May.

Tax promptitude and liberality with which the Chinese lo this salong, in America, and in the Straite bave subscribed to the food for the relief of the destitation enrsed by the recent floods in Kwangtung is a pleasing il lustration of that generosity which forms so prominent a feature of the Chinese character, The Chinese are extremely frugal in their hatite; a superficial observer might even consider them niggs:dly, bat that they are not so is abundantly shown whenever it becomes pensary to make an appeal to their charity on behalf of any object which they recognise as a deserving one. European and Chinese ideas do not always ran quite on all fours as to the direction charity ought to tako, but on this occasion there can be na The British steamer Arratson Apear returned divergence of views The foreign community from the Aberdeen dock yesterday. of Hongkong have joined beartily in tho ef. [

trese which prevails, public companias, Arme,

here yesterday:

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The body of an shult Chinaman was found in the harbour yesterday afternoon not far from the Harbour Office. There will probably be an inquest upon it to-day.

The N. G. Daily Nevis says Herr von Mül landort is to be made a Baron of the Russian Empire, and to ressive further and more s15. stantial marks of favour, for his morrices in con- nection with the secret Korean Treaty.

In the Straits Ties the following telegram dated London, 5th Jaly, appasca-"All the members of the Ministry has bean re-eleased." This ovidently refers to the Salisbury Ministry, bat as it reached Hongkong it was made to read that the Spanish Ministry had been re-elected.

The United States sloup-of-war Murion, Cum- on the 5th inet, froza Colombo en route to the mander Miller, anchored in the Singapors roids China station, and was to bavo in a few days for Hoogkong. The Marion is classed in the 215 me, and & gone. American navy as third rate ship of 910 tonn,

yesterday, before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, in which Á curious case was opened at the Polleo Court Thomas Hollyoak Box charged Frank Frust with

over $50,000, and the foreign cotonsanity at Mr. Wotton appeared for the defendant. Tho Canton has subscribed upwards of $1,000, statement of the defendant was of a somewhat so that we aball not be far wrong if we pu rambling and confused description, but the par- down the total subscriptions in round figures port of it was that he was a merchant carrying at $100,000, to which must be added the as-

on business at Dudley, England, and Calcutia, under the style of Box & Co. On the Mità April

sistance afforded by the Kwangtung Gore last, while in Calcutta, he gave instructions to a

person in his employ named Meadows to go to

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which had led to the collision. Whether the

Trouble is imminent bɔtwa Rassinand China about Korea The Chinese aramasdag troops at Knu-ch'nu, a place whore Chiness, Russian, and Kezes territory nests, as it were, it tas point of wedge. We shall hear stirring news oro Jose.

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The Shanghai Courier, referring to the Rus-,

an treaty with Korea, sare:-We have bee ashle to discover how much trath there is in

the rumours that are flosting about. It seems

incredible that Mr. von Möllendorf should have

The Daily Nega pablishes a paragraph afating Cantou, as he knew that was her destination. Ha S. W. of Russell's haer No. 1, sad the val's forthcoming, would be not bare been log fems have gone up to Peking to offer more

mander Harrington, artisi here yesterday from

The United States corvette Juniata, Com-at Candabar or in its immediate neighbourhood.busy, and the bow of the steamer Kamchatkalying Lee, lying at another buy. He kept his helm to extrome measures if necessary to affset their money. China mast need money badly after her beyond the Peking, and he starboarded his helm hard port, and went easy ahead about a expulsion from the premises? The Captain recant struggles.-N. C. Daily News Curra- Shanghai. She saluted the port, Admiral Dowell,

and came on at much too great a pace. He thus minute, when he stopped again. He stopped Superintendent, in reply to the forsman of the pondent. brought his green light into low, showing alt about a miante, and then wont slow ahead jary, said the house was ontored quite legally, and Commodore Morant, which salutes were

three lights until just before the collision, when again, the heim being still hard a port, to bring this may very well be questioned, seeing that and the Victor Emanuel. returned by the shore battery, the Audacious,

be shut out his red light. Aftar that is somed the head more round to the buoy. Finding thero none of the raiders bed the warrant with to have ported his bulm and again showed his wasnet enough war on the ship to gira hor ater them at the time. A radical change would her side, he gave the order sesza to be macossary in respect to the image of red light. From this the Attorney-General age with the tide proceeded to refer to the general principles "full speed ahead." He looked roand directly warrants for the breaking up of gambling ruling navigation. He said there could be ne sterand saw the red light of a stoomer approach boasos. It looks very like as if magistrates in doubt that the position in which the two reseals ing. It was then abreast of him, about 7 to 8

sued their warrants without taking much trouble

o enquire into the character and bond fidea of been so false to the Chinese Viceroy who were when they first sighted one another in-points on his starboard side, from 700 to 800 $33,913.91 volved some risk of collision, as they wars then fest distant. The Peking's head was pointing the persons laying the information, and if this got him the post he nor fills, and to the conn

only about three lengths apart. The Daria had

W. N. W. The approaching red light was be really the case, I foi to zes how these fano- try which took him on Li Chang-tang's re- taken a course in the harbour among the ship abreast of the stern of an Austro Tungarian tionaries can escape grave rasponsibility for the commendation, as to sell that country to Russia. Lloyd's steamer lying thare. He saw the mast-rasalting consequences-moral, at least, if not It would be an act which would bring indslibls ping, and cut of the fairway. They were on head light as well as the red light. When he togul reopenblity. In ang saso, Warrants disgrace on all foreigners in native employ is fitfod to do this if they wished, but if they ad- opted the more risky conria, they must hear the saw these light he at once gave the order to should not be issued on the sols information of general, and on Mr. You Mollendorff's zountry. $10.178.81 risk of the consequences. Having adopted this stop the engines, and immediately after added professional informers: who would appear to be mea in particular; and we cannot believe it has sure they ought to have been extra cautions the order roversa fall speed, the orders, in fart, made use of tas most perniciens extent by the been done without stranger evidence than is so being given together. At the time he gave that polios. The honesty sud reliability of these far forthcoming. There is something serious in in the matter of speed, &o, and though the pisin order his ship had very little way upon her, shaice specimens of human nature-I mean the the wind, for we have information that there is tifs did not alingo the Doria was going at full

and the bow of his ship was from 100 to informers-wore olearly demonstratedat the trial great excitement in Shinging. The camps round sposd, it was certainly going too fast audir tas 150 feet distant from the busy to which he had of the man charged with the Lyndhurst-far aos Mankder that were broken up as soon at peace circumstances. They ought slan to have kept a intended making fast. At first ha thought the carder, and yet magistrates, on the information was made will France, are being re-formed, and Jackout which would hava discovered the Paking long before they did. He also contended that approaching lights were those of another ship of arch scoundrels, is warrants the exsertion recruiting is going on vigorously. The Chiness their starboarding their helm was contrary to sol at that time was going at least are lasing their lives. I quite agree with you that ton of a telegraph line from the Chineas from voing to the sama tany. The approaching res of which has repeatedly lad to unfortunate man government is hurrying with all speed the eroe. the Admiralty rule, as the Peking_was os their port bold according to Rule 22, ir after that hu sur bath side lights, the green should be insisted on. There must surely be paratinas are going on in the North of China. or six knota. It was the steamer Doris. Direct the time has arrived when a change of policy tier to Soul, and unusual military and naval pro thay should have kept upon their course. tight coming into sight just after he saw the numbers of humane, philanthropic mam amongat an alliance between China and Japan is being It was their improper ahsage of course red light. She then appeared to be coming the foreign community. Why an theas not rise gravely discussed in the twe Capitals, and the crder of Capt. Heuermann for the engines straight towards hire, and he never lost sight of their voices against the measures which lead to two nations in the Far East will work streus the red light until it got close, and she then shut these periodical immolations? Can they recon- sasly to counteract that activity which Prince to be put full speed astern waa bi proper on it out. When he saw the goon light appear he silo it to their conscience sad their boasted Himnarak has recommended Russia to display in or net was not material. It was given in the stopped the engines, and he should say the Doris Christianity to stand listlessly by while such Asia, in order to prevent her re-opening the Earo- agony of the collision, and if he had given the $7,174.10 crder fall speed ahead the vessel had not suff. was then 400 or 500 feet distant. He then gave things are done in a British colony, under the pesa Eastern question.

ciant way on her to have ouabled bor to go for long blast of the whistle. When she was in Bay of England? The poor, despised coalie ha

harmless wronk has made an aidarit at enough for the Dorer to have passed clear of collision, witness sew that the ongines of the maly soms little alaim to their consideration. her. The only difference would hare bova that Dorie were working, and he would think they were He supplies the labour which enables them to New York that the los at the poles of the earth causing auch hydraulio and hydrostatic pres abo would have been struck somewhat further revered then. By the blow the Doris gave birry on their respective businesses and grow

sure that arthquakes are frequent in that aft. The Attorney General submitted that his he should say she was going at four or five kot rich.

She strook him amidships with hor stem. At Too much praise cannot be accorded to Mr. neighbourhood, and that the planet is in immi clients were not at all to blame in the matter, that time he had very little way on his vessel H. B. Wodehouse for the fearless, independent nant danger of smashing up. He has asked the ment. The sum is a larga one, and people Rangoon and there await his arrival, entenating BEFORE MR. E. 3. ACKROYD, ACTING CHIEF ing so dangerous a course as the Boris was doing If the Daris had anchored when he first saw her, and impartial mazoer in which he conducted Board of Education to send three well-known as they had done all they could. vessel tak. JUCTION, WITH LICUT. MOMURDO, NA- ought to have kept a proper lookout, she was inte him if she had dropped her anchor 530 feet latest victim of Government supineness and The Board, with that sense of congruity which it world havo stopped her; she would not havere the enquiry, as Coreser, into the death of the professors to investigate theimpending calamity, VIGATING OFFICE H.M.S. VICTOR smaller ship than the Peking, and they ought to off. The blow caused his restal to hael over, and neglect, and the great interest he has taken in EMANURE," AND CAPT BRADY, BRITISH have seen the latter reesel at least as soon as

is one of its most pránounced okarastaristic CHARTERED TRANSPORT HUSETTA," As Capt. Houermann sighted them. They ought at big hole in the aido, in the coal bankers. the case has induced me on the present ocassion referred the subject in its Committee on Warm NAVAL ASUKASOKA.

also to have kept on their course, had they dons his vessel was to be struck anywhere that was to address you on the subject. The thanks of ing and Vantilation.

The swan's dying melody has fouad a parallel the best plaas to strike it. After striking, the the Chinese eorumqualty are in un especial'man- so they would have avoided a ecllision. The At torney General proceeded to argue that the Doris backed cat, went under his story and nor dae to Mr. Wodehouse for his even-handed in the recent isme by the Managers of the camsand-on-his-port-side-e--haled dealing with the nativca in the colony, both in Bengal Civil Fund of a bulky pamphlet contain Doris was also in fanit in not standing by the her and asked what ship it was, but got no his capacity of Magistrats and Coroner, not apning the rules of that moriband institution, and Peking

BP Francis said there was no allegation of anor, and the real d not stand by him,plying one law to the Chiasmat and another to divera papers connected with its transfer to the Doris, both before the enllision and after he strong opinion that had the disposal of the little of publio interest, the lists appended of preliminary not, and he contended that the left him. The captain of the Daris game on cargo-bost strike cams fallen to Mr. Wodehouse, subscribers and beneficiaires, will be parased relief is being distributed. No authentic ronty

him the balanso tronty sovereigns and end token, for the Doris.

subject could pot. therefore bə gens into now. board the Peking at about a quarter to one, altor we should never have had the riots which arose with curicity even by those who do not share A long argument in which His Lordship and this occurrence, and witness had some conversa-out of them. The lato Mr. Charles May was an Mr. Goschen's "passionate love for statistics" information has been given on these points took him straight to the stammer Arra Lordale oxplained that this was due to Liant the counsul on either side trok hart ensued ties about the nosidant. Witnase asked him other magistraty who hold the soles evenly be. The retired subscribers are no fewer than 375, As yet, although it is now thren weeks sincs con, which was the veal for which the McMurdo having been avoidably detained by upon the subject, and it was allowed to stand how he could run into him like that whether teen Chine and foreignere. I wish I could and afford na-living-proof-of the lougarity of the foods occurred, and steam launches are this steamer to Swes, where he tried to l

ticket was taken. Complainant went on by public duties on board the Virtar Enviniet. over en that authorities and precedents on the he did not ses him. The latter said he did not say the same of all the oceanpants of the magis- their class, and the healthy nature of virilika avocations The widows on the fand numbor constantly running between Canton and Mandows, but that person had not been there, been consolidated by the order of the court. He for tile. The result of the research was that such said he saw the Peking's consthead light, I would sak you now, Mr. many if not all of the distressed districts and in consequence of information which he proceeded to read the preliminary act of the sathorities as were found were not in favour of but did not see the green light. He said he know permit ma to touch on snother matter which verbial triumph of hope ever experience, he At Bret the public were gatised with broad obtained, ba came to Hongkong where ho arrived Fating, to the effect that the Loris sellided with abt. Francis's abisation, which was therefore the vessel was the Falting as she was sxpected has frequently escupied my thoughts. I may sucking the protsetion of a second, bushard.

on the 8th Jane and found both Frost and her shortly after 11 pm, on the 28th May in the not sustained.

at Whampos. He said ho. was on his way to stato that I have always taken a deep interest in. There are 671 subsribers to the Fand still in statements that whole villages bad been Meadows staying at the Hongkong Hotel harbour of Hongkong. At that time the weather The Bedeno este avidanes of Mr. A. 8. Murrayancher alast the Harbour Master's Deo. The the welfare of the poorer class of my Chinese the arvios, of whom 528 are married, and 143 Complaint made a report to the police, was calm, it was a cleur moonlight night, and there passenger on board the Peking at the time of steamer Kamchatka was a little to the North of follow-countrymen, and feel much grieved when I only will in "single blossedness." These E- swept away and thousands of porcas en bas did tot lay any charge. On the 11th was a sbb tide of from out to two knots. At the collision, was then road in fult. His evidence West of Enssell's No. 3 busy, aer stern being ass is treated with injustice, contapt and surus, startling as they are, are outdone by these dered bomeless and destitute, hat there is Jaly, he went on board the steamer Bio that time the Poling was almost stationary, and was in accordance with that of Capt. Heiermaan about 350 or 400 fost distant, and the captais cf brutality by paid servants of the public. I mens relating to retired subscribere, of whom but mom an evident desire that some approximaté de Janeiro" (which was leaving for San Fran- she was heading about N.W. She was carrying in most respects. He said he first as the Doris the Doris said he wanted to go between the the police. Repeatedly have I ston Sikh palice | 23 less than 10 por sert-have been shio to estimate should be gives of the probable cisco) where, in consequence of what he had the regulation aide and mathead lights. Tha at a distance of 600 or 700 fest ahead, when Kamchatka and this buoy, but thinking the man strike and knock anfortunate bowkers resist the temptation to matrimony inspiral by Dumber of persons who require relief, and/Beard, he expected to find Meadows. He did Lot Doris was first seen at a distance of about 800 she was apparently going at a rate of about Kamchalisa was lying rather close to the buoy, about the most unjustifiable and orgel the "£300 a year (soon to be £330 y toad or aliva" find him, but just as the steamer was starting feet and she was also carrying the regulation five or six kanta. He first saw her red he altered his mind and went to the west. He manner, and not many days ago, while standing of this noble fund. The sons and daughters of the extent of the relief to be given. This the defendant came along him in charge. speed to avoid collision; and she was strackbare right down on thera, showing all course, and witness could see that he did so, an in the side-channel the contents of a basket of (59) boys and 503 girls), giving en average of tou late to get on fights. The engines of the Peking were put fall and white lights, and then vel must have starboarded his helm to alter his in the varandalı of say afios, I saw Bikh soatter Civilians on native service are 1,025 in number board, and complainant gars deeire resulta nut from day want of confi- amongst his luggage was found a letter written antidships on the starboard side by the bow of three lights At that time the Fabing was the whole ship cartod at the time he showed his lichees belonging to a hawker, whose only offenes less than 2 children per marriage, and thrus dance in the proper disposition of the funds by Meadows to a girl in Gaga-street, fifty are the Doria. They ascribed the blame of the col about stationary and she gave the first signal green light. Witness judged that the captain of was getting under a verandak in a heavy rain upsetting the old motion as to the philoprogeni -pot a hint of that kind has been thrown sovereigns, and in another can fifty-two locks lision to the Doris m the ground that she had whistle when the Doris was about 200 or 300 ie Doris only saw him when he had thus star- which obliged the Sikh himself to seek sheltertive tendencies of this favored class.

Large out-hot peuple wish, and inturally, to be manufactured by sompiainant's firm. These an insufficions Lookout, that she should not feat distant: the other real blew here directly boardad, as he ported again directly afsar. Hewise there. The poor hawker's means of sabaisten families, indeed, are conspicuous by their absence locks were never sold, as they were made spo-have left the fairway, and thatoleo was navigated ztter. Wash this was done the other vessel then very close to the Peting, sad he did not go were carried away by the rush of water down the on the list, if we accept the case of one noter. placed in a posilica to judge for themselves cially for Government. There were also some among the shipping at too great speed for slackened speed hat whether she stopped and round enough to bile his red light, and witusse channel The judges when mateasing prisoners tanate, who is credited with song and 31 95 to the amount their subscriptions ought papers and sloth belonging to Meadows. Xu antety, that her engines were not stopped and reversed her engines hegoald not say. She struck never lost sight of it till he was nearly upon the hora are very profase in their advice to the condonghters (1) and in this case, the record may to reach. Our own inquiries on the subject carination complainant stated that he had reversed; and aar sabors were not dropped to the Paking with her atem, at about right angles, ship; and be lost sight of it then because she rists to get an honest living when they come out possibly be due to a printer's vagary of the m

saldships. He was on top of the wheelhouse at struck abaft where he was standing. The Peking of gaol, but see the splendia inducements bald out order set ons recently perpetrated by the Tele have resulted in the following estiainte: that his business was in a bad way and his solicitor In the preliminary act of the Doris the At the time. About a minute slapsed from the had the proper red and grants and mathead to them to do so by the conduct of oatables graph Department, which resulted in a horrified 40,000, about four tenths of the population advised him to do so. "The firm stopped pay. torney-General pointed on a technical dificulty time he first saw the Daris to the opllision. The lights all in goo Mr. Francia-Russell'af of the poor classes in the exeraise of their call. Įpills, whence he was anxiously waiting ne

trim and burning brightly. who, instead of protesting hawkers and others father receiving the following message from the ment about the 4th April. The eme was adjourn--that the date given was the 27th May--and ¦ Peking was stationery of the time of the colli- of the inundated districts, have perished, ad until to-day. Defendant, being unable to find the Attorney-General remarked that parties zion, and was simply drifting, and the other ves-No. 2 buoy, was about foar prints on his staring, throw prozy obstacle in their way, and aot of as interesting rentre boys, dolay and that 50,000 remain who are utterly do. bail to the extent of 22,000, was removed to gaol, were bound by their preliminary sets, and no sel was going five knots au bove. The Doris board bow at the time of the collision, sagt he was towards them s if they were dogs instead of well. It is needless to say that the telegram stitute and entirely dependent on charity for against Alaadows, and that he is expected to be having been passed in which application should evidence as to the Deris not answering the bail on the port side was three or four minutes after I am sure the Captain-Superintendent of boys till he learnt the truth, the condition

We understands warrant has been taken ons alteration con 2 be made in them now, the time rebounded after the collision. The rest of the heading about N.W. When the Doris passed bim hamen beings.

despatched, announced the arrival of a fus the time being. In the Indian famine of stepped at Yokobama

have been made to smead.

e Capt. Honormann, and steaming away with the collision, and he was ushered, and had wrangios cannot be aware of all this, or his well sof that father was by no means an aviable one

him with the sum of 25,000 rupees. Complain ant's intention was to start Inninese in the Senden. Meadows took the money and went, On the 1st May complainant arrived in Kangem, friend of Meadows, and gave bira a letter from that person stating that he had been onin- polled to leave by the previous steamer, which

who would be willing to repeat their first donations if they were satisfied of too neces- sity for so doing are beginning to say they think the amount already collected will be ; and was met by Frest, who representat himself ancient. Probably this is not the case, but the public is certainly entitled to look to the Committees of the various funds for some left Rangoon on the 24th April. Frost said that

Masdowe had left 1,000 rupees with which to get

THE BRITISH ́STEAMER "FIKING" V.. THE

GERMAN STEAMER "DORIS,” AND THE`

*DORIS" Y. THE “PEKING.”

definite statement as to the extent of the complainant a ticket by the next steamer. Frost and Mr. Lonch, instructed by Messrs. Wotton Any-default of that kind la the plainti/nor offered to help. The tide was against the the foreigner, bat tresting all alike; and I bsen Sooratary of State Though ountaining but

The Attorney-General (Hon. B. L. O'Malley). disaster, the number of persons who stand then produced a ticket, which complainant after and Deacon, appeared for the. Peking; Mr. in need of relief, and the scale on which wards found was for Liverpool and handed Francis, instructed by Messrs. Sharp, Johnson,

or sighty rupees, and at once The const was stout un kour late, and His

The: Attorney-General asid the sations had subject be looked up during the adjournment see the Peking until he was close-to her. He terial bench since his Editor, to kindly 212, 28 only of whom have oxemplified the pro-

left Calcutta under in anmed name, because avoid a collision.

the

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