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THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2D, 1885.

Wo note that it is stated in latent home papers

HBM. gunboat Midge, Commander Hotham, loft horo yesterday for Canton.

The American guptost Menocacy, Commander Higginson, arrived here yesterday from Canton. Tho Neigai Shimpe (a Kabe nativo papas) as it is viated that a Chinese steamor company tande running vessel between Shanghai in Hakodate viu Nagasaki

On Saturday morning the granter part of the escaperooted for the commodation of the North- amptonshire Regiment at Kowloon was removed and the mon procooded to take up their quarters in the barracks Yanted by The Buffs being oor

aged over in Dockyard cargo boats towed by Government launches. Rather more than one company remains at Kowloon at present, under

CONFRA

The Chinese Government has ordered two the walls are broken by gårdare that, ajan the to have their goods ready packal for shipmrat by ironola correttes to be built by the Vulcan court from side to elde. Commoning at six foot the 12th December. It is proposed that they Company at Stettin. The new vessels are to bo from the ground the girders ran up the walls should be packed in every respect except the of the same type as the lately constructed Taiwith increasing projection until at the height fastening up of the case, and taken to the City. Fues, and therefore will be somewhat emalior of twenty feet they project to the extent of Hall and shown, and then be finally packed for.

fully a foot. From this point they acth their transmission to England then the Ting Tuen and Chen Yven

Itie not intended that any of the oxhibits shoull way sorose the court under the coding and forme sacrificed to haste. Ttix mat the fault of the

The following draft disposition of space in REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. the supports of the roof.

publisted for general information.—

In the plan "long" means down the court "deep"manus across the court.

London, 80th October. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE A

.. FRENCH MINISTER. Tho French Minister of Foreign Affairs has

boer shot at, bat escaped abhnet. The would-be assassin was arrested.

THE MONETARY CONFERENCE. Framos, Switserland, Greece, und Fay-have resolved to maintain the union, even if Belgium rafmas to adhere to the Convention.

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CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

earth to eat their meat and brend and go te sleep, while 3,000 other men take their that the troopship Orontes was to proceed in a few wacks to Hongkong with troops, probably a draft places Since the first of the year those for the Northamptonshire Regiment: The Oron- cold, trickling caverns and shafts have been fea is expected horn in Deon bar. drilled and Masted continuously. Hundreds It is notified in Saturday's issue of the Govern of powerful steam-drille, driven by stronnement Gazette that His Excellency the Governor of comprassed air from wonderful shining has given his sent in the gas and on behalf of the Queen, to Ordinances 16 and 17 of 189%. engines, eat into the hard rock like so many being the two Appropriation Ordinances recently steel parasites, and mountains of torn gaeiss passed by the Legislative Council. and shining mica beso bean piled up around In his trade oiralar, datod Shanghai, 29th the shafts as the work went on. Ia two October. Mr. Peter Maglean remarks: The Railway-in-China potion, pushed forward by the Feare from next palere tunnel of thirty-Progressive or military Aretion at the capital, is one miles will stretch from Croton Lake to rain slosh, had the building of the northern the reservoir in. Centre Park, through the lins so long spoken of may socot bo commenced, Parhapa a little stretch fowards, and even inta brick and stone lining of which will gush a Share may be attempted, since on that ronte

"The N. C. Daily News says that the P. & O bady of crystal water more than enough to thers are low luffin stations, and the revenues Company have ordered another tender to roplane eupply the metropolis planteously, For all of the tovornore and Viceroys, and per sequence, the Drugs on the Hwangpoo, the boiler of which of the Government, would not suffer greatly by exploited same time ago. More. Boyd & Co. these blessings and the proud distinction of the inprovenien But, as ons talogram has it, have got the contract to build the new boat. We owning the longest rock tunnel in the world,The Board of Revenue and some of the Censors are informed that the angle iron connecting the are opposing it. And that rock" revenue will front and bottom of the boiler was split by the the city will have to pay at least $33,000,000 prove a very surioas obstacle to the spread of explosion for about five feet. The bottom of the or perhaps $60,000,000. The Mount Centrailways in the more southerly provinong.”

boiler wax only constructed to carry six pounds tunnel is anvan and cos-half miles long und i

of stean, but the working pressure was about cost about -$15,000,000, while the Stwhich occurred in that city on the evening of the ways been a corfain risk. It is probable that The Manila papora euntain details of the fire twenty-five pounds, consequently there has al- NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Bothard tunnel is wire and one-fourth miles 24th ult. The fire was first discovered in the the testing of this boller by water pressara soms Concations on Editorial matters should be long and cost very little more. For people store called the Bazar de la Hato de Oro, on the time ago may have had the effect of weakening addressed "The Editor," and those on business "The

ground floor of the handsome hanes of Mosers. in the city bave any idea of, the marvellous Agirraga, on the Escolta, which is supial yit; hence the accident. Manager," and not to individuals

An will he notioed by the announcement or Correspondents are requested to forward their camo rapidity with which the aqueduct tunnol is the above mentioned store and the Busar Fili and addres with comunications addressed to the being made. Over 8,000 men are employed in Lats and Co. were reduced to rains. The peo for shares in the Houghong High Level Tram plou This house and the ofices of Messrs.our front page, the dato for closing spplications Editor, not for publiention, but as evidence of good the work-6,000 underground and 2,000 on misca were covered by innranes the extent of ways Company, Limited, will expire on the 4th All lettera for publication should be written on one the surface. At the bottom of the shaft the $350,000. The establishment of Messrs. Sockor, inst. The bulk of the shares available for allot- the store known as La Bilbaina and the houses mont have been applied for. Tenders for the side of the paper only.

minera work in two directions, an white one in wid-street. indading that of Messrs. Forbes, these remaining sections of the tranway were Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not

set of men are drilling southward there is a Mon & Co., in which was a large quantity of giron sat on Saturday to Mr. San Shing, of ordered for a fixed period will be continued until

set of men in another khaft working north. valuable merchandise, were all for a time in great Wellington Street, who was the successful com counterLanded.

Order for extra nepíss of the Daily Press should ward to meet then. These shafts are abant tangor, bit wore saved by the efforts of the frenetitor For these as well as for the Brst setion. contributions of premia, we have on available

We naderstand that the total amount for 009 stenoton at the line is $23,000, which is almost are the plans of the engineers that in the 15th October for New York, has been caughtEngineor. The whole contract must be com The German ship Anna, which left Kobe on exactly the figuro estimated by the Resident case, they deolare, will the line of the tuami in a typhoon and disunistad. Tho Bingo Neuspleted within ten months. The work is pro be more than one insh out of the way wheray-The Anua vidently met with haivy ros grossing steadily,

Yamashiro-marn, reports that upon nearing ther on the cridst, for Captain Mahlmann, of the

Yesterday morning, at about 5.30 are, the Oshima on the morning of the 20th October, body of a Malay sasa was found anspended when coming down from Yokohama, the light by the neck from a large nail or spike in the

signalled that foreign vessel reinicing as wall of a house in Water-late, a small thorough sistance was in the adstead Captain Mahlmann fare in the neighbourhood of "The Land we then steamed into the roads, and found the dangive in" tavern in Queen's-road. It was appa there, with her air and mizen topmesta carried rantly a case of suicide, and one in which the way. In other respects the vessel seemed to be deceased man must have taken a great deal all right, and after answering in the afirmative trouble to deprive himself of his life. He had the signal "send a tugboat," the Yarsashire-o rope, but he got an old gunny bag, hang ons maru, as other request was made by the Anna,end on the spike, and tied the other round his ship Anna was towed up from Oshima to the en in doing. He had procured a stool from some oborage at Kobe, on the morning of the 33rd where, as one was found overturned near him, October, by the Satsuma-noru.

and when found, his foot were about six inches from the ground. Ein was at once taken down, The Shanghai Courier says:-In acordance and his body was sent to the Mortuary, and a with a memorial sunt to the Throne by all the inquest will probably be held to-day. The de- Vicarcys concured all the engineers of the censed was a geaman who bad band brought up Great Northern Telegraph Company who have here seeking for employment, and up till re-seconded by Mr MACLEAN, Mrs. A. Coxon been engaged in constructing telegraph linos ineoutly he had been staying in a lasoor's boarding and A. F. MacEwen were re-elected auditors. Chinesa Telegraph Company, bare been deco-mana being quits exhausted, the landlord tarn the meeting, gentlemen. I thank you for your China, diristly for the Government and for the horse, Being unable to find a berth, and his

The CHAINMAN-That cluses the business of

rated for their servlees in pashing on the lines ed him out čestitate into the street.

It is pro-attendance.. during the last two years. Engineer-in-Chief of the Imperial Cluzess Tecause of the cot.

Mr. Bujesex, tha habis that his impoverished condition was the lographs, Las received the bine button, and the

be sent before 11 am on the day of publication. one mile apart, yet so delicato and accurate After that hour the supply is limited,

BIRTA.

On the 1st Noreraber, 1885, at the late Watchai Rednery, the Wife of Mr. E.-M. Hrwoman, of a aaoghlor

The Daily Press

fies

HONGKONA, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1985,

Even ince the conclusion of ponce between

the miners in the different tanuele moet oast | other undergrooud."!"

The delivery of the French mail was begun at 8.50 on Saturday morning.

The sharterad transport Heakor arrived in Portsmouth on the 21st September from Hoag kong, Singapore, &.

MED.

The fourth annual general meeting of the Canton Inserause Ofce, Limited, was held at the office of the General Agents, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., on Saturday. There were prs- Dalrymple, W. H. F. Darby (Consulting Com- sont-Mears. J. Bell-Irving (Chairman), H. L. mittee), J. Macgregor, J. Hovmann, C. Anderson, J. A. dos Remedina, R. C. Maclean, Ho Tang, and E. E. Dear (Secretary).

The SECRETAET read the notice convening the meeting. permission I will take the report which is now The CHAIRMAN zaid-Gentleman, with your presented as road. I are only a few remarks tained therein. After carrying forward a suff with which to sxpplement the information con aient eum to meat any further claims on the past year's working, paying the dividend of 10 per Dept. on capital, and hoɑng of 15 per cont. "on baloo of $50,000, and this, the Committen think, shoald in the best interests of the Com- pany be placed to the credit of the Reserve Food. I trust we shall have your approval to: that course. Since the issue of the report we have incurred farther loses to the extent of 385,000, which includes the unfortarate disaster to the Glenfrues in this harbour on the 17th in- staat. In conclusion, I would ask sl sharehold ors to continue to give loyal support to the ole, by which means we shall be able to increase the prosperity of the Company and return larger bonuses to contributors. Bofors proposing the adoption of the report and sccounts I shall be happy to answer any questions you may desire to pat.

No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN

be passed.

Gangway

Depth 17 ft. 6 in.

15 4.

Longth 143 14

LEFT SIDE.

TO BE NOTED.

Platform required 9 feat high, fait long, and 17 fent 8 izohes deep.

Table 17 fost inobe

deep, fook lugh, faat icng. The gartra of the table to be se onpied with tackle.

Platform 3 feat high and

Depth 17 ft. in.

Length 115 fi

DEPTH 17 FT. 6 19,

Loxa,

Model of Dock & Junku, 8 Gangway. Gangway. I

Rope Кара. Вода в

Dangway,

Gangway.

vota und dare ngainat ti

Fishing Juake.

Gangway.

Fishing

Junka

Gangway, 3

$ font long, on which tabe plasecoasenback to back and 17 foot 6 faches doep. In the Tapstablon. Trait", Ma one put Togetables dicines. Ersantial Oile and traite. In the other medicines and essential sits.

Frans and China, the question of the intro- Settlements, is expected to arrive at Singapore continued on her way to Kake. The disabled jack, a thing he must bara had some difcaltr/moved that the report and accounts se submitted) Along the wall plac

Sir Frederick Weld, Governor of the Straita duction of railways into the Central King-on or about the 12th just.

dog has been ceaselessly on the tapis. Like

The P. & O. steaner Rarese, with the nart outward English mail, left Singapore for this port at 4pm on Friday,

Shanghai for Ay by the next trip of the Mr. H. Ailes and family were to leave steuner Seewo a route for Tacosus.

The British sloop Wanderer, Commander a snowball gathering as it rolls, the reports Orford Churchill, arrived at Shanghai from GD this subject base grown into statements Jeuchaau, Korea on the 26th it. of the most confident yet of the wildest kind, until some of the European and American papers have come to believe that railways are, if not an actual fact in Chins, about to be constracted, and that contracts for the mme have been really signed. This bubble bas, however, heen pricked by the announce racat that the Board of Revenue and some of the Caesora are opposed to the introduo-

It is notified in Saturday's. Grenits that tion of the iron way. The Empress, Lt Atwell Coxon, Consal for Belgium, has report. HUNG-CHANG and many of the most enlighted his resumption of the duties of the Consulate

at this part. ened and influential officials have declared)

The Melville Opera Company left. Shanghai by the Nipon Yusen Kaisha's tester Yoke hama Mart on the 28th ult. for Yokohama.

Mr. DALBYNTLE socoaded. Carried unanimously.

On the motion of Mr. GoosWANN, secunded by Mr. Resto108. Mers Byrio, Bottomley, Sassoon, Daliyople, and Darby were re-elected as the Coaseleng Committee.

On the motion of Captain ANDERSON,

CRICKET MATCH.

TOUKGSTEMS.

ULD STAGERS (10 YEARS IN THE BASTI T.

It is seldom possible in Hongkong to get to: gether such a strong team of Veteraness phyǝd on Saturday last auder the title of "Old

others have been-promoted to various-graden-of- A manting of the members of the Figuris the Shunay-Lang or Double Drag Mens Recreation Club was held in the Gymnasium of while the desire to be connected by the once- that institation on Saterday afternoon, for the rod wire is so strong among all the Viceroys. purpose of arranging the entries for the Chair- that before many yearsevety-hsien town in Chixa man's, American, and German Cup races into will have a telegraph offioo in it. The next crews. The first besipesz was to ballet for The return to this Colony of Mr. N. G. large enterprise to be undertaken is a line from strokes, and there being enough entries in each strongly in favour of the railway, believing Mitohal-Innes and resumption of his chiting as Fakes through to Yunnan, tha con alenetion af event for fire grown, that number of strokes was Stepers," and, with the exception of one man,{

Assistant Registrar-General on the 31st Octowlch is in bo proceeded with at once. This requirol. Six mambers were proposed, viz.. J. J. the whole team could have played ardor the title anivasul extension of telegraphe is perhaps not Hughes, Glass, Goodied, Grace, Thompson, and of 15 years in the East" instead of 10 years

Yery long step towards the introlaction of Hayllar. Of these the first five vers elected railways, hat it is a step, and the Chinese are for the first two events, hat Mr. Grace declining only. To oppose them the "Youngsters" could not altogether wrong if they take as their motto to stroke in the German Cep zace. Mr. Hayllur not get their full strength, and they were in this matter the safe advice "fasting lente."

was elected. These gentlemen drew for pick of thought to be spezially work in bowling, but as crows by ballot, and each picked up three row it turned out Jackson bowled most stadily for ine men to pul behind him, the result being

that it would consolidate the power of the Central Government, open up the country, and develop its resources, and lead to an in- crease of revenus. But this view does not prevail with the Board of Revenue, and shore is good reason to believe, both from private

ber, is notified in Saturday's Gazette.

It is untition in the fizette of Saturday that Her Majesty's Minister in Japan bas informed His Excellency the Gerarnor that Osaka, Hiogo,

and Kobe have been declared infected districts.

The new steamer Pao Hua was launched from

that the introduction of railways into China which several lottery tickets had been presentel of gentlemen to go on a trial trip in the stoner. I vouritehoice of rotarains, there being two or of an inning a pieza, and the rosult was a draw

rather in favour of the Oldsters, who obtained

The patriotic subscription opened at Manila Messrs. 8. C. Farnham & Co.'s yard, at Did that five grews in sach event were got togeththen throught the whole of a long innings, | information we have received and from the to raise funds for the purchass of a man-of-war Duck, Shanghai, on the 24th September, and ento all appearance so avenly balanced that it and secured the vary creditable record of 71 statements in our Shanghai contemporaries, smounted on the 27th ultimo to $17,358, beside the 27th October the builders invited number would be hard to pick one out at present as to wickets for 81 rups.

for one of them. The strokes then One day was not satteleat for the completion In the London Gazette of the 18th September Tiantanant Wool, at the UBS. Pates, Captain three more entries than the number required

Arong those prosant were Captain Nation and row for we find the following fotification:The Boff. Barton, British Government Surveyer, Messrs and those picked were Btopani, G. Grimblo, G. East Kent Regiment).--Supazaamerary Capt. Warburg and Sonne, Surveyors for Lloyda, J. A. Caldwell, R. Hopdins, and the fifth man to A.J. W. Allen to be Captain, vico R. S. H.

