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INTIMATION.

A. B.

WATSON

NEW

VEGETABLE

BEEDS

เพช

FLOWER SEEDS

ARD NOW BRADY FOR DELIVERY.

Both are of the Best Varistion and the kinds that do best in Chins. They are shipped in a manner that ensures their preservation in transit and in-three-separate pazosis. Thus every possible prossution is takan be avoid dis- appointing Purchasers.

CATALOGUES ON APPLIGATION. SPECIAL FLORISTS' SEEDS in parate named Varietien.

shima Mara on the 14th just

were lost.

THE DAILY BASIS, MONAT, GOTOBER 19mm, 1885,

as the funnel. Thers abeat four fathoms of water at the store, angood deal loas at the bows, which were out q

The Camorta also died wriona damage Her bows were stove in or stem broken, and a great quantity of watoride its way into her fara compartimant. Capireille at ones tock her over to the Commojan Dook, and her

PANSY, CARNATIONS, PHLOX, PETU. to bar srompted goeds will bo mode in the terring the Fu-talship of Fukion to Formosowever, that no ease of ily injury or loss of their boat to stop the progress of the steamer, so far as they differed from his own account.

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The French transport La Dieseloft Shanghai bosol her as speedily seable. Ho promptly for them, and then stopped the steams and When Mr. Lobury fall down the ball wont along The way was proved, and the defondant was revoque, but "to prevent smuggling, many

on the afternoon of the 14th just. for Balgoni stoored hår inte Holche Bay, and succeeded in transferred their plunder on board the with the down. If any one has said that he was fined $25, which ha pal. 33 to the informer. balf-dests of tea having: Intely bean smug-

tossed or steak by the ball it would not be terze.

NEIGHBOURS' DIFFERENCES. Co's glod, to Hongkong in regetable baskots.”

H.. Mons. Cogordan, the new Franch Mini barching the vasel of eft, muddy bottom junk. They nart went into the engine room, I have known the ball about a year, which is as Francisco Xavlor, of No. 2, Wai Yurs Lane, The Ubinous have, of course, an indisputable tar to Chins, arrived at Shanghai in the Hire just of the Glass Work He had barely time to and removed the levor from the pamplong as I bave been in the oclony. He is net in was sumtioned by Flomona Devine on a charge

Boomplish this, for it as soon as the vessel which supplies fresh water to the boilers, the Icast vicious. He has never run at me nor of assaulting her on the 15th inst. right to protent their revenue, but we fail to

The parties live in the same house, Xavier The British gunboat Firebrand, Commander ran aground, she estiidown at the stern, and a step which they evidently believed would ren at any one else go far as I know. He is always seo why the examination of the baskets.cou- | Diakron, arrived at Amoy on the 11th. instant shortly after the weten over her poop, and der it impossible for the engines to ba worked loose in the yard Mrs. Jaba Kennedy han skil- torside, and as he kupoked the dust through the dren. They are always in the yard playing. I floor on to her and Lor offects, she raised a taining or supposed to contain vegetables from Swatow, and left again on the 13th for was over har decks fold of that about us for and would make the steamer helpless. They have econ, thom clons to the hull. I have known metaphorical dust at him, wheroupon Kaviar could not be made equally effective without Focchow.

took the lever away with them, but they mads & Mr. Labury by sight for some time and have best her with a stick.

Fined 50 cents, the imposition of a duty on the vegetables The boiler of the Osaka Shosen Kwaisha's

great mistake in their estimate of the remit of seen him several times at ear place. No one was their precaution, for there was a spars lover as with me when I went up to Mr. Lebury. If he

han said he wax assisted by two foreignera, ona William Marony, of the American skip Great themselves. The latter is a distinct breach steamer Ozo-maru exploded off Myszaki, Kishin,

board, and the ongines were ready to work at on ach side, that would not be teas. There were dimirat, having been picked up helplessly drank of international obligations, for in the second the 20th nitime, but fortunately no lives of the rules attached to the Tientsin. Treaty

once. Bofors they life the stoumor the piraten two boys close behind the cows bringing them in the alrect that morzing, was ined half a The Japan Herald says that Mr. Weber, late

told the compradors that he must not take up and they could see what occurred. If any dollar. vegetable are expressly mentioned amongst Basian Conent at Tirpisin, has been appolated

the ship to Hongkang he must go to Hot one has said I was standing at the corner of the William Soulay and John Dyer, unemployed the goode which are to pay na import er ez-Churgé d'Affaires at Soul, Karon ho sailed for

how, and when he pointed out that the picould not rod Toading to Hent quarter one that would seamon hiring tewise indulged to freely mot not be true. If. Mr. Lebury has said the bull port doty. However, the Haikwen, hea rokio pces in the Rasbenik...

cargo is being dischargedro,

steam without water, the pirates mid he must get rushed at bin past the Cathedral compound and moved the impoel, the grievance, a mest M Patcuôtre, the French ox-Miniator, to

The Refruit bad, a ls and valuable cargo out the sails and sali thero. The piratey then en- got at him by the Parade Ground that would not Wong Ayan, olie employed at the Rang tangible one to the Chinese population of Chine, is a passenger by the Franch mail on board, mostly of tea, ph of which will of barked on toned their craft, and were surprised bo trus. The place where he fell was about Ham Docin, admitted stealing about a dollar's Hongkong-has been abolished, and we can

mer Djomnak, which arrived horo yesterday, cource be completely fed by the water, almost directly afterwards to see the Greyhound [half way between where I was standing and worth of iron there, ond he was given six weeks, and is on his way back to France.

the entines to the Cathedral-Ths witness hard labour with three hours in the slooks at the only hope thas no repetition of the attempt

and the amount of los amage to the ship begin to steam on fowards Hongkong. They fired was taken over Mr. Lebury's evidence and scane of his offere at the beginning and end of An Imperial Dearoa has been famed fraud cargo will be heavy is.vory fortunate, on her atonov, but they could do nothing from specifiendly contradicted the various alaturients bis imprisonment.

Lanng A Ui, boilermaker in the sims employ. in view of the great importance of the latter

By Mr. Deacon-Mr. Lebury stenak mo sa pleaded guilty to stealing about 83 worth of oop. place. The present incumbent of the post is life attended the disaster, ha cargo is being got and the Greyhound camo en into the harbour. Lin Ming-chuan.

out preparatory to operatifor raising the vo The way in which the piracy was carried out being intoxicated. He said to a Hallo, where per and brass, and met with the game sentenos,

are rau going." I had never spoken to him be Wong Atai, colis, admitted stealing a small The Amoy Gazette records, with regret, the sel, which is confident y colet will be effected shows that there was in Utor want of pronan-furs. He apparel exited and was wailding very rattan chair, and he was sentenced to fourteen sudden death of Captain R. Mank of the ston-without grant difficulty. ring Saturday and tion of suy kind against sling, no outrage of unsteady. He canzoned against me several days' hard labour and three hours in the stocks.

I did not notice The report of Dr. Doberek, Government Asmer Seats, which took place on the night of

TORCENT OF JRWELLERY, ETC., FROM Dever saw him

MR. UNITH'B. any emell of liquor about him. tronomer, for the month of Jaly fast is pab19th instant when on the rings from Swatowyssterday large numbers esidente went down the kind having occurred on board a foreign times going over the bridge.

to see her as she lies aahat Bolchor'a Bay. steamer for nearly twelve yours. Firney is intoxicated before. I had a whip in my hand. Chan shui, sarvant, was before the suurt, on lished ne a supplement to Saturday's Gatelie to Amoy. The funeral took place at Amoy on"

The Glenfruin is a step of 2,696 tons gross, however, erecodingły rížo just at present, and the evening of the 14th instant.

I always take's whip with we down to tho nowe. remand, on the charge of stealing a gold watch, We learn from the Agant that the Austro-

and the Comerta of 1,86ng grow, and bath Chinese in this colony ascribe it to the after It may be necessary to drive them in. It was not two gold chains, a gold locket, and» 810 gold Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Pandora, from The ironclad frigate Audralous, Captain Pear-

effects of the Franco-Chingge war, large num- for any special reason consented with the bull piece from the premise of Mr. Honey Smith, the I instant

bers of soldiers.baving recantly been disbanded, that I took it Lebary Brit poked the ball manager of the Cosmopolitan Dook on the 3rd the tarrot ironclad Agamemagn, Cap, Long, or- |

the left side about the head and neck. The ball inst. rived here on Saturday morning from Port Hs. DARING PIRACON BOARD A and many of them failing to get employment had not tamed his head to Lebury before this The evidence in this asss has been already From the Agents (Messrs. Adamson, Bellmilton. The French corvette Primangust na

BRITISH AMER,

have taken to piracy and brigardage as the only I know this because I was looking at Lobury stated; Mrs. Sulth and F. O. Hall now deposed & Come learn that the steamer Germania. Tutad Admirs! Dowell, and the late was re-

pursuits thog have to fall back upon.

the whole tims. I did not sns the bull make to finding two wulches and a chain in a pawnshop from Glasgow, left Singapore for this port on turned by the Audacious.

MURDER OF E. CAPTAIN. Saturday, the 17th inst."

The chief oficer lost no time in sexding in any motion, but I was not looking at the ballat Canton, to where they traced them by the sil ~The Japan Gazelle says:-Tracon of gold have The prosent time appi "big with fate" information of what had taken place, to the Police, Particularly. I could not positively say there of paws tickets dropped by the prisoner when

ball I arrested. were no cows between Lobary and The Agents (Masara. Jardine, Matheson & been found in the Shiramine mountain, the this colony. On Estar we had one of the who at onco took charge of the steamor. An quite sare Lebury had not passed the ball Co.) informa

The griscner, who in already awaiting trial on Advertisan.onts and Subscriptions which are not Gleneagles, from London, left Singapore for this Yamanashiken, which mountain, tradition say, harbour, and yesterdayimning news reached communicated with Adenirat Bir W. M. Dowell. words I called out to him were-"Don't strike! Hing's compradere, and firing a revolver at the that the Gin Lilla stenar soares of the Hayakawe, at Minami Komagort, gravert collisions that hver mourred in the soon as the Government heard of the piracy they and got down by the Parade Ground The exset the charge of breaking inte the quarters of Mr. port on Friday, the 16th instant.

contains gold. Mr. Mochizuki and two others

the bull," not "Look out for that ball." I said latter, was committei for trial on this charge of the district have engaged a mining engineer this oclony of the morning piracy that has The Military Handaria at Kowloon City, whos The monthly return of the Collector of Stamp

that merely because he was striking the bull. I also. he want befors 11 am at the dey of publiesties. Berantas ehows that the total revenue fur Septo look into the geological nature of the country. occurred within these w since the notorions also somunicated with, and we believe he came would have gail the same if it had been a cow. tember last was $11,896.16 de compared with. We note, by a telegram in a Queenaland paper, Spark tragedy. There heen, la fact, a compiste over to ocorfer on the matter. The gunboat I don't like to see the animals struck Thera $11,954.10 in the corresponding worth of last datad Melbourne, 2lat September, that Messrs. ropotition of the Sparpiracy on board the Midge was despatched about six o'blank was not present to my mind any fear of danger. year, showing a dream of $57.94.

Synott Bros, wool brokers of that city, have British steamer Greyad. Captain Syder, yesterday in pursuit of the pirates. We trust It was foolhardy of Labury to strike a ball, but I did not think that with that ball there was convened a mesting of wool growers and others which plies between thiet and Hollow and the may prove sexsful in the quest. A fele or danger. After Lobury had poked him be. Or remand on the charge of having wilfully Excelenoy the Governor has been pleased to retinability of opening & wool market in China and

It is notified in Saturday's Gazette that is interested in the wool trade to discuss the pracPathoi The Greyhodloft Hongkong at gata was sent in the course of the day by the kind several times the ball tamed smart rounskilled and alain one Cheung Sip, on the 7th inst. Mr. Caldwell appeared for the prosecution, cognise, provisionally and until further notice, Japan. They are desirous of attaining an im-atmat six o'clock on Splay morning with a local Goverment to the British Consal at Care and shook his head, but he dit not advaus a Mr. Robert E. Withers, Jun., as United States mediate expression of sympathy and interest ingezural cargo, consistingpioce goods, rice, &a., ton requesting him to urge the Vinergy to im single stop down the road. He did not touch L Me. Wilson, from the ofles of Hasira. Watter Dopaty and Vice-Consul for the port of Hory the mormed from the neighbouring colonies. HONGKONG, OCTOBER 19TH, 1865.

bury. I thought it was the liquor he had is bite and Descon, for the defenes kong and ite dependencies.

altogether not of a parthurly valuable charac-mediate action.

The only evidence taken on Saturday was that that made Lebury fall. I am quito sure the bull An Australian telegram daten Melbourne, few days ago, that some trouble-whether ages. It is believed, beer, that none of the The Japan Herald says:We heard a rumoor ter, and tickets wore iss for about 110 poween.

did not batt him while he was on the ground. As of Chan Aming, who deposed that on the 7. THE VEGETABLE SUPPLY OF Taa murderous outrage on board the British 17th ult, state that the American corvette conspiracy, a mutiny, or what, we were anable to bollers of these tickatere concerned in the

Mr Lebary made the stamble the ball turned inst, about R.30 a.m., he was going down Wing HONGKONG.

round again and walked up the hill. The fall ball way down the street be same to the On Ki Kat-Laue on is way to the launch, and about steamer Greyhound, which took place on Sauterprise, lately from the Chins Station, which find out had occurred amongst the Imperial piney, but that the pins were man who

Arrived there the previma night, lost one of her Gear, hat enquiries failed to elicit anything

wa na hard ass full from a jinricksha might be. turday afternoon, is one more signal proof orow from Asistic cholera ou Angst 19th A

The following correspondence is published in I don't know why Bates left the colony nor who shop, where his attention was attracted by a dla came on board shortfore the departure Saturday's Gazette for general information: paid his passage.

turbance inside, a fight was going on between the that piracy, though scotcbed by the per- careial inspection was made, and the affects of more defizite, and wo therefore refrained from the deceased burned. The vessel was admitted however, so if there had been some truth at the

publishing the information. It would seem, of the ship, without kote, in two batches,

By His Lordship-I thought the accident adorassed and two men-Chan Yaz Ki and Ha Bavaring efforts of the British navy in past years,

none of them having stings on, and with no

ACTING COLONIAL SBURETARY, HONGKONG, TO trifling matter and did not think of it next day. Afet Tho prisoner and the other man were to pastique the mart evening. ja still existent in these waters. The daring;

bottom of the rumour, as the Choya statos

Colonial Secretary's flue,

Then if you thought it a trifling aatter how attacking the deceased with their fate, and The Shanghai Courier mys that a man who that for some unknown ress) men of the ggage but a fow benedich are now supposed and lawless spirit which anciently animated has bee in charge of the Telegraph Station at Imperial Guard ware, on the 29th oltina, sent to have contained the spons. Their passage

Is it you remember all these details Well, I Presently the deceased ran out of the shop Hongkong, 10 October, 1835,

and down the street towardle the Praya. Tho the Kwangtung rovars of the seas, the ruth-Lungehow, on the borders of Kwangsi, bas jnat, to the military prion...........

money was collected at The Greyhound Governor, to inform you that do vegetables havo

Sir have the honour, by direction of theemsker quito distinolly what happened.

Did you not think it a strange thing that a prisoner and the other man pursued him, bat did not match him until he got to the verundab leau diareward for lifezooften displayed in the arrival in Shanghai, and he reports that the

The N. C. Daily News Enya that an Imperial Weighed anchor of 6s and gut as far as an is arrived in this Colony from Canton for several man going down the hill should stirs the bail of the houses on the Frays. There the de piracies of thirty years ago, are still, it would turbances all over the adjacent country. They or as pulsed on disalent at a seventh seventy miles from thart, before any event of tion of a tax on them by the Chinese Au

disbanded Chinese soldiers are creating dis Decree was published on the 19th inst, tu Poland called How Lafai La, which is abent days, in consequence, as is alleged, of the imposi. did think it a thought thus

Well as you thought this & friting matter,ced stopped and tarned round and Hu seem, the characteristics of the Chinese live by plundering and fighting, and it will be

ng you not be mistaken; may not the ball Alat rashed up and kicked him in

stouch. The deceased walked across to the pirate of the present generation. The op- long time befors pesso sad tranquillity or His Imperial Highness Prince Ch'un is apo'sleek, while the saplawas on the bridge, the ing an early representation on the subject to the

Boardthe Hai Pu, or Board of Admiralty. importance occurred, tween twelve and one bharities.

His Excellency will be obliged by your may have come towards him No, my lord; the bull bark holding his stomach with his hand, and

did not go towards him. I first spoke to my portunities for asking a grand coup from a foreign veszel bave basa rara diñon“ steamers The Registrar-General's returns of births and Ti Kuang, President of the Tsung- Yomen: obief officer on the deand the sound officer Viceroy. As a daily supply of from 40 to 50 brother about the matter in the yard after the there he squatted down and gradually sent back. to call his brother. The prisoner and Ha Atat have so largely suporaeded sailing vosnela, quarter of 1885 are published in the Government Ch'ing and the Marquia Tseng, Assistant Pre- had not boon the smallcluspicion on board the toppóge is a matter of very serious consegnares howen. I told him that Lebury had been fogboth ran away when they saw the deceased gɔ deaths in the Celony of Hongkong for the third sad Li Hang chang, Vice-Presidents; Shan aft, the pirates rose saday. Up till than there tons of fegetables is required here, the present cows were put in. My brother went into the While be was sinking the deceased seat witness

ging the ball. I put us any blood on Lekury's but the piracy of the Greyhound shows that Cansits. There were 50 births amongst the sidente. The drilling of roozuite is to be com- steamer of any contenged pinay, no precen to the Colony

coat. I think any one could have soon he was in down. He appeared to witness to be in a dying the tactics adopted for the first time on board British and foreign community and 814 amongst menced immediately at Tintain under the tipas had been taken, stio mans were at hand

If you will be good enough to refer to the poricaor at the time of the accident, that is, about condition when he left, and when he retard respondence noted in the margin, you will are half-post eleven. the Chinese. The deaths amongst the Britisa direction of the Viesroy, and will be extended

from Third-street with the brutlier, he had bosa the river steamboat, Spark in 1876 can be community, 71 in number, ware thus die year by year throughout the Eightson Provinces. to cope with any suddosing. Not one of the that, on a former occasion, when a representation

At this stage Mr. Holmes said he would ask removed. The deceased offered a resistance, repeated with success. The Greyhound lofttributed-British and foreign, 22: Portuguese,

The N. O: Daily News is sorry to haar of the ship's offers had asingrespon about him, and was made on a similar subject to the Chinese

had known the prisoner wire mortha, and had this port on Saturday, morning, with a general zien, de, 14: non-residents, 18: unknown deatha, from cholera, of the Bet. John Bilbaing goattered about b ship as they wars Anthorities, the Superintendent of Customs ex.is Lordship, on the evidemus as it stood, to and only tried to ward the blows of Witsan dimiss the suit. Mr. Holmes was proceeding doubt about his being one of the man who There were 1,711 deaths amongst the Chi cargo and about a hundred and forty Chinese nase, The annual doath-rate, per 1,000, for the of the American Presbyterian Mission at Ning.at the time the critbreiocentred, the pirates prossly exempted vegetables from the catagoryto neüment on the evidenos; when his Lordship beat the deceased. He did not see the commence- passengers for Eoihow and Pakhoi, a line quarter was: Whole population, 444: British family and four other families of missionaries The Frst intimation de rising was a rush oil that is useossary on the present occasion is shoald be of opinion on the evilange as it stands of the case was further adjourned to Wednesday.

po, and of his eldest son. Mr. Butler with his had it all their own wfrein the very outsok, Sir George Bowen is therefore of opinion that asked him if he now closed his case.

Mr. HoleNo, my lord, not unless you tent of the fight.

On the application of Mr. Wilson the bearing on which she has been running for some and enign community, 29.24; ditto dedueting were on their way in boats from Chinking to made by the pirates at is captain and offers, the tention of the matter by you to the Vigery that I am antifled to have it dismissed.

non-residents, 23.19; Chineza, 45 41, This is Scochow. They all loft Chinking together on years without intermission. Erorything was about the highest death-rate in the Colony that the night of the 10th instant and got betwaas Sring their weapons reously as they did soffions will speedily secure a return to the I muy say I consider it a very difficult ones. and His Excellency is confident that your good His Lordship-No; I am not of that opinion. much as usual; no incident transpired to we razember.

one and two miles from the city, when they Captain Byder tried to 41 his way to his cabin, hitherto unrestricted supply of this important There is Mr. Lebury's oath and Mr. Kennedy's raise any suspicion in the minds of Captain The Band of The Baffe" will play in the anchored, so as not to travel on dudas. Divine doubtless for the purpoft obtaining his revol- article of food.—I have, ds, STDER and bis cficers that the trip would Botanic Gardens this (Monday) evening, con- serries was held, and while it was being conduct vor, but he was fired the way, and on the

FREDERICH Srawant, be attended with any ontoward aircam-ug ut 9 o'cles. The following is the pro carried out of the mosting, though no one at the stachoard side of the doo was shot down. The C. T. Gardner, Esq., Hor Britannis Majesty's

Acting Colonial Becratary.dence ed, Mt. Butler's son was taken ill and had to be stances. Eranthesontingency of encounteringets.

time thought the Blauss was serious. Inter an unfortunate man was the fanced upon, stabbed, Kata Belu fading that it was, Miss.Dr. Hong of Chinking and his body thrown awned.

Nok! was sent for, but the child diad at 3 am, og Mon- Arbor day Provions to this, Mr. Hutler fell sick, su

After that hour the supply is limited.

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Her Britannic Majesty's Consulata,

Canton, 14th October, 1895.

I

BEFORE ME. H. E. WODEHOUSE.

THE CHARGE OF KANGLADĢETER.

Chan Aran, shopkeeper, was before the court,

CORRESPONDENCE.

the

[We do not hold ourselves rosponsible for the opinions; Mr. Helms then proceeded to call further

expressed by ear Correspondents.] RECENT EVENTS AT YAR Mr. John Kennedy, the defendant, gave evi-

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PREAR" a typhoon bad become sa remote as to render Overture.....

dence sa to the conversation between himself

SIR--Beferring to the paragraph in your Bareto

and the plaintiff before the accident. Mr. Ken- the chance of the monotony of the voyage Balaction.

The chief officer got the bast of all. He

nedy asked the plaintiff if he would tave a drink, issne of the 17th instant relating to the supposed] being unpleasantly broken very slender. Select.on....... “Madame L'Archiang Pierce the Rev. Dr Farahani, who was one of the party, had not so far to rus theuntlet of the pirates"

and he took a drink of bready and water. Wit altoreation between the German Commander, The officers little dreamed that among the Valas Fall"......

Offesha went into Chinking and obtained the assistance firing, and he made his belay to his cabin

ness did not have a drink. When Labury got Herr von Hermann, and Befor Capriles, t This will be the last and farewell performanes of Dr. White, who pronounced the ease hope without being hit at all there he securel his Bir-In reply to your No. 1404 of 10th in-ap to go he said "Ob, I think I will have another vernor of the Carsling lalands, and the alleged Docurrences between the latter and Señor España, pamongers some thirty desperate pirates, of the fas Bul of The Buffs in the Pal loss. Dr. Farnham then wefit to obtain a coffiurerciver and lay ready foll emergencies. Thestant, I have the honour to state for the inform-drink," and witness told him to help himself. He

did so, and then went away. Witness wont.un Captain of the Spanish transport San Quintin, I well armed, had calmly shipped with the Gardere, and we doubt zotit will be very largely found that the father had died at noon. After Piratee leaew that comesajad got down below, I to-day called on flis Erneilency Hai, the Su-antil after the accident, when he came in and statements contained therein and to inform you

for Mr. Butler's eon, and, when he returned, bo

stion of His Excellency Bir George Bowen, that to the stables and did not as Lebury again beg to emphatically contradict the trendous deliberate intention of plundering the ve attended. The community owe to them many a the funerals, both afins baing deposited in one

and learning from oneof the boys who perintendent of Castors of this province. el and murdering the commander. When plansat evening's entertainment.

grave, some of the missionaries rated to it was, they sent dor and parleyed with Mr. Hai was good enough to inform me that saw Mr. Lebury with le face scratched, Mrs that they are entirely without foundation and about seventy miles out, without any the statement made by the Hiago News, accord. others continued their journey to Souchow. Mi if he would come out peacely, they would leave to raise a revenue, bat to prevent smuggling. If Lebury had said he was there when he themselves with the dignity pertaining to their Ifisaya the Mercury) we may place reliance in Shanghai by the Kingyü on tus 15th, while kin, making an offer alt to the effect that the duty ou vegetables had been imposed, zot Kennedy, and Dr. Toang, on the verandah, that the Spanish officials in question conducted

Ta La Shan

previous sign of their intention, the pirates ing to which Mr. Gowland, at English employé Butler me out to Ningps in 1963. He wa suddenly declared themmives, drow revol- of the Ossha Mint, loft for Chins on the Sith contributor to the N. U. Daily News, and recent vers hitherto concealed, fired at the captain, uifitio, on fifty days leave of absence, to super prote the descriptiva notas tilling him on the spot, and wounded two ment, the work of organizing mint, the news Complications ara, esidently the order of the inteni, at the request of the Chinem Govern

The Rangoon Timer of 28th altimo mys of the officers and one of the frames. The will be hailed with pleasure by all foreigners in day in this part of the world. A mail or two perience. The first thing knew of the matter was kind enough to promise that he would see to a nine face." He said "Well, it is entirely my

many half-chests of Tea baring lately been (Lebury) came back it would not be tree. Wit-position.

Bequesting that you will kindly give publicity him unharmed. He was to put in the after-smuggled

Hongkong in agatable's baskets; nese maid to him" What is the matter with your

face P He said "That bull of yours." Wiess to this refutation of the statemente referred to hold, along with the other nor and the Chi-he promised to order that in fins al mgat-fit the doth old man, what have you and thanking you therefor in anticipation.—1

ables and fresh fruit that have hitherto been The second mate was lefortunate in his ex. allowed to go to Hongkong free of duty shall be bean doing to your face?" After Lobory said am, Sir, your ebedient sarmat,

That bull of yours" Isaid "Wall you have got allowed to do so in Intace, and His Excellency

meso passenger.

the matter this very afternoon.I have, &c.,

C. T. GARTNER.

rest of the passengers were of course like a the Far East. That the Chinese Government go the dealings of the Burmese Government was receiving a shot in thick. He was stand flock of startled sheep, and the raffiace were sipated for some time past, when reading in

contemplated such an establishment we anti with the Bombay Barmah Trading corporation ing aft at the time, and a number of armed at onco complete masters of the situation. Japan exchanges that the Chibose Minister at ware bristy noticed. The first instalment of

Tokio at the request of his Government, had the fins was dao two days ago, bat, as a mattor Chinataas about him, firi be made a dart to The Houserable F. Stewart, LL.D., Acting Co. They took charge of the ship, turned her head made a contract with the First National-Bank Governmeal, as agente of tita Government of of dying bullets fred at bị by the pirate gang | ACTING COLONIAL. SEGRETARY, HONGKONG, TO of brandy and water at that time. I did not give of course, it has not bean paid. The Inoalget forward, but he had to in through a shower

Jonial Socratary, Hongkong.

MANUEL DE CARCEY, H. C. M.'s Semetary of Legation. Acting Consul for Spain. Hongkong, 18th October, 1885. Hura. We may add that the statements the We publish the above contradiction with ples Bocuracy of which Senor de Carcay a cupha- tically denies, were taken from the London Globe, and a similar account is, we find, on re- ferring to that journal, published in The Times Madal correspondence dated the 9th alt. The Tixes correspondent, however, supplements it with the fallowing remarks:

own fault, and I will take good ears not to tonah that bull again." I asked, Mrs. Kennedy to get Lebury mid-" Oh I don't want the handker him a lendkerchief, and while she was away

back to Hongkong, seized a box of treasure, of Japan for the delivery of au cores quen India, have written to the Avan Government, as he ren, and he was very dealy wounded, with

obiet. (tive me another drink." He hade drak

robbed the passengers of their valuables, tity of copper, and by last mail only we were in proposing arbitration. This proposal has becinot less than six shot work in the body. His

H.B.M. CONSUL. CANTON.

him any whiskey and milk. I went into another room after this and had an more conversa- stopped when a few miles from the island, ait, came to the Chinese Consulate in Yoko- formed that the Chinese" Minister, on the 30th

Colonial Secretary's Office, rocoived, as might have been orpooted, with soorn

Hoogkong. 17th October, 1885. tion with him, except that as he passed the dour where sante piratical craft had been lying in hams, to inspect the 300,000 cattles of copper Governments are of the kind known as strained.survive them

and derision, and the relations batwaen the two injuries are so serious thitis feared ho will not Sir, have the hamone, by direction of the he said "Good morning." I saw him take three wait to receive them and their booty, and which the First National Bank has supplied and What may happen csunot with any certainty be forward, and at length read the forebeld.

He mal however, to get Geversor, to seknowledge, the receipt of your drinks that morning. I have had the ball having, as they thought, rendered the which is ready for shipment.

letter No. 67 of the 14th instant, intimating that five years. I bead him. I have never known foretold, but an opinion seems to prevail that at steamer helpless, took their departure in their

Ou Entarday night the Mascotte Opera Combust the British Government is going to be true

The chief engineer was siding by the augino. all restristigas had now been removed from the him attempt to hurt any one. He is always

fresh fruit from Canton.

ball. I never had any complaints about him be ow junk. Of course they got clear off, and it pany gave, by recusst, a second representation to itself and to its past glorious traditions, roun door when he reosd a shot, and he importation into this colony of regetables and lease in the yard. I consider him quiet of Von Suppé's popular opora Beccaccio at peace prevails everywhere abroad, and matters in dashed forward at once, a sought the fame In reply I am to express His Ereailener's fore this matter. I eat his hozus myself about is probable that they may never be captured. the Theatre Royal. There was a full house, Afghanistan seem settled, temporarily, any place of shelter as the end ofEcer. He was tisfaction at the complete success which attended two years ago. That is a smal thing. All balls" Suob, in brief, is the story of this the latest and the autismo included great numbers she rate, it is thought that Lord Dufferin will take rothor more fortunate in hoffect, as he did not your representations, and to thank you for the horas trooither cutor brass tippen Tresar said

of him,

to Lebury "I thought it would be something of piratical attack on a foreign slip in China wissed the first production of the opers. The do it best to bring they afforded and get so badly hit, and he read the forehold with prompt atoution you gave to the matter that end with that d ball." I would not waters. The lessons to be learned from it are partionlarise. Suffice it to say that the K The store mentioned letter is mid to be, very not of a very serious chactor. Those two Achales, tho Tiosdah Mengyen to their senses. only two wounds. His ingies, it is hoped, aan

say Lobary was intoxicated when he first cate formanse was, as before, a most signal succoss obvious and important. A body of pirates | everything going off well, amid enthusiastio sp. peremptory in tone, and is satt alan to name the wounded men wars not allod to remain in their C. T. Gardner, Esq, Her Britannic Majesty's he has not, and I should say he had had a drink Aoting Colonis Beerotary. but I knew when he has had a drink sad when

that morning.

Gress-osamined by Mr. Daarom the vitress DABING ROBBERY BY AN ARMED

"BIND IN SHANGHAI:- adhered to the statement that it was branly and hot whiskey thas the plaintiff bad at his house.

may at any time taká passage in an outward pisale Me Tyrrell's impersonation of Lam-latest date on which an answer can he received steamer, with the intention of repeating the berteto kept the audience in fits of merriment. The sudden and anexpected arrival of H.M.S.retrest very long, for the fates had them ont exploit of the 17th instant, and, given the same sont piters of interest, including the much the belief that interference in one form or other decks, along with the chieffler and tho Chi- and his topical song, which toushed ou various Turquoise in port has undoubtedly strengthened and put them in the afte part of the 'twean conditions as existed on the Grayhound, it abused etcam-dradger, the case Lobury v. Ken-is intended and the prospecta of an early out- nese janges. would be impossible to detect them. Yours of peds, the recent prosecution in the Police Court break of hostilities between the British and

mmunity frens each outrages had inspired a Canario collision, de, was greated with thin men de congregate."

by the Postmaster-General, the Gleafron King Theobe are eagerly oxavassed wherever veling of security, which has now been dars of applause. Mias Carrie Habort was an radely disturbed, The Spark tragedy cored for her rendering of the solo in the rondo

"Hois the Prince," and several boxquota were

led to the river steamboats being armed handel up to her. Miss Davenport was again and steps taken to prevent any such sudden an admirable representative of the satirist oc- attack by disguised pirates. Similar pro-cacts and rendered the music with great tanta cantions will now be necessary on ocean fula Fiamette, and Miss Stella sent the att and effect. Miss Seymour was also very snoRNA-

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 16th October. TURKEY AND GREECE.

future to stamine passengers luggage comical personation of Peronella. The cooper's Grosse to be a mensis to reaca......

mod their persons to

800

HARBOUR.

The head Chinese fremd was also wounded;

he received a shot while waing along the dock,

short

bave,

FREDERICE STEWART,

Consul, Conta.

SUPREME COURT.

17th October.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE M2. JUSTICE ACKROYD.

Lexuar Y. KarZEDY.-

Mr. Helmes for the plaintiff, Mr. Deacon

"Sach in the report now entrant. It should be aid at once that the Spanish Goturamout thấm xf- ternen, in the most formal manner, dealerad that there was a truth in the report that there had been an altercation or dispute on shore betweny the Spanish and German officials; but it malata rikne ar to what passed on bost of the Spanish ships, only admitting it to be true that Setor Ca pries crdered the German guabost to be attacked at me."* It isp pity the Globe did not give their state- mes with equal fairness and reserve.-Ex. D.P.]

Witness did not drink with him. Plainti did The most daring robbery reecated in the ast- Hot gays any details of the soitint while he was tlements for some tims past was perpetrated in in the verandah aftor the secident; he was talk one of the most frequented streets of the French ing a lot, mostly to himself, but he did not say Concession on the night of the 14th inst. There but it is thought his injury not a very bad one.

he had been knocked down. Witness did not in amative exchange at the corner of the Yang- The pirates baring thukilled and disabled

hear the conversation spoken to by Dr. Young king pang sad the Eze Potito At about 815 most of the officers and seced the passengers,

about its being plaintiff's own fault. Witness in the evening, when the five inates of the shop for not ask plaintiff for any details, plaintiff in question were sitting at the counter, they had then the antica comargar of the vessel. There the defendant.

seemed to make very light of it. His face sp found themselves suddenly attacked by a gang. was noeno to offer them thelightest resistance, Mr. David Kennedy was now eslled for the peared to be merely soratated and not at all consisting of about fifteen burglars, who, to for though the other Chius passengers out- defence. He said-I am an assistant to my seriensly injured Witness formerly had a man jadgs by their dress, were Ehantung men. Each going steamers. It will alan be advisable in Įdience into convulsions of langhter by her highly Powers declarir the warka armaments of they were likely to brzuffers at their hands, guaintance with him. I saw him at the Horse to nak for money, and witness had given him few were also armed with tristols. Four of The Porte has presented's Note to the Grest numbered them about four ono, and know that brother at the Harso Repository. I knoy Mr. Damod Bates in his employs He dismissed him of them had a bamboo in his hand from which Ibary by sight, but have had no personal an for drunkenness. Bates had frequently ceme they afterwarde extracted a long knife; a song by Mr. O'Brien was re-demanded, and ap

they did not attempt any sistance, but were Repository on the 25th August, about half past twenty-five or thirty cents. He had never given the robbers caught hold of one of the stop heapers, each bolding a loaded pirtel to their that no fire-plaua was constant all through, while at the arms or other deadly weapons are accreted closeef each act the company were again at SERIOUS COLLISION IN HONGKONG completely intimidated at ce. Nor were they eleven. I first saw him at the foot of the steps him enough to take him to San Francisco.

really in a position to hadone anything, se

eening down from the house. I was going down Mr. Holmes said the charge conveyed in Mfr.face and threatening to fire it off in case for us. Had this precaution been adopted mound to the frost. Tomorrow night that po-

they were all unarmed, whilthe pirates were all

to the Parade Ground for the coys. He spoke Danson's gaution was sery sorious que, and they should make the least noise. The fifth on the Greyhound the piracy on that Tondel

paler opere "La Parichele" will be produced.

to me and went with me. We went together as

and ordered to show all the money or valasblos could not well have happened. Fran sapit rigsed on the Caroline Islands that Spain, barbar on Saturday morning between two large hand.

The most serious collision that has happened furnished with firearms, and he chief officer said for as the entranco where carriages enter the Realess it could be in somg'manner rapported it shopmaz was led upstairs by a party of the gang.

ought not to be made. It is curious to notice (saya o London paper) at this port for a long time out in the he saw that some of them ba a revolver in each pository, where I stopped. Mr. Labury went is Lordship asid a solicitor might have good they had in this house, Three of the part 18. posing that the pirates had made an attack thongh so active ir the sixteenth and seventeent

down the road. I said to him that I was going rears for asking such a question, sad it so he toained outside the door of the shop, ench held. on the captain and omeore they would have centuries in the Eastern seas, had nothing to do tears the Glenfruinand the Notherlanda In The viols affair occupie but a very for the saws, and when I got to the part of the ought to put it to Mr. Kennedy to give him an ing a leaded pistol, for the parts, no doubt, of

read I have mentioned I saw the cows coming up opportunity of denying it

keeping outaldera from interfering with their with the discovery or investigation of this Archi-dis S.N. Ce's steamer Camaria. At about eight time, and almost immediate after the pirates They were thirty yards from we when Mr. Le- been overpowered by the crew and papaloge. Spanish authors noknowledge that so'olook on Saturday morning the Glenfrain, luft | rose, they were in fall possesion of the ship. The bar left me. The loading outtle had passed the patting the question.

Mr. Deacon said he had very good reasons for doing. They succeeded in completely ransack- ing the plaos. In the ground story all the boxes songers, whereas the passession of revolvers Foringusse first noticed the existence of islands bar haoy and started on her homeward voyage, second engineer was on dut in the engine room ad leading to Head-quarter House. Mr. Le- Cross-examination continued It was not containing weney were broken open and the placed all of those on board at their mercy, thers in 1526; egala in 1529 they were visited It would be a troublesome task so doubt by a Portaguase navigator; in fact, during the and she went slowly down the harbour till just of that time, and the pirsis kept him there bury was on the right hand side of the rose fact that during the let six months the ball amomt put into bags which the burglars had going down and the cewe were in the middle, had become visions and bad tempered. The of brought with them. Upstairs also a slony steep overbag) the baggage of several hundred plass hading bem, visited by sus brand, pius at West Polat, The Cameria, had been when they had disposed of to offers they pro bril, was making up tas rad in the suiddio of evidence of was this: A cow in messen lut of guld, greae, and jorslar to get away sixteenth century thero is no record of the Archi-boyond Mosers Jarding, Matheson & Co's new They ordered him toep the pginea at work, and I saw Mr. Inbary cross over to the Lall The pianation of the insident Mr. Stephens had was made, and they managed to get away mild s passengers, and unpleasant to ask them to although the neighbouring Pelew islands cerlying there, and just at that time she was raov-weeded to look round the amor for planter. the cows. Labury was twenty of thirty yards ran down to the Parsie Ground and the hall with, which the robbers ausged to Eat Sle

tainly were Drake in his great vorage round

from me when he turned to go to the bull I

ran after her. A shower of rain had come on amonts to over $2,000, of which shout 880. subunit their clothes for examination, but the world passed near the Caroline Islande, in ing off to go round to Quarry Esy to unload They had apparently racetrà same information did not notion whether thare wand any onws he and the troops were dispersing. The ball did ware in hand at wooing it would be made as much in their 1579; but he does not appear to have touched some engar. As she then lay her head painted } which led them to expect thre, was a great deal | tween Lebury and the ballst the time he pressed not interfere with the troops. It was the cow of the shop who tried to escape was fired at; for own interests as those of the crow, we doubt thurs, although he discovered the Ladrones or westward, and consequently she had to of tear or other valuale cargo on board over. He struck the buil and poked him with that, want Arsh. He did not suppeso Mr. terately the apon, presumably only loaded

Markunea in the vicinity. During the following come quite round. She got out past the and expressed great disappointment at being his ambrolls. The ball passed on. Irebury fol-Stephens know a bull from * 001.

He poked lowed up and bontinued poking him. quiesce in the measure, and recoguing its no-stopped at the islands, and in 1628 the island of hart into the Renfruin as the latter was.com-$2,000, and nothing else in the cargo that they owed the ball about four yards The bull John Kennaly

Yap, of walch wö hear so much, was discovered cessity,

by a Dutch fleet which was in punnit of the ing psat, striking her amidships on her port side. dammed worth their while toramove. They then walked a little faster than dual while he was Spaniards areas the Pacifo.. Sixty years later! We understand that the Glazfruin had stopped prosseded to thoroughly misack the whale of peking him, but säll kept in the middle of the this morning. Tas official correspondenco published fo sa- Spanish pilot gave the Archipelage Ita Ement and reversed her sugas before the collision, the pastungers' belongings and took whatever road, and at that time did not show any suger. nam in herour of the English Charles L., and The catastrophe was doubtless due to the fast was worth appropriation, zanasking the whils called out to Mr. Lebar not to strike the bull the tlo New Philippines, which was who given

Homade no newer, but confinned poking the ball to it fall lato dema. The Spaniards therefore of the vessels not seeing such other in time to that had they known the smart of plunder to be for about four yardsandth the bull turmodelace this colony from Canton shows that a satin. did not dissover the Carolines, nor did they visit avoid it, on account of a P. & O. stemmer and a got was so small, they wouldust have taken the round. Ltbury, as I thought, was going to run, factory solution of the difficulty has been then til long fies they were discovered. For number of junk lylay between them until the trouble to carry out their audacious enterprise.“ but fall. He fell at the vide of the road, bet notinj

did they investigate them when they learned of Camoria came runs them. The result was very arrived at The local Government, a will their existence. This work was done by two disastrous, for the Glenfrain was out into deep pirater had her bead turned mand, and steamed he was hurt. He said no, nothing bat his face Soon after the steamer was in their hands the the gutter. I wout down the road to Mr. Debary, By the time I got down he was up. I asked him be seen, promptly took the matter up, and Ruian ofoare, Kotzabus and Latke, and by the, the besech made kaing eleven foot in length, back towards Hongkong, Erstening all the while scratched I asked him to come upend bare his pared epiam without & licenes, and, he was fined! The arrested pirate was lodged at the Cantant

French navigators D'Urvilla, Duperres, and the ropresentations made by Mr. Consul Trevine. In 1710 a mission was despatched from three to five met wide, and widend nd the to scuttle the ship, and to' bara her, bat, for-faos washed: I took hold of him by the right 2010, in default of, paying, which he was sent to Bacon, but he refused to give my evidence GARDERE, at their request, to the Chinese from Manila to convert the islanders, but having nettom. The water rashed into the bunker tunately for the ownere and for the crow, they fisbury's watch on the ground when I went

He left me at the foot of the steps, I say gool for a month

be therefore, was sent into the city, where had the desired effect. The landed at the Pelaws its members were there that ride and soon began to fill the attempted neither. Whos they had arrived to him. He took it and put it in his pocket He

A LOTTERY CASE

tortures, no doubt, will on Isosan his tongoo, massacred. If history were invoked decide ed, according to the Chiness the fganish pretension theg kun tasretore ship, nad Captain Norman at once saw that within a short distance from this island they him. Lebo sandpunt his preko to me Insperger Staunton on charge of keeping an soldiers. Presumably they subdod hot was Wong Asem, hill collector, was auomoned by It is thought that the robbers, are disbatuled ing to this Boochow Creek, where a boat was it for the purpose of ixising a sppas to be wholly groundless.

the only clause of waving his ship was to hand a boat which was lying anchored, waiting and did not appear in the least anvonions, any of the Pak Kop Fix Lottery.

Ons of the inmates

with powds, did no other injary to the man

not most passengers would cheerfully ac- century, kovover, Spanish navigators frequently pler, and was coming round, when she ran able to find only one box of treasure, containing several times five times at least, and fol- tiff, gave evidenas corroborative of that of Mr. this was done in less than ten minutes time. The

other column with reference to the tempor.

Bry stoppage of the supply of vegetables to

ATEL

Lai Afuk, a men in the employ of the plain than badly burning his face with powder. All robbers, with their spoil then took to their The case was adjourned until eleven o'clock heels, and running along the Yang-king pang

were must by a number of Chinese, who tried captare them. A Eurasian, attempting to run after one of the gang, recaleed a bad out with a POLICE COURT:

sharp bamboo over bis face, sud a Fronoh police- mah, who by this time had arrived at the Boear and tried to assist in arresting the men, was fired at, but the bullet missed its mark. The whole gang then escaped into the English mettlacent where a nativo constable-needed

17th Octelor.

Bero M. E. MACHKAN..

OPIUM CARE

Chan Ako skupkeeper, admitted selling prin captazing one of them: the remainder scoped.