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THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11ra, 1888.

The Japan Herald in responsible for the follow- ing:-The subription in Shanghai for a meme. rial to the late Sie Harry Parkes, it is rumoured, is not being prooseled with an satisfactorily a desired The amounts for which some of the landing firms there have inscribed their names on the list being, for mack an object, much smaller than might have been reasonably anticipated.

LATEST TELEGRAMS." hard labour for stealing various articles of the valus of $1.60 Touging to a prostituto named Chan Pat in a brothed in West-street-

BURGLARY.

good. The Straits Settlementy aro, vocy dif- ferently situated from Hongkong in respect at its necessities of government. They om- brace a large extent of territory and several considerable towns, and municipalities for the lätter are a necessary relief to the Colonial Qovurament. Hongkong, on the other hand, consists of one considerable town, with the

Kuhlow's Trade Résion of the 7th ult says broken. ["Amrid fentiritice of an unusual oharacter the addition of a tow, comparatively speaking, first steamship of the new anhsidised mail ser unimportant villages. To raliove the Cola-vices stauned out of Bremerhaven Harbour last

LONDON, 8th August.

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE,

Chen Wa To, ecolio, pleaded guilty toschargs A meeting has taken place between the Em-of having entered the matshed of a coolio. named proms of Germany and Austria. The absence Che Ahla, at Youmati, on Monday night. Ho of the Emperor of Russia is generally regarded had a prior conviction for larosay recorded aan indication that the triple alliance has beout him, and he was soutoneed to two months' Lo Sum Chin, ehoamaker, was also found in other man's house, but he denied unlawful in- tent. Eo was required to find ene surety of $5 for his god behaviour for six months, and in

RUSSIA AND BATOUM;"

Lard Rossbery has addressed a note to the

hard labour.

The Fade Meours for every Resident in the Government of the management of the Wednesday on its fast voyage to the East. The Russian Government litimating that England default of doing so be war committed to guol

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Mr. F. A. da Cruz.

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municipal affairs of the town would learn it in was a unique one in the history of Gerrofuses to recognise Russia's sation at Batam.

man' commories, and it is no wonder that every satoavour was made to signalien the event in a worthy manner. Representatives of the Gavera- uunt, the Bandesrath, and the Reichstag were present to aid in the rejoicings, and even the Chinese Ambassador lent ale presence to the co- oasion. There is no foretelling the results of the now departure inaugurated so auspicionaly lat

day."

STARTLING POLICE FORCE. DISCLOSURES.

Yesterday morning a wholesale suspension of

*THE CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AF THE

GAS WORKA.

Cross-oramined by Mr. Caldwell-Chang Chi

31st July.

It is

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High Commissioner Sun Yu-wiu-and Chin fram Polting, of whom ear Chinesa friends speak ao tameh, will not, it is reported, be hera in a few days.

Sir Robert Hart and Mr. Brenan are daily er- peoted back from Hongkong. The officials at Poking are very naxious to see Sir Robert. It is reported thit as soon as the Inspector-General uzrives at Poking Mr. R. N. O'Conor will leave mean that Sir Robert will relieve Mr. O'Conor Or is it sxpected that he will be able to udvi the British Maister? I suppose it in only

Last week the lightning struck á tras outside the British Logation wall, and the Chiless prog nostivate all manner of things in consequence,

1st August.

Yesterday the Customs Tastai, Mr. Dətring,

into theses with his trousers tucked no at low tide and catch crabs and small sh. Witness tried to earn an honest living by rearing sheep and atting grase at his native village. He came to Hongkong with the prisoner for the sole purpose of purchasing bark. He had bought the bark, but he was a stranger bors, not able to read and the Harbour Mastor, and the Superintendent of write, and he could not say where he bought it. the Taku Dock, want out to where the dredgar When asked if he could show the shop where ho sank. The latter gentlemist thinks she can ha bought it he said he had bought ne barke raised. brought back to Taka, and there put in but the prisoner had bought it and let him order for few thousarul taels, but as the ofhers have theen plouls. He asme all the way disagree with hirm it has been decided to get the Tron King F to Hongkong to buy these machinery cot of her and then blow her up. thres picula of bark, be had very little capital. Subsequently the witness clinuged bis whole statement, and said that after buying the bark the jaak left Hongkong for a place called Cha Lan, and came back again. The case was further remanded.

The man reposted in the main the arüfense he had prorlanily given in the first cass against:

Messrs. Chambers and Birah kavo rator and Chang Chi, on which the latter was discharged from Fort Arthur. The latter gentleman seaTNK by the order of the Government, This was to busy with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the offoot that the prisoner Bred a Sze Sheung, Aa ha las bien a guest of Tani Han-faux et Port a village in the Ho Ting district in the Hing Arthur, it is rumoured that he has secure - Fotostory, which was about ten li from other big ordex fox torpedo bante, on bi is Chan Chi's home. He knew the defendant, the chief of the Terpada Departmant. who was a fisherman in a small way, and at tho also reported that Mr. Birch and be able to time the witness, for the pressention alleged I sat aŭt" the French Ryalioata and others, was committing the acts mentioned in the charge the prizouer was at home pursuing his peaceful vonation. The prisoner had a brother and a slator, the former was a salt smuggler, and com- mauded a junk which was ongaged in the salt Hