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Dacagiers' SuNDRIMEN,

And

THE DAILY FERS, SATURDAY, JULY 28TH 1885,

The steaming Pilot Fish towed the river | chargé of them were simply passengers by the steamer Hankows into the harbour from Canton steamer over whom he had no control whatever. late on Thursday night, and she is now lying off It also stated that these men wera now Huang Ham decks. It je anticipated, at that repair will not take long to carry out, and that she will soon be at work again.

The following subscription in addition to the Tung Wah Hospital Inundation Fond has bear received:

has

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23rd July.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

A [PROM“ CEYLON OMELFER."]

THE SUEZ CANAL COMMISSION.

PARIS, 20th June.

Mr. Loach-Will you make a formal order,

I regret very much to hear of a caso of rais my Lord!

Hl Lordship-They are not la custody.

appropriation on the part of some of the Chinoo

M. de Freycinet is drawing up a note on the Among the "Notes and Quetio," in the last Ms. Lezch I think It would be more un ontrusted by the Authorities with the distribu-sofe of the Bass Canal commision, with the tion of zive among the sufferers by the recent in-object of a fresh arahange of views between the issue of the China Remiese is the following:sistant if an order were made. "Tha Paking correspondant of the She Pao His Lordship-A rature has been read to the andations on the North River... Two of the dis powers mays the Mongol teacliars of the Emperor have writs, and thoja.men are not now in custody on

THE KING OF SPAIN AND HIS MINISTERS, trist gentry had honn deputaŭ to ¿atribute the

MADRID, 21st June. been admonished because, in giving Radienne te board the ship, and I consider that the order is grain, and those worthier, it has been discovered, The Ministry has resigned in consequence of certain ilengal prineos, his Majesty's Mongol not naoussar

Mr. Loach-I do not think anybody had a have been selling and lining their pockets the determination of King Alfones to visit the apasok waa hardly up to the maric”

right to relende the Chifuamen without receiv-with the propeels. An official has boon sont proviness infosted by obolers.

MADRID, 22nd Juno ing an ordor from the spurt

from this city to arrest these men, and bring

The intentieu of King Alfonso to vínlt the thom hers for trial. I hopo, if flu charge ho sholars provinces na beon abandoned and the proved, the offendors will be severely paniahed. Ministers have withdrawn their resignations They will merit as compassion, however hard

TAK NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY. their sentence.

Tox, 22nd June. Sick is saiti to be eory prevalent innnghe formation of a now Cabinet.

The King has entrusted Signor Depretis with

Roms, 24th June. to poopte of the villagos on the banks of North

It is believed that the former Ministers will and West Rivers that werp lately flooded. Several wei-yone have bean despatched by His retain their portfolios, with the exception of Signer Mancini who would be replaced by Signor sertain the true extent of the calamity and to Excelluny the Viouroy to these distrists te - Cadorna. make e full report to him on the damage done and the suffering carved by the floods.

Amount previously ackonwledged.. The Chinone Congregation, Tololmana (3rd

Contribution)

116,424 BA

1,000

267,434.34

sent in his petition haping the official áðmi- nistrator would not got wind of it till next A. WATSON day, but he went in and took possession of his effects, and in a bureau in his bedroom be found actually more caah than would have paid all bis creditore in full," Nata. Tálly the other members of the Commission expressed the opinion that a proces like that described by Sir GROROX PHILLIPPO would greatly surprise some of the bank. rants in Hongkong and that it would be extremely beneficial. This, Lowever, is merely a matter of detail. What is wanted ia a complete revision of the existing law. The subject is an important ore, and re. quires to be handled with care, The Sin- gapore Chamber recommend that in order to obtain the fullest information regarding it a

The Chinese Recorder says that the Rev. A P. Happer, D.D., writes from Denver, Colorado, commission should be appointed to take eri-that his health is still impearing. The rarefied dence, and that on this commission the legal air of the high altitude would, it was hop-1, profession and the mercantile community assist in restoring the functions of the contract should be strongly represented. As it was devotious of his fange Big was hoping moly of

to prosced eastward to the General Assembly the expressed intentica of the Hongkong the Presbyterian Church at Philadelphia, Government fo bare introduced as amended

A correspondent writes as follows from Ning. Bankruptcy Bill last assion they are pre-po to the Chinese Recorder" The Chisaman EA AND PERKINS SAUCE sumably in possession of all the information thinks he bas gained the day. One of our

The Original and destina. they chink they require. In any case the preachers from two hundred miles inlund is heation is withdrawa

and he says the prevailing cpinion in his region PORCESTERSHIE; SAUCE bear appointinens of a commission hardly seems that France has been beater, and foreign na

the nagraph sigutara of Tea and Parring on a to us the best method of dealing with ations generally mash frightened, and that hore Zabul. 9old totalo by the matter of this kind; bat it would probably after no foreign nation will dare make war on Proprietor, Worcester ; and ;

China" Creana & krell, Lundaa be found advantageous to take the opinion

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The French frigate Atalanta, Captain Treve, and the cruiser hamplain, Captain Martial, arrived bere yeste day morning-from the Pesca. doras.

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His Lordship-The baptain says they ware not in his custody.

Mr. Labob-I do not think your Lordship will recognise anyone but the captain of the ship

having the men in their enstody, His Lordship-I am not going into that ques custody of the captzix as passengers on board the ship or not. I have no reason whatever to don't the captain's ratura, and he says they were never in his cutely

Mr. Leach-They were passengers, and they were not allowed to go away.

His Lordship-That is what you say, but he does not my so, and be says they are now released. You take a writ out against the captain, and the captain says he never had there in his custody. A return has been sled to your writ, and you stated that the mon have bean released the mo- have no further motion Mt. Lench baring

tion at alls to whether the men wora in the

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IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, CHON ATIN V. JOHN DAEN, $53. *****

was responsible.

A proclamation has been issued by the Nam Hoi Magistrate by ontor of the Viceroy, stating that the sum of Tis. 10,000 will be issued by the Provincial Treasury towards the repair of the river ambankments braken by the recent over flow in the Nam Hordiatrist.

General Chang Yow; the Comander-in-chief The plaintiff is the proprietor of an eating of the military forces in the province of Kwang, house ist 270. Quser's-road Central, and he tung, has been promoted to the past of Governor of the Chamber of Commerce on the general Dr. Doberok, the Gorerambat Astronomer, claimed $3 as the price due for boarding the of Kwaagsi. EA ARD PRBEINS SAUCE princirles of the proposed Bill, the draft of under date 24th inst, makes the following re-mate of a steamor call to Bangk is from the All the troops but the regular garrisan of

mark The baromoter has rison fa the Bouth 6th to the 27th 1889, the throughout the world, which night he su amitted for their consi-mal fallen in Shanghai. The comperature in the orchert dies, the Normandim, at the Choton bave been paid off and disbanded; but deration in the aar e way as the draft of the high in the south. The typhoon appears to be Capt. Dare, the master of the boat at that time, it is evidently feared that they may not

io 29 N., 124 E. or thereabout, and will no

settle down to their former avecations very Stamp Ordinances.

doubt recurve towards N.R. The dram was The Bengkalis was a small steamer bailé by quietly or speedily. for the Provincial Judge hoisted at 1.91 p.m. on the 22ud, and was during Tam Amor in this colony, which, after some has issued a proolsraction urging all disbanded the past, night replaced by the north cone, which adventures, was taken by Captain Daro down to soldiers to prossed to their own districts with was removed at 1p.ro this day."

the Straits.

Capt. Dare said he gave the plaintiff anotetell-all reasonable despatch, as there is no longer any We have received from the local Agents, Messrs.ing him that if he brought the mate's clothes on nood of their services. peace with France having Stoltorfaht and Hirst, a copy of the report of the board, the owner of the steamer would pay him. The Lord Mayor has received a letter from 60th annual meeting of the shareholders of the The owner of the steamer was bore at the time,cg signed, and hoping they would not lingar MF. Caul C. Smith, 0.1.0, the Colenial Soare Septist Unionand National Insurance Company, and wont way in her. The wato did zut some in Canton. The Judge winds up by assuring the All letters for publication should be written antary and Acting Goraraor of the Straita Settle. held on the 6th Mar isst. The profits were shown on beard, and never went away with the steamer disbanded on that if they do any misabiufor ments, enclosing: £330 99. 4d, being the sum subtosmountte £79,437 8. d, ontof which adividend Mr. Ng Kan Kwan was called by the defead-show any riotous tendoncias they will be severaly scribed by residents in Singapore for the Gordon for the year at the rate of 12 per cent, and an ex-ant, and he said the cager of the Bengkalis pushed. | Memorial Fan ¿.

tra dividend or bonus of 6 per cent free of income went away in her as stated. tax were deolarað, and 222,574 15s. 2d. was added The United States corvette Enterprise, Cap- to Reserrefund, which now stands at £27,287, the be out before 11 x. on the day of publication en Barker, exrirod here yesterday from Amey, largest sum it has ever reached.

which portsbe left on the 22nd instant. Sha åfter chat ban: the supply is limited.

alute the port and Commodore Morant, and the salutes fors returned from the shore Bat- tory and the Fictor Emanuel.

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His Lordship dismissed the case, observing that the plaintiff's claim was against the master of the skip.

SHANGHAT.

Roma, 25th June.

The commission antrated by the Chamber with the pramination of the Egyptians Finazoia! Convection is in favour of the project. Signor Depretis will probably take the Ministry of For uign Affairs.

SIE PETRA LUMSDEN,

LONDON, 4th July. Sir Potor Lumsden has been appointed Grand Cross of the Bath.

OLLA PODRIDA..

Twenty years ago Cardinal Manning was sanguinely expesting at as dietant date the re tura of England to the bosom of the Roman Catholic Church. But at present, say the British Quarterly Review the alhorants of the Fapery can only claim 3.59 per cent. of the on- tire religions accommodation of London, which is in the proportion of 1.27 per cent to the po- pulation. Their chief strength is in the westirn possibly be quite 150,000 out of a population of diatrists, and although the Roman Catholicarasy 1,000,000, their increase is mainly to be soncunt- ed for by the minigration of Irish into the metropolis.

Testament inrist on using the spelling "jadge- Why do the rovisors of the Old and New

mant" instead of "judgment *7. The word baing one of especially legal cars, we should kave thought the aniversal praction of lawyer in modern times, supported as it is by all conten porary English Literature, ought to have boon followed. We can only answer our'ows ques tion by supping that the revisers have goo back to the spelling of 1611; buf-thia is a totally

foient reason for adopting a mole of squil- ing which must be an eyesors to every lawyer, not to speak of literary mon in general, and which gratuitously adds to the confusion through which every boolbag has to siruaggio his way to a mastery of English orthography.

The coercion of England has suffered a tam- porary cheek, and that at the Fory conference whose sale object appeared to bo, under sovor of chord sanitary precautions, to shap our "sensitive It was in the matter of the particular treatment which "suspected" passengers were to underge. The technical sub-commission went LONDON, 5th July. The third battalion of the Grenadier Guards board-passengers and row and all. But the for the douching and bathing of every one on and the second battalion of the Coldstream British delegates pat their foot down. "Think Guards are arrived at Limassol frem Alexandria.of two thatend gentlemen at least," they ex.

THE GUARDS IN CYPRUS.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS,

LONDON. 7th July.

claimed, "arriving in an Indian troopship; how Sir Henry Maine has been appointed parasto Tho Conference now the impossibility, can you arrange for the immediate washing of not Cnder Beerstery For the Howa Department and the proposals were erased. It is a comfort in the placs of Sir A. Liddell deceased.

that the Powers should have abandoned the cold Colonel Ridgway has been appointed a Kalght water caro oven in this matter, and that recent Commander of the Star of India.

British diplomacy will a shy rate have one triumph to record. It ought to come in bandy The Bishop of Salisbury.

for the general election.

OBITUARY.

TAE FOLICY OF THE SALISBURT GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, 8th July, In the House of Commons Sir M. Hicks Beach, in reply to a question, said that there was no reason why Bir H. Deum and Wolff shield not go on a special mission to Egypt, sa lis ap- Polutment was agreeable ty the Egyptian Go-

vernment

A letter from Aquila, in the Abruzzi, tells us has fast visited Ballasts birthplace, the site of that an Italian Arkæological Royal Coinmission the old Sabina town of Amiternum, and has re- emmended the Government to resume and cou- plete the oxcavations commenced some jears ago. At that time a portion of the theatre and its

roundings were brought to light. It was a semi- circular structure with stone exata. Savars in- aniption and much ornamental work, with carved pilars, raults and a stone staircase, were parti" lly uncovered. By a singular freak of chauss this theries and the grater part of the old tową were covered up by debris and soumulation of soil, while the amphitheatre, which is only a few hundred pace distant from tas tiesire, rumsic

LONDON, 10th July. Sir Michael Hicks Boaca. adheres to the un- rejected proposals of Mr. Childere. Of the vote of credit iou milions have been already spent. A resident sends us the following:-The heada The officiul correspondance is published on of the shipping companies of Shanghai are expe- corning the evacuation of the Sondaz. Lord riencing a certain amount of difioalty in filling Woleoley, in a dispatch of 27th June, strongly tha constantlycurring vacancies thathareazken urged on the attention of Government his of late in the onginoers staff of their ships. The opinioù regarding the easy reoccupation of ad exposed to confront the effects of time. Its attempted rednotion of pay is of course the prime Dongola, from which General Baller, however, structure remains shattered and weather-beaten. cause of the trouble, and some sharp practice has differed. The present Government will abide but still imposing. Ita elliptical szos is now a ensued. An engineer of one of the lage cou by the decision of their predecessorS. Henry Duncan Webb, cook of the Britishpanies insisted on leaving after having given a

POLICE COURT.

July 4

BEFORE MR. H. E. WODEKCIII.

A TROUBLENDÉE COOK.

The marriage of Colonel the Hon. Henry Parnell, C.B., late commanding the 2nd Battalion of The Buffs, oldest con of Lord Congleton, with We are equested by the Government Astro of Mr. Dugiad Devs and Mrs. Dove, of Bi- Miss Elizabeth Potor Dove, youngest daughter nomer to call attention to the third porgraph of lean Argas, Inverness, has been solemaised by his notice of the 25th May: "The Meteorological special licenso at St. Mary Abbott's Church, Ken- signals do not imply that a typhoon is approach-sington. Tha witnesses included His Highness steamer dedi, wa charged-by Wilisu Gour week's notice, and another was found willing to ing the Colony. These signals oncern only the Maharajah of Johore, Lord and Lady Coa those interested in shipping. Local storsa warz gleses, Visacurt and Viscountess balesworth inga are given by firing the typhoon gau."

and Hon. Miss Molesworth, Lord and Lady Ellouborough, and Sir Riolard Temple..

pure extrading back to Bost Quay, stored with A block of buildings in High Street, Sings rattaus, fook are on the morning of the 17th July, as the frater part was destroy of Laces are thurses in the stables at the time, and nine of

and 0. Company, was launched on the 18th Face The Coromandel, a new steamship for the P. by Mossra. Caird and Co. Greeneck. The vessel

the 23rd inst.

ley Connotbird offer of that vessel, with using take his place at reinosd pay which saw would threatening and alasive language to him enterally consider would be all that Shanghai companies could desire. Bat hero ane tho rub. Mr. Counel and he saw the defendant cleaning The engineer who left had bean three years in him to got a disa te do it ups. The defendant ra- from the Saperintendent Engineer which was on the deck of the vessel, and he ordered the company, and had received a good testimonial

to take the fish and clean it in the galley. This the the port for a steamer on which it bad been a fused to get a dish, and wities then ordered himnly signed by the agents, i ha then waited in

THE PENDLEBURY COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

One of the mest sastrous colliery explosions the Clifton Hall Colliery Pendlebury, near Manchester. There were at the time 549 men of recent years occurred on the 18th Jane. in

cornfeld. where the harvest is regularly sown and gathered. All arend stand the high mountains of the Abruzzi Not far from Ami- ternum there is in a deep valley a orciopsan wall an which a slab was found with the inscription Bshines.

Féinéis Sabinorum" the boundary of tho

Lord Harris has written a letter to the com-

mitice of the Lancashire County Cricket Club

and boys engaged in the theso chief soazas. From drawing their attention to the anbject of unfair

Desing the last seasion of the Hongkong Legislative Council a good many useful rasures were passed. One indportant Bill, bowever, which the Governor in his opening wire rescued, but oas was burnt to death, which is of a grass tonnago of 5,300 tone, is of apicndant also refused to do, and witnem kicked rauged by the captain and chief engineer for him two of these workings almost all the men es bowling. He says a very strong opinion her peech promired should be introduced, was Th. baldings were insured in the Alliance In the following dimensions:-Length, 400 feet the stool over that he was ating. The defendant to eiga on as supernumerary "Ongineer, for the caped, thongh many snatsined injuries; bat gained ground of late years that unfair bowling

Larance Co. for $11,000.

breadth, 45 feet; and depth (moulded), 13 test & Laches he is in moup reapenta similar to the twoan Grost Britain and Siam with referenss to Caird and Co. for the same company. The en The Straite Tintos says." The question be husan and Tasmania, built test your by Masses the era frontier, which has bean for some gines are of the triple-expansion design, having believe, however. that the attitude assamed by monthi nader negotiation, is still penting. We fibres gylinders, three double-ended boilers, with a working pressure of 100 tha; and the vessel is the Siamess Envoy is such as to encourage hopes expected to stram at a rate of 143 kunts, of a speedy settlement of the matter as soon as prevent moment ne negotiations can be carrind the aos Ministry in formed, for, of course, at the

never afterwards mentioned. We refer to the Bill for the amendment of the bank. ruptcy laws. Presumably there were good reasons for ibe, postponement of this much needed measure, but whatever those reasons may have been we bops they will not operate against the introduction of the promised Bill during the next session. At various times, in the Legislative Comucil itself, in theo." Chamber of Commerce, and in the Supreme Court Commission which eat in 1879, the inadequacy of the provisions of the prosso! Jaw have been referred to, and in mercantile cirales there is a general concensus of opiater that something ought to be doue. The same question is now being agitated in Singapore, where the Chamber of Cominerer has juni addressed a letter to the Government on the

The following further subsriptions to the Kwangtung Inundation Food aro acknowledged in the Shanghai papers:→→ Moers, Kodewald & Co.

Drumque & Latham... Ülyses Pila & Co........ Overbeck & Co., ...

Qeo. MoBain, Esq.

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thereupon became way angry and abusive, and he threatened to strike witness in the face with Capt. Robert Farquhar, the master of the

the stucl.

steamer, said the defeudani rated as a seqman, and he was bound to obey Mr. Connal's orders.

He was a man who had given a good deal of

tror.blo.

The defendant said the oflivers did not treat him considerately,

Aa the captain expressed a desire to discharge the defendant, his Worship referred the matter to the Harbour Master.

LANCEVIES.

has become too common, and that messgres should ba taken to check it. He draws attention to the fact that Yorkshire, Kent, Middleser. Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Surrey sigued as agree. ment in December, 1583, not to employ any bowler heap delivery was at all doubtful. Representa- tips for the three fest-class countire of Lanes- shire, Glosanstarsbire, and Sussex, did not sign this agreement. Throughout 1831 Lord Harris thought that throwing was diminishing; but this zoar ha bad found, with greatest regret that Cross- land ared Nash woro, in his cpinion, bowling as before-that is, that the delivery of neither was

in Nanking The Rev. G. W. Woodall, of the A new mission hospital is shout to be erected American Methodist Episcopal Mission, write Chinese Recorder: We are staking out the from that city, ander date 19th June, to the foundations of the hospital. The confict with the officials is now over, and a moet erollent pies of ground is secured with the approval of the officials. The touch for the wall around the with him at Wong-noi-chsong early yesterday (of muter playing on the fire, which was confred explosion extinguished their lights, and upward to him is to advise the committo of the Keet placo in finished, and to-day I hope to drive the morning. He was convicted and sentenced to to three houses. By a quarter past aize o'clock of one hundred and twenty were taken out alive. County Club to daolin any further engagument

passage home. The agents of the aforementioned in the third 147 men are entombed, and little or steamer ware, hostaser, notified that dengrace hope is entertained of their being alive. The noise and shock, the cash of last sad smoke who was getting the passage had caused the little trouble in obtaining another in his place, so 7 accompanied by a sheet of fame. The party they sent word to the captain to use the performed to descend the shaft were stopped by an nn mission given. If the employers are served by fortunate svident, the cage basing stuck on the their engineers na they treat then, there will be way. Moreover, the foren of the explosion caused some lively times on the coast.

a fall of goal, which blocked up an otherwise At 8.45 p. on the 19th July a fra broke out practicable means of escape in the direction of a in a black of honses in the Rue du Moulin nighbouring colliery, The explosion scoured close to the Yung-king-pong and within a few in the Lumps Fit, one of a series of collieries in yards of the French Municipal Hall. The dams the Manchester district owned by Mossrs. A blazed ap very fiercely, leading to the belief that Knowles and Sore, Limited. The mine is work the fire was a large ca. All the engine come in thres levels or seams, and the outburst consistently fair. He considered the Lancashire panies and the Mik-h-longs were quickly on occurred in the bottom one, known us the Tren-contention that the ampire have never objected the spot, and, hydranty boisg handy, they fixed chorbone, about 500 yards diep. The men from to the delivery of either bowler auswerable; their hose to them and rapidly had Bro streams the other pite hasfond to the shaft, when the sad that being so, he thinks the only coarse open

blanket and hammer, value 3, from 8 man Chun Apat, coolie was charged with atsaling named Lo Fun Fant, living in the same house

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We learn that on Wednesday Inst the Rev. G. Burns and Mr. Deacon proceeded to Macao

with reference to the question of the extradition of J. M. Guedes, charged with the larceny from panied by Mr. Mortimer Marray, Her Majesty's

of the difficulty is the compulsory registration the former of valuable securities, and, accom

is not more than a gunshot from the great Con- facian temple Chao Ting Kung. The land is

most excellent building apot," high, und

to March, 1893.

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LONDON, 23rd July.

with Lancashire, cortainly for this year, and until more satisfactory state of things maintains I his committee do not support him he shall consi- der he has done all that is possible.

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all danger was over but water was played on the and thirteen bodies were carried to the bank of Au Alin was charged with stealing clothing.ildings till 9.30. The foreigners worked hard, man who had been suffocatel. , the rule of 314, the property of a cook a petty afficer bolonging to a man-of-war insist ared Chung Ying

in on climbing apa dangerous staircase, but was.

THE FIRE AT MR. WHITELFTS. The complainant is employed at No. 1. Elgin entually taken away by somesaitora. Many of the subject. The language used by the Sings:om officials of high rank in Helland, the Home number of the Chinese Recorder, which contains own a long time, was in the habit of fre

Samarany newspaper that, acording to latters Wa hare to acknowledge receipt of the July strast, and be said the prisoner, whom he had Franch native constables who lived in the vicinity A fire broke out on the 17th June, on the pre

were an eager to got to the fre that they did not mises of Mr. Whiteley, in Westbourne grovo. It pore Chamber with reference to the Straits Government is inelived to co-operate in abolish-as asuni, a quantity of varied and useful matter. quently calling upon him, std was in his house s stop te pat on their uniforms, but arming them was first discovered by the firemaa on duty in- Settlements would apply equally wall toting the export duties, but only so far as The opening paper is on "Evolution in the Orst time before the theft occurred. On the elves with bamboos, rached to the shens and side the promises about a quartas to fire am Bongbong. They draw the attention of the ports to the Netherlande sro noncerned. Doing ganic World," by the Rev. John F. Gulick Dr. latter occasion he was awakened by a noire of kept the crowds of sightsaara hack & forsignar. He at chce played on the flames with a bydrsot. away with them will als go togather with Edkins contributes a rather brief article entitled some hing falling from the skylight, and getting apparently under the impression that the war Finding that the fro was overpowering him, he

OPIUM. Government to the working of the isting greater facilisina for importing all Eastern pro-Early Forus of Chiasso." in which be maintains up at once, he found a box of mastobes. Le and was not over, and that he was fighting for his called in assistance and gare se alarm to the Quotations are we Bankruptcy Ordinance, which is ada ted in duos into the Netherlands. By last advices, a that as a rule, the oldest disloets are on the tuas, ethers in the house found the skylight and country attacked some twenty Chinese, and poling ontside. The building was soon blasing Malwa (New).........8500 to 510 per picat, slice. all hands to be most unsatisfactory, and supbill embodying those ideas was already being and that the Hakka is a nomer dialect than the been entered, and that there were foot rushed at them, took them, and floored caries of arrivals from all parte, until finally eighteen Malwa (014)...$530 to 540 per pical alice. of 2

when they turned on him with a door bar, be forcely, and during the next bour engines were

[st 1 to catties. Canton. The Rev. C. D. Tonny follows with arki leading from it on the of which were gest that the time has come when, availing!

fow remarks on the Shansi dialects; and the Refresh and wet. After this they missed his supposed enemies with his fists. By 2.5. steamers, three stand-pipes, and four hydrants,

.8570 As we suspected and feared, isere the N. Arthur R. Smith continues his articles on "The quantity of clothing, some of which ther subso- the fire companies bad left, with the oxception belonging to Mr. Whiteley were playing upon Patus (New)...... itself of such improvements in the re I- Daily NAV ibongh.we.carefully refrained from Proverbs and Common Sayings of the Chinese." quently found in a pawnshop. Outside the sky. of Le Torrent," which was retinal till stor. the fines. The buildings either completely Benares (New) 540 perial Bankruptcy Act and in the Bank-alleding to our apprehensions se long as we ware Sofas correspondence. "Eshoesfromther Lands." light they found a handle containing articles of

in mass the fire should broak out again. The burned out or partially destroyed had a frontage Banaria (Old)...... ruptcy Bill now before the Indian Council as mnt are that they were well founded, the editorial notes, and missionary news go to make attire apparently thrown off to give the wearer origin of the frex is unknown, but it commenced of 180 foot in Westbourne-grove and a depth of may be capable of adaptation to the circum- Fictory of the British authorities in the Mixed up the contents of the unmber.

more freedom of motion, which they recognised

in the shop of a tailor who decanupad immediately not less than 300 feet. Between eaven and eight atances of three Settlements, the Govern anderstand that the Tong-li Yamu only con

Court diapata has been dearly purchased. Wa

he found his dwelling was in flames. as belonging to the prisoner.

'cluck some of the roofs full in, causing hage ment should take up the whole question and gented to the return of dr. Giles to his srat pa Dowell, K.C.B., now in coramend of the China consequones of a quarrel.

It is officially announced that Admiral Sir W. M. The prisoner said the case was trumped up in hai and it appears they use their wits to enable utmost difully that the framen saded

There are a few disbanded soldiers in Shang volumes of fame to shoot up. It was with the O LONDON- endeavour to frame an Ordinance which will the Bench for a limited period, after which he Squadron, will be encaseded by Vice-Admiral He pras sentenced to six months' hard labour. them to support life and obtain a few whiffs cin preventing the fire from spreading to

is to be repisood, and the Chices, we believe, Richard Vassy Bandilton, C.B render frauduleut concealment of nests less claim that that period is not to exceed one month. was mate of the desistance in the search for Sir of tailing clothing, e, to the value of 335 bende friends with an unemplogue coak and pro-chops wara cumpletely wreokred, as was slao This offlcor There was another charge against the prisoner piam. A short time ago, two of these worthies the whole block of buildings Four of the easy than at present, and he altogether The bland courtesy of the Taot'ai, the effaire- John Franklin, 1850-51; and had a slodge party louring to a shopman named Chung Li

mised to get him an engagemkat. Under the the counting-house and a number of order ness of Mr. K's, and the bottle of champagne. 109 milos, being twenty-eight days absoat from better suited than the existir 1 w the rear now explained. It is deplorable that Mr. the ship. He also served in the Aratio expedi Cironhar Pathway, and the defendant was also is almost needless to state, wara Natur zapual to | Dougits-place, where are situated the working The complainant Kess at 12, Tang Yun-lane, cireumatanens, the cock lent them $6, which, it books, and the mischief artonded as far back as goiressonsof Asiatic trade. The fraudulen ON PARIS orn ceniment of slets by Chinese brukt. Har a temporary apparent triumph he has Lieutenant of the Desperate in the Baltic during day recently, and was obsessed leaving the house are the soldiers wied to get another loan, basements of the front shops are used as were Tupta is extremely easy in Hongkong,

ari find the tras prestige of the Consular the Bassion war, 1855 (Buitis medal). As Lieu with a bundle his passession, and directly The cank poward his bed for 600 cash, which he houses, the first four as slow-rome, and the

rvice, and, it sans, fallen an easy dupe to the tenant he commanded the Haughty at the de afterwards the clothes wore missed where a bankrupt can so easily transfe is estateness of the Chinese mandarins Tho only straction of Fatshan flotilla of war janks, June

gavethen. Haring succeeded in raising two loans, upper foors as werk-cocina. No one slept on the ON The prisoner was sentenced to another six the soldiers thought they could sucosed again, so promises. The damage is not confined to tha property to the mat signal befood the juristhing to be done now is to insist upon the ex- 1st, 1857 (China madal and Fatahan ninep), mon months had fabour, to commence at the sxpiran the 18th July the paid the mok a third premises muntioned, as several adjoining chops

Sension of the "limited period" until the whole tioned in despatches, and appointed OB, May tion of the pravicas sentanos. $10 which was diction of the colonial courts, and when the matter can be laid before the Secretary of State 29th, 1875. He was Superintendant of Pem found on his person was equally divided among successful as they had, anticipated theyter. Io each pair of shops there are iron doors,

visit on the French Concession; but being not and buildings are much injured by fire and wa-ON real capitalist can so easily put forward a Downing street, unless, indeed, Sle Robert broka Dockyard from 1875 to 1877; and Senior £28 persons whom he had despoiled.

threatened to take hira to the Arsenal and the but the fames burst through the walls. The man of straw to represent him and assume art comes to the rexene in the meantime. Uffear on the coast of Ireland from April. 1980, Kwok Fuk, unemployed, pleaded guilty to him up by his thumbs with his hands bubind buildings are insured, but the stock and fixtures the responsibility of the debts should the

stealing a silk jacket, value $2.50, the property him, if the money they wanted was not forth are not. This is the fourth fire on Mr. Whito operations of the beag not prove successful

of Ewok Pak Sing, a person with whom he was coming. The cook was equal to the secast Heley's promises within the last three year. By Wbatisrequired to meet this particular phase

living, and he was sentwood to fourteen days was only alittle fellow, and the soldiers would have no in April last year Mr. Whiteley as he lost hard Jabeur.-

dragged him away if they ladliked; so bé said he £200,000, but the other fires wore less disastrous. Chang A Sz, labourer, was sent to guol for a had notany money about him, but if they would as each case the origin could not be ascertained. of the members of trading partnerships, a Vice-Consul, had an audience on Thursday with THE AFGHAN FRONTIER QUESTION stealing a fowl on the 23rd staat

fortnight in default of paying a fine of $2 for company him, he would supply their wanta. The Mr. Whiteley estimates the damage at from

three then went quietly along, but when ie the 100,000 to £200,000. It might be more, but f matter which has been frequently discussed the Acting Colonial Secretary of Macao at which

The defaudnut was observed by a woman at vicinity of a police station, the cook took to his it could not be less than £100,000. here, and which the Singapore Chanter of that gentleman stated that the judge's report on Ata Cabinet Council held yesterday, frosh pro-Ahenison sitting under a tree near her house, heels, and the soldiers, fencing he would escape

Quotations are (mor Commares also refer to in their letter to she

the case had been delivered to His Excellency posals from Russia relating to the Zulflar Pass and she noticed that aer fowls were round about the ran after him. The cook, however, know the Governor of Maoso, and that accord were discussed.

hizu, picking up something. She paid no parti- what Ze was about, for he ran into the station, Mr. W. B. Chalmers, the indefatigable postal Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-154

per cent. premium, Straits Government,

That body saying to Portuguese law the aesused had a REPORTED DEATH OF THE MAHDInlar attention then, var shortly after she raised and the soldiers, not knowing the nature of the reformer, sends to the Pall Mall Gasstis the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited- "Year by gear it becomes more and more days from the daje of the delivery in whick The death of the Mahdi is reported.

$490 por share. one of bar chickens. The defendant was then place, followed him, only to find themselves in following sample of the postal anomalies of this evident that, if honest traders are not to be pirs on Thursday next, after which the Manso to take exception to it, These days ex-

gana, and she at once concluded that he had the clutobes of some constables. This was more enlightened age-You were good enough to China Traders Insurance Company's Whares— taken it and would probably sell it at the market. than they had bargained for, an they attempted allow Le to asit attention to the postal anomaly 5674 per share. defrauded with impunity, some plan must Government will decide whether it will surrender

She went off thither without delay, and same spon to beat a hasty retreut, but were unsuccessful by which what is sample, if posted to an ad North Chine Insurance Ta, 300 per share. the Fugitive or not. We are informed that if

the defendant with the ferl, and had him strast: They are placed in the dock, and, the whole dress out of Great Britain, becomes in effect Yangtazs Insurance Association-Tls. 130 per matter having been explained, they wore cach latter if posted to an address in Great Britain, ed. A bottle of rice was found in the man's, pon rewarded with a stinging box os tas eers and sud is charged accordingly. As I have little Chinese Insurance Cotopaxy, Limited-8165 por

told to leave, which they did with even greater doubt that the failure of the parcels post is in abzre. Ip Amah, a lad described as a cook, was con- alacrity than they had entered the place-Daily a great massure owing to the baing 20 On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis, 148

per share. their liabilities on the ground of aan-part. The prisoner is detained in gaol, as the crime

a child a wow was carrying in the midst of a

Canton Insurance Ofles, Lámited-9323' per. nership, although they have allowed them with which he is charged is not one that allows

orowd which was witnessing the dragon procBS=

share.. selves to pass as partnera of the firm by habit of mil according to the law of Fortugal,

sion, and he was ordered to be privately whipped

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share- Mr. Leech, inatracted by Mr. Caldwell, sgaizin gaol with ten strokes of the rattan, and to be

$365 per share. and repute for many years." These remarkze The Satzarang Locomotief has the following: appeared in support of a writ of hebeas corpus detained for that purpose a period not exceeding Our rainy season sense to have set in rather In London, sy Piccadilly to Pall-mall, 1d. China Fire Insurando Company's" Blane-$78 also apply equally well to Hongkong; thereCapt. Kraft, master of the German barque directed to L. Besseling, mester of the Dutch seven days. Ho had been whipped for a similar late, but befter late than heror. Sinco Saturday franks 137. Out of London, say Ficadilly to

Kert, has furnished & Gorman nautical journal stoamor douzerneur Genereal & Jacob, to bring offence on a previous occasion, can be no doght that effective registration with the following particulars of an adventure up the bodies of Hui Akit, Hui Apak, Teng Fuk

we have had showera, accompanied with thunder Canada, la franka 4o. Piceadily to Strand, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's Chun A Sz, another boy, was convicted of and lightning. This will give water in rivers onder two miles, 2d. franks 4 on. Fiscadilly to would prevent many of the evasions that with befol him on a voyaga from Antwerp to Shar, and Tong Yo Chan, said to be illegally picking the pocket of a man named Wong Ahing ap-coustry. The river has risen 2 fest already, Pekin, via St. Petersburg, under 10,000 milsa, Hongkong, Canton, and fanno Steamboat Co.'s

Tioutsin. On leaving the line the winds proved detained on board the said vongol.

Bharee-40 par share prominum. of who was also in the crowd watching the end tho steamers have commenced coming up 2 franks 8 us. If the Post Office car deliver light and variable, and course was shaped to the Mr. Leseb, upon the case being called on, on procession, at Wanchai, on Thursday. He was the Band The Harting is now lying nhznast of 16 ca. (1 lb) by parcels post for 91, they sheald Indo-China Steam Navigation Cole Shares--- The Supraine Court Commission reported. watil, pa the 13th December taat, Tobi or bokalf of the persons detained, asid-May it sentenced to six strokes, and to be detained not the Globe Hotal; she came up wit 11 foot able to carry os. for 1d in this country as 173 per cent, discount. that with regard to bankruptcies a most im Last North's island can in sight, upon which please your Lordship, since this matter was last more than seven days.

j well as out.

China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited perfect system had, up to that time, bees the ship entered the East Indian Archipelago, before the Court, my client has received a letter

Admiral Excmotto is still here. Long tele A Cincinnati message to the New York Sun -30 per cent. discount, nominal. At that moment a brasse sprung up from W.S.W from Messrs. Wotton and Deason to this effect. adopted in realising and winding up the es- thereby enabling a speed of four knots an hour to

George Nickle, seaman, was toed 81, and in grams pass between horo and Tokis; and the says In the Presbyterian General Assembly Douglas Steamship Company, Limitoa-5 por

deat. promium. talen. Happily sincs the neurganisation of the be kept up. At2 p.. a vessel coming from the quem me box to inform you that in one defull coumitted to guol for three days' hard Admiral delays is degurare to Peking day after the Ber. Dr. R. H. Allen, Secretary of the

communication received by the Daten labour, for drunkenneas and disorderly endnot day. Id Hung-chaag has asked him twice when Freedman's Aid Sooisty, said:Twenty years Hangkong Gas Company's Shares--890 par aforesaid island was seen approaching the ship, or the master of the Gourmet Great S Jaces in Queen's road on Thursday:

Conval from the Ücvernment of Exlovis, neither he Registrar's department under Mr. AcxBOYD and, from Captain Kraft fanoying that the crew

he intended leaving, I thing Li would be glad ago, at the close of the war, there were in the will offer any further opposition to these Chinemen James Sloane, another mariner, met with a like to see him make a start.

Southern States 3,947,000 coloured peopis, and Hongkong Hotal Compsay's Shares-$160 per those remarks no longer apply, the present of some stranded craft might be on board, he bore handing at Eais port in prefozares to that of Amoy. punishment for a similar offence.

Nothing will be done in regard to railroads till now there are more than 7.000.000. Then there Dhary, system being, we believe, as perfect en te jap towards it, but only to find out soon that he had Unda tan circumstances we do not preposs-to dis

has been to Paking and the French Treaty reg in Mississippi 220,400 nagrost; Low Chins Sugar Refining Company, Limited-398 been mistaken, from the vessel turning out to be any robern to the writa existing law and the strength of the depart-a canoe manned by sixteen follows with seating.

The highest honorarium evor paid for a signed and ratified. at Paris and exchanged at 650,000. Then there were in South Carolina - per aharo ---------- Mr. Lezok-Singe that letter was ressivod, a scientific work will probably be that to be given Peking. This I suppose means till Mr. Ristel- 400,000; now more than 600,000. Five hundred China Sugar Refining Compsay (Debentures)—-—- ment's staf admit of. An au instance of ly no weapons by them. Shortly afterwards, second ons receber es about nos o'clock to-day on Desember 1, 1925, at St. Petersburg-namely, babor has arrived at Paris and made the paces-coloured babies are born in the United States 1 par cent, promium nominal.

The coloured population of the Luron Sagar Refining Company, Limitəl—885 what might be done, bowever, we any quote three regals than rowed and the abip, those that upon again considering the raatter, and ou death, M. Aratchnied, the well-knowu founder said that the interest on capital advanced is fixed United Status doables every twenty years; the

two other cangus pat in an apparence Those from Mosers, Wotton and Darcon to the effect, 1,439,220 roubles (£230,000; Bhortly after his mary arrangements there about the cost. It is every day.

per share. the following statement made by Sir Gozar manning them, who, be it noted, were no cloth cocout of the undertaking given by the Consul of the Nergerod Military Colonies, and old at 5 per cent by telegram, against silver loan: white population only once it thirty-five years. Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-$1423 per PBILLITO, who was Attorney-General'at the ing of any kind, uttering fearful exins at the they had filed a return to the writs, and would friend and adviser of the Czar Alexander I., but I doubt it.

Eight years will not have passed before the ne time the Supreme Court Commission tat and at some of the rudder tickling, upon which the required. The return has been filod, and I do in the Imperial Russian Bank. In nocordanoesis will be the favourite nation with China. This the Southern States. At the present rate of in-

while. Finally, they succeeded in laying hold attend the court in case of any explanation being | deposited in 1893 a sum of 50,000 soubles in cash As soon as the French affairs are settled Rus gross will be in zumssical majority in some of Hongkong and Chins Bakery Company, Limited

$18 per shero. wast memberof that com mission. Hexaid :- Karl had to tow on the whels gang, about 6 het propose to go into it. The men have been with his testamentary dispositions, this fand is is on socount of Korea, China beliares Trasia crease, in 1985 thers will be 90,000,000 white Perak Tin Mining and Smalting Company "In British Guiana, whicbian compamtively strong. The whole of the crew of the Barque actually released, and are now ashore. As to loft to unendate antil 1925, and then, with desires Korea and to take away that desire Russia people in the United States, and 132,000,000 -$40 per share.

stood on the after deck armed to the teeth to the regularity of this course without an order the interest cccrued daring the time, to be will be promised all the good things, and you coloured people. The day is not far distant Solangor Tin Mining Company--$13 per share, smail colony, they bad an acounts in the await the coming on board of the pirates who, from the court, I do not intend to asy anything. handed to the writer whe will publish an Do- may rest asured, if she is once prynised nay when it will be a physical imposibility to con- Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-fia. 35 par court and an official administrator a well, however, judging from appearances, were inclined The application for the habeas corpus has been camber 1, 1925, the centenary of the death of thing she will take good ears to got it. I extinue the present practical disfranchisement of zharozen with a regular staff of about eight glerks, to-put off doing so until evening. At five o'clock, ancreasful, and I now propose to ask your Lord the Fumperor Alexander, the beat history of his pent to see Russia do France out of all her sweet the coloured man of the Southern State. In Hongkong Ropa Manufacturing Company, Li- As soon as a bankruptcy was declared our board the Hart succeedel in cutting through

a strong breeze coming on unawares, those on ship to make a feral order for their discharge. relga; fae St. Petersburg Academy of Ecinicos morsels,

South Carolins ho had bought and paid for mited---$70 per share. His Lollip asked what the returu was, | to adjudge in the matter. Pal ̈eat at å per My Chinese official friends informa ma that $70,000 acres of land which he cultivates. In Cadness Imperial Losu of 1884 4–2 per cóut. of the clerks was placed in possession of the the fastenings of the canoes, apon which she MP: Bangster mad the return to the writs to cent, interest, the capital sam deposited will when Mr. Ristelhuber returns to China le will the South he pays taxes on $91,000,000 of stock immediately, he took possession of shot forward with great meed beyond the reach the same effoot as the statements already made, by have grown to 1,019,960 reables, of which, how-be Consul General. They may be well informed property. He is editing, printing, and puldish Chinees [mporial Loan of 1864 B-5 per osat. of them vessels, out of which savage howls aroun. Hr. Baily on behalf of Capt. Besaling, viz., that ever, only three-fog-the to be given ca a foria February last they said the Ferry Minising 106 newspapers, and fat of the 7,000,000 the books and sealed up everything. There A few shots were fired at the ship, but got one thess four mat were never in the onetody of the premium, the remaining fourth, 479,740 renbies, 3ey would go out of dilles at the end of March, coloured poople of this country more than 6,000,000 Chinese Imperial Lpan of 1884 -5 per cent.

got five minutes lot. I know one man of the bullets resched her,

captain, and that they and the inspector of palicsin to be expanded in publishing the work,

sad they were right-Mercury Correspondent, cannot road nor.write,”

be found by which the on-partners in every Quodes is convicted in Macao the punishment Erm and especially the members of Chinese will be considerably beavier that if he were con- *bongs' or 'shops' may be known beyond victed here, and that, if the alleged critas is

proved in the adjoining colony, the sentence will

SUPREME COURT.

24th July.

IN ORIGINAL JURIDICTION.

tension.

JUVENILE OFFENDERS,

dispute, and prevented from repudiating be 15 years' penal partitate in Mozambique. BEFORE ME. D. J. ACKROYD. ACTING ORIEr victed of stealing two hangies from the foot of News.

how occur.

Dma

JUSTICE.

HABEAS CORPUR,

DEUNYDENESS.

draft.

TIENTSIN.

13th July.

sample post in this country (and only in this country) to act as a “feader," permit we once more to call attention to the matter in your columns. As, in your view, an opaco of intes tion is worth a pound of type, I put it thes:

per share.

Shacée-63 par cant, prem.

chars.

abora.

premium.

premium.

prendinti.