J. Bachleister, J. Buss, M. A. Cook, F. Mann,hare his pick of the remaining antrion The Moody, seconded."

W. E. Anderson, &. Calls. J. Simpson, the Edi.boats were then drawn for and picked in the We note that Colonel John Ashton Papitis, tora of the Ha Pao and Shen Pao, and reporters. same way. (ately in command of the Royal Engineers de

Tim vessel left the Associated Wharves upper this station, has been placed or balf-pay. Lieut. at 10 13 a.m. and reached Woosung at 11.00 William Hallett Connolly, B.A., has been having recomplished the distance of twelve miles gazetted captain.

with the ly in fty-two minutes, The Red Rung, a ritanes of fourteen miles, was reached The Messageries Maritimes steamer Pei-ho, in one hour and five minutes from time of start. with the Freset mail, and dates from Loulering, the bugiuos makfag at starting 190 revol- to 20th Sepetembor, arrived here early on Entutions and at Wung 118, with 30lbs, steani for day morning. The talograptio nowe brought the former and 70lbs, for fac latter. From the on by her had, however, been anticipated.

Red Buoy to the Big Tree is a distance of siz miles, and this was done in 27 minutes, or at the rate of 11 knots an hour, the tide at this linis

A notification in the Government Gazsite an nounces that Hie Excellency the Governor has being slack, the engines making 131 revolutions appointed tant. Breeks, A to be aide-de-on Silbs. steam-N. C. Daily News. Camp, vice Capt. Lewis of The Buffs, who has embarked with his Regiment. This appoint ment will date from November 1st, 1895.

The address to Admir Bir W. M. Dowell will be ready for signature to-morraw. Sub aription lists for the Ball are now lying as the Club Germania, the Hongkong Hotul, Victoris Hotel, the Hongkong and Victoris Dispensarisa, and at the principai atcres:

We take the subjoined. items from the London and China Express of the 25th September:

Colonel & Murray, who served with the Military Train throughout the expedition in North Chine in 1860, has been selected for the murd of the 20th Madres Native Infantry. The death is nonnual of Lisut. Colonel Mars Port Said on his way home to Frange from: Indo-China. Colonel Marz was only forty-six of the approaches to the river of Hué and the years of age. He had recently been in command

garrison of Tbann-An, and had just received his promotion.

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194 to the Youngsters 100 for 8 wisketa.

The veterans secured first innings and kept in the best part of the day, six men making double figaros, of which Darby 88, (rimble 38, Chuter 35, and Anton 16 wore the principal Chater, Darby, Auton mad the best stands of the innings, all playing in the òlil steady form of 15 years ago.

egret.

For the Youngsters, Holworthy's £6, Major Riddell'a 22, and Jackson's 13 wore the prin oipal items.

The following is the full score

OLD STACKS, W. M. Deann, Jackman.... A. Dom, ib,

0. frima. De Jane

4. MacEwen, sad i Brac

A. K., Harris, b Suokaoh we

G. 5. Barff, Desira, Juckre

J. Eos Anion, it e, b Jackson L...

0. P. Clater, Eiddel.......

1. Po, bw, 3 aler.

W. I. F. Darby, no

D.

Bett, o Jackson, Riddell

XE. Weichouse, e klokes, a Jarksop.

Hye 10, ing byco 3, whites 1

will be deforred for some time. That they will ultimately be mado there can be no doubt, and it is possible that some expori mental fine that will not interfere with vested faterests may soon be commenced. But the larger aches, for the conrection of Peking and Tientsin with the Yangtze, and Central Obina with Canton and the South will bare to wait their fallment for an indefinite though we will hope not a very prolonged poriod. Matters in China, do not progress, as in Japan and some other countries, by lospe and bounds; they march slowly and Occasionally with a lingering step. The san- goina anticipations of iron-founder and others in England and America are, we think, doomed to temporary disappointment, but it is some satisfaction to sea that a strong and over increasing party is China ia in favour of progress. The present check will only import additional zest to the desire of the Viceroy of Chihli and the party of which be. is the leader for improvements. The last dring memorial of Tso TaNG-TAND OR Cuast Defence, in which that eminent Chinees of

to be altogether out of trim, and recent trials cial strongly advocated the adoption of the H. E. Chang, the Chiume Minister to the United-havo shown that the forced draught in no Chinese fireman employed on board the stagger railway, will also have a powerful effect upon Adviser and Seuratary of Legation.

States, to Washington in the capacity of Legal war makes up for her logs of boiler power. De bighshire, was charged with concealing on the mandarinate. The opposition to the in-

The Iron Thike's indiated horse power in hoard that reasel thirty-seven pounds of tobacco, The French steamer Namvien, which arrived 1876 was 4,789, and her speed at the mer with intent to defraud Her Majesty's Customs. troduction of the railway- may therefore be here on Friday from Haiphong, reports that surul mile 13-885 knots. After her four The ship was rammaged, and a portion of the —expected to gradually decline, while the the Danish stoner Reperit, lying ashore of years' commission to Chim ate was taken outside lining of & closet was found to have been skilful- movement in ita favour will war stronger Hainan Head, has broken in two forward of the the harbour at Hongkong for a six hours' fully taken out, replaced, and painted, The wood engine room, and the fore part of the vessel has speed trial, and hairdiested horse-power reasbed was then removed, and revealed a cavity in which Overy year.

been washed away. The Wreck is breaking up was tien 4,800, and the spead 14 knots. Since the was cotonaled the icbay. The grow wors THE GOVERNOR AND THE BUFFS rapidly.

alterations and notwithstanding all the benefits mustered by the chief officer, and then the Verogra is not the only city in the world'

which the forced drought is supposed to hustow, prisoner acknowledged the tobacco as his. The His Excellency the Governor directs the sub- that is paying for a costly tannel to cendar

trial outside Plymouth breakwater has only the indicated horse-power of the engines upon magistrate imposed a fine of £12 12. 10d., the joiced latter and its enclosure to be published ith water supply into ite midst. Beside the

reached. 3,575, with a spoed of 10-7 knots. And single safe and duty, or in default are month's in the Cavette for general information.

iraprisonment stuper dous work described below, our tun.

yet the officials report the result of the trial as nel at Taitam ebrinks into insignificance, and

satisfactory"! its cost, even though it has ewollen jato some thing wear a million dollars, dwindles into small dimensions

The Nurul ad Military Guzelte ways:The "improvements" which have been made in the

We have reason to believe that the mission to ball and machinery of the Iron Duke ate empha- tically a failure. Since the peasel's arrival from England of ourtain agents of the Japanese Go- Ching oue of her boilers has been taken out in ?ernment, with the object of placing on the order to increase the bunker space, and to com | marke: $10,000,cun worth of the Kinsatsu TO- pansate for the loss of steato-generating power deemable bonds recently issued, has proved s thus occasioned the forced draught machinery complete failure English financiers appear to has been fitted. The value of the additional coal objected to bare anything to do with beads- The Mercury says that Mr. Ng Chor. Legal carrying capacity is practically nullified by the relating to a purely internal fiscal measure, for which no tangible security; beyond the general Adviser and Forsign Interpreter i H. E. Li fact that when lauded with her full complement Hung-chang, has been appointed to accompany of coal the ship is so nack down by the head as redit of the Government, was offered.

Paterson, of the Chinese transpart Meefes, We (Courier) are glad to hear that Captain formerly senior captain of the U.I.B.N. Co., has been loa udarin, we believe with a blev he has shown to the remains of the late soldier button, in recognition of the respectful devotion and statesman Tho Tsung-tany.

dorff.

£

At the West Ham Folion-court Toug Aping.

TUUNGSTERS

&. H. Jackson, b Traver

1. G. Stokes, & Darby...

A. dec. Sounian, Tree, Darby

6. K Gore, e rind "Payin

C. L. Bolecribe, e sub, h Fou

B. M. Rumsey, & Derby...

7. A. Harris, Triveting

Major Riddell, .A, & HAT

N. Tampяaa, no: T. Y. Davisi

F. Loo

To bat'

9. C. C. Masters!

Byes 7, leg bre 1, wrišem i, no bali 1

MEMORANDUM.

woods in apright umsý 8 test long on mito platform of 3 feet high

33 2 deep.

Similar apright onnes for BOY, MO, sweet- ments, and sugar, 17 fact inebee deep, un raised platform of

2 fest long. The

cases to be sowned

dori en to the plat

form and to the wall.

The back of esse Box-

taining soy do, to ba overed with suitable material and mudo a aereen for pistarar, 3d against it to be placil shall fea:long aml 17 fast 6 inahes desp,slaforpjettres.

Self for perarse o aminet the wall 12 feet long and 2. cop.

Model of Colony on xais. ed platform [set high, foot long, 10 fest deòp

Tabla 17 ft. 6 in, deep,

festhigh and 4ft. Jong with raised partitionin contre threatest high. On sido facing adol place pictures, the

other side bruer and

mstal ward.

Railing 3 fost high for

roping. Platform $ feet high and 17 foot 6 inch deep for theatre and metskod 7 fast long. Hope to

be past round at dis

tasca, of one foot on each side.

Platform 3 feet high for dispensary and fuc-

tory, & feet long, 17 fort & iuobes deep.. Tabla for ivory and

ever warA.

Boy, Samahoo Sweetminte, and Sugar.

Commission that the information regarding the Court reached there so iste, and therefore it: scosa of the exhibits are late it sannot be helped. The first sensideration should be given to finish, and to the small details, upon the observance or non-observanos of which the orcellence of an <hibit must mainly depend. This can only be ffected by och exlibi taking a prido in his exhibit and wishing to make it artistically.com plate, and it is vory much desired that exhi bibera will take this view of the 2590. The ur | rangationis of the Court will rember it easy for additional things to be forwarded between this

and next May, but it is important that the main body of the exhibits should be despatched and the Court shaped as soon as possible..

The articles shipped by the transport Mexicaa constated chilly of wares for the Basaar or shop. The other things forwarded wers blackwood furniture, brass and pewter war, camphor 'wood and leather tranka, and specimens of rattan wara.

POLICE COURT. -

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BEFORя Mr. E. MICKEAN.

LARCENT OF BANDAL WOOD. Four Chinese boatmen wern charged with atealing a quantity of sandal wood on the 18th and 29th alt, from Mesara, Gilman & Cox, gə down on the Praya Bast, and a marine hawker was charged with feloniously receiving the sama with a guilty knowledge.............

On the 18th Teng Ächun, the godowy koepur, want to the godown and found a gang of seven or sight on inside, who bad broken in through the window, helping themselves to mandal wood. They all made their escape, and took sway about ten pieces of sandal wood with them. He re- oguised thres of the ama, kowever, when spre now in the dosk, one having been arrested by th» polico outside, and the other two in the sonel that morning whither they had come to see th case. The second prisoner he could not say he ww on that bocasion, Ent he knew him to Lẻ one of the gang. On the 29th the godown keeper dis govered that the building bad bssa braken into again, this time from thereof,in whichalarge bole liad been made, and aboat toa pieuls of sandal 3 wood were missing. From inquiries made P. S. Kump went with some police to the house the hawker lived in, and a barber there told thera tho hawker had gone out, but that be had some sEN- dal wood in his room, that theri had been another pisse, but the lokang at the Market had taken it, In court the barbor denied having made any such statement A quantity of saudal wood was found in the hawker's room, and he said it was given him by the market lokang, and he did not

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The sevend prisoner, who was not identifieť in any way, was discharged, and the other four were sentenced to six months* hurd labour each. LARGÉNY

Chan Apo was sentenced to six weeks' hant labear for stealing three opiam pipoɛ from an opiam divan at Hung Hsm, kept by a woman azmed Wong Afak, on the 29th alt.

AN UNFOUNDED CHARGE.

Captain Farrell, of the British ship Oberon, was again before the court on a charge of indo-` Piptares. Plobatoscant assault committed uns boy on board the

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Originally separate obarges were brought against the defendant by two boys namad Hol- combe and Mares. Holcomba’a dasa was takea first, and, after having occupied the court for several days, was disposed of on Friday afternoon. During the heuring of Holcombe's case the

nged his statements as compiut the sunrcumstances under w sileged the indocent acts complained commistet, but none of his statements agreed with those of the witnesses he called. For the defence widene was called to show that at some of the times mentioned by the Com plainert docendant was not on board the ship. and at others there were a number of parsons presant on the poop, so that the sets complained of could not have been committed under the Gangway Gangways circumstances described.

His Worship. after all the evidence had boon taken. oelled the complainant up and tell Granfte and bim that he could not rely upon anything Stop Figures. 10 he had said, that he did not believe thize wai the slightest ground for the abensations made, and that the defendant was discharge!

Gangway. Gangway 3 He felt it his duty to forward the whole of the papers to the Attornřeneral, with sach re marks as he might deern necessary, in order that the Attorney-General might take whatever action in the matter he thought fit.

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The case brought against Captain Farrell by Meres stood adjourned until Saturday morning. On the case being called on His Worship stated that the complainant had withdrawn from the charge.

Mr. Wotton said it was extremely unfortunate, ac for as Captain Farrell was concerned, that the esas had been withdrawn, for Captain Farrell was qaits prepared to submit to the fullest investiga Hon. There was not imagingle word of truthin the Gangway. Gangways statement which had been made by Holcombe in the previous case and none whatever in the allegations of Meres, that the charges were the most false and foul acoustions that it was pos- rible to imagine could be brought against any- one, and that it was astonishing that two boys who had to some degres besa educated could be found to attempt to substantiate them.

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His Worship said he wus cf opinion that thers was not the slightest Foundation for the charge brought by Holcombe; as to the charge brought by feros, as it had been withdraws, he could say very little; but Captain Farrell loft the Court entirely a free s

Certißratos of discharge wore afterwards up- plied for by Mr. Watson and were accordingly granted.

TIENTSIN.

21st October. It is said that the Viceroy'smission to Peking anded, and that he will spasdily return to Tientsin, Thors will be no railways in China this year, the Censors-having-objected to them- ss dangerous and likely to cast rebellion in the scuntry. Other eigns of a more progressive asture have, howares, show themselves Aa Admiralty Board has bocu institated which sans centralisation and uniformity. The Viceroys will no more be allowed to constitute navies humanorum, and differant methods of Platform of feet high, 16 training will be superseded by one frm and fast fest deep, and 15 feet rule. The present exigencies of the empire hovo lung, to be suitably directed the attention of its ralers to the de covered Rating with crabisness of organizing the coast defence. Bilk rope to be made

The Peking College, which many looked upon fer front and bṛth

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as wanting power of vitality, is roviving and will ba enlarge: atothar step seemingly indicating, that China really moans to weigraft the ideas and the civilisation of the nineteenth century apou an old but still pigorous stock-Courier Cov... respondent,

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IN THE FRENCH CONSULAR COUET, Shanghai, 27th October, 1885,

Government Bouso, The dispute between Spain, and Germany has

Bongong, and October, 1885. EIR-I have the hoopar to request you to aot yet been finally settled, but the general feel- The Straits Tieter saya ---The other day two ing is that the afair will not be followed by any transmit the closed Monorandum,to Colore] prisoners of a very novel description made toward consequences. Meanwhile German Graves, commanding the 2nd Battalion of the Mr. P. G. von Allendorff, according to Mer acquaintance with the inside of Kandang Kurban trade with Spain is suffering more and more, Huffs (Esat Koat Regiment). Nevertheless, as allcury advices lately to hand from Seoul, romaius Police Station; these wors two elephants, a male in the laws inflicted by the Carolines" ques- 4-I intend to forward by the nerf mail a things are large or small by comparison, the thera sx 7:00. Prasitest of the Foreign Offices and fouale, belonging to a Bongalen man. They tion are perhaps ten times the value of the ou copy of this Memorandan to the Searstars of Wilk and other Taitam Waterworks is a big scheme for selected by the Teung-if Yamên, rough Bit advertised-for sale, but prrelager das not graph Conference has finished its labours at War Oos-I have, n

Mr. Merrill, of H.LM.O. Customs he was have been some time in Singapore, and have beet fire group of islands. The International Tele-State for the Coloules for transmission to the Hongkong, and is proving somewhat of a Robert Hart, take charge of the Korean Cus appear to have been found yet. The Bengales Borlin, and great festivities have boos arranged

G. F. BOWEN. drain on its resources. When the works are toms, formerly also in charge of Mr. zon Mollen.ased to take his pets out occasionally for a walk, an the departaro of the visitors. The results of Major-General CAMERON, C.B., ... &., ke, completed, however, we shall undoubtedly

bat omitted to provide himself with a pass from the conference will be of great benefit to cont The China Mereunte 8. H. Co's stemor the Police, and on that account Inspector Luts merce generally. At Bariin the "anion state of feel their benefit and be proud of the. The

quite rightly thenght it host to "rùn lien in,”

Governor Bir George Bowen cannot allow the singe" has been prolonged on account of the present water supply is lamentably defcient. have had mishaps. By the lust Shanghai papers took them away to his station. But, once there, Hamburg the same measure is to be applied.

have been unfortunate of late. Several of the high he did in Berangoon Eoad, and thenes sontinued agitations of the Bocialists, and at 2nd. Battalion of the Buffe-(Est-Kent Regi- The British and foreign community of course we learn that the Pooch was coming down from the diflenity was how to dispose of them; it was

ment) to depart from this command without placing on record his high appreciation, as the domus feel the scarcity so much, as most of Tientein with ono propallonouly, having lost the impossible to put them in pound, as they simply The intact mailedvices received home wero Represancative of the Qusun is this Colony, of

other in the Peibo; and the steamer Yangning, their housce bave the water laid on, but the which left Shanghai for Wenchow on the 27th or such a triflo as a wooden feire, und Feocho 15th August, Shanghai 15th, Toko- their excellent coaduol throughest the period of 15. Chinese are put to great stiaita after a long alt, had to pat back on socount of a loak in her quietly walked through it; then they were tied hama, via San Francisco, 15th. Manila 17th, early four tears during which they have bean

up, but they seem to have contracted an ua. Hongkong 20th, Batavia 24th, Saigon 26th, and quartered at Hongkong. boiler, peried of drought, and it is painful to see

pleasant habit of palling down the railings, Singaporo 27th. The P, and C. mail, or steamer A small garrison of Englishmen amid an over- strings of them in the winter toiling up the Private letters from Saigon inform us (Straite stairs, and anything that come within reach of Mirzapore, from Yokozawa 2nd. Shangbai Sth, whelming Oriental population is always in a

20 Times that in addition to the massacres in An their probegoes. At last the dinoalty was got Hongkong 13th Singapors 20th August, reach. somewhat difficult position. But discipling in water courses and painfully lading the pre-amphords of 4,003 atire durations hire over hy tying shers to a large tree, and there ad London, via Brindisi, on the 21st instas quarters is as streng a characteristic as gallaut y 21 Tattan, Chine Ware, cious flaid out of emali muddy botas in been killed in the Northern röstricts of Chohin they are at present. They put away about a martday early. The French mail, via Marsilles in the field of this distinguished and historical little time. All this as well as the clamorous China. Among the victims are eight rativo load of grass at a time, so that no doubt the Po.with the advices from China and the Straits Regiment. Both officers and men have always priests. Three French priests, Fathers Dangel.ice will be glad when they are off their hands Settlements, dated saboro was delivered maintained friendly relations with all the reces sceses around the tanks from catly mora jo ar, Girard, and Chisel were also attacked and and some one else has the pleasure of satisfying in London this morning, three days early that make up this heterogeneous community dewy eva will be done away with when the had to fake refuge in a house, where they were the hungry appetites of these pachyderms. The advices from Japan, via San Francisco, This conduct uz their part has proved an im new waterworks are opened. The work on bosieged by their porseontors for three weeks, The Japan Herald i

ware received on the 21st inst. The nostia-portant assistance to the Civil Governmost save-The news of the ward mail, ex F. and O. steamer Nepaul, from The Reginent loved these shorse with the occupied by an address to the Prince of Baron M. E. KRATZER, CONSUL-GENERA), tham is now progressing rapidly, and will, after which they were relieved by their friends losses in the late typhoon ses alowly coming to Shanghai Bud, Hongkong 27th August, Bia sincero regret and hearty good wishes of the on Wales. This sidrees will be on silk. sad overy effort is being rode to make it as fine "Atlas" in de World writes-- Such of the hand, and two have pecnized in this neighbour-gapore 4th September, which is dus in London tire coroanity, we hope, to pushed on with unflagging diaries of the yeang explarer, Frank Hatton, as bood. The steamship Saik io-maru, formerly the on the 6th proxano, we despatched from Adon The Governor requests Major-General Came a piece of ambroidery as the South of Chins energy. The following is the New York have reached England are being arranged for P.3.5.8. Nevada, had been purchased by Mr. on the 20th instant, three days early.

is capable of produsing, will be seco- Herald description of the wonderful tunnel publication by his father, Mr. Joseph Hation. I Kildoyle, and after her engines had boon o

panied by a handsome blackwood case, and a The question of Sir Harry Parkes's noosesor

bunk bennd in sandalwood · and inlaid with ivory through which that #rest city will be a told they do not exactly picture North Bermuvad, she was towed down to the wreck of the

containing the signatures of the addressors. As The plaintiff's petition was as follows:-- supplied from Croton Lake, It will be an Arcadia, but rather as a land of head City of Tokio, for the purpose of being used in is still in abeyance, the Foreign Office being ap

English translation will of courss de farnished The petition of Froderick Esser, of 91, Nanking hanters, wreck, cataracts, manntaine, and the wrecking operations. The blow of the 16thparently at a completo less es to who shall receive

with the address. The address emanates from the Road, Shanghai, jon, mlist and a British subject, read with some interest, bera Deep examps. To complete the chronicle, a biographic Octover proved, however, too strong for her the appointment, as much so, indeed, as they were

Chinese merchants of Hongkong who am taking sete forth that whereas on the 15th August last, down under the rustling corn-fields, green sketch will prests the Diaries and Journals, mearings, and ale drifted ashers in close pror-before the post was offered to Sir Robert Fart. and Sir Walter Medhurst will contribute a pre-imity to the other wrock. She is not vary We believe there is no diflculty in getting re-

the opportnuity of the Colonial and Indian Ex- one R. de Malborbs, a merchant, of Messrs. Bovet, madove, and peaceful woods, by the face of historical clarupter. Sampson, Low seriously damaged, but as-with the exception galar members of the Diplomatic Service to e

hition to express to the Prince of Wales as Pre- Bros., Kiangae Road, Shangtai, and a French eal- faint yellow Eighs of jonumerable smoky & Co. are to be the publishers.

of wasting in the valving of portions of the sept the mission at Peking, as several of those!

sideat their congratulations on the occasion, and jeet, dill, in conjunction with the Count Gd'ar other steamershe is of no use but to break up, holding independent posta in Europe and she- lamps and the intermittent cald gleaming

their appreciation of the British rule under noux, of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service... Our readers will remember the unpleasant her owner is not likely to be willing to spend where would be glad of the promotion, beca (Mr. H. E. Wodehouse) to furnish the following rears in this colony. Every effort is being made salar sortine, both of laughsi and French sub- We are requested by the Honorary Soretary which lay have prospored for the last forty and Camille de Pommeyras, of the French Con- from white slectric lights, 6,000 grimy men staation aroused in the communities of Singa- much money in getting her again. affest, The although Faking is regarded by thom somewhat ara toiling sight and day so that the water poo and Hongkong some time back by the other casualty is the low of the yacht Leiterer in the light of a pinos of exile, for which the particulars regarding the exhibition a

to have the address completed in time for the job, whallenge the end Frederick Basorta a dne, antion of the Chinese Cónsal at the forover port which has been wracked at Shiroda. The vessel difference in salary could not wholly compensate, The court is pua knudred sod forty-five feet installation. It will be exhibited in the City and that whereas on the 19th September last the eupply of New York may flow through in lorying s wor tax on his compatriots there, is, we understand, s total loan, and the bad on yet the growing fmportance of China Euro long and fifty broad. It has gangway of Hall before despatch, nodal a intended to make ad B, de Malherbe di enter the office of the be twenty-eight miles of solid rock. Is rever We have reason to believe that the Viceroy of board a large quantity of personal effects and pear politics and ita special importance at the fifteen feat running through from and to ead. At it an exhibit of the Honghong Court throughout fare mansioned Frederick Essex and commit an ces, this grinding and cranking and Erengtas, andor whose orders the Coneal is valuable curios which had been aequired by her prosent moment, give an opportunity for re- one end it is allod in with the breption of the the exhibition.

assault upon him with a riding whip while sitting more directly pinced, has expressed his disap- owners during a recent voyage in the Inland Sea, {quiring distinction which is rarely obtained at a gangway, at the other end it is open throughout Ench erhibitor is supreme in his own depart- in a obair, the petitioner prays:-** whirring and dal booming of powder ex-probation of his subordinate ofilver's conduct from whlok she was on her return trip this minor European Court The Foreign Offies in its breath. The walls have an unbroken height ment, subject of soures to the general require- 1.-That the aforesaid R. do Malherbe, Count plosions, save for twe hours out of the in the matter, and has directed bin to abstain in part, the owners having crao up by hand. The of course deterred from giving the post in the of twenty foot, at which point they break into ments of the whole Court, and it is hoped that d'Arnon, and Camille de Femmeyrac be sum- the future from ony, provesting that could irrsrew were fortunately all cared. Four other ordinary run of promotion by the consideration a semi-arched roof, from windows all along which those whoes let throws them against the wall will moned before you to smager to a sharpe of twenty-four, when 8,000 men drowsily crawl tate the susptibilities of the Singapore Co-resols are reported to bave been wrecked at that special qualifications and expatience ac re the spart is lighted. At intervals of ten feet excruise their ingenuity in deriding trephian to challenging the said Frederik Essex to a dust

Shimode, but those are, presumably, native oralt, quired for it."

throughout the length of sach side ofźhe court,'plase. against 36 Exbibiture are requested 2-That the aforesaid Rde Malherbe be

ont of the dim abafts on the surface of the vermont.

ron to transmit this Memorandam to Colerel Graves, Commanding the 2nd Battalion of the Bafs.

(Signed) G. F. BOWER. Government Tonse, Hongkong

22nd October, 1885.

COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION.

I

L'EESIDENT, AND M. M. L. PILA AND ORION, ASSESSORA.

F. EK v. B. DE MALHEURE The hearing of this case commonead this morn ingi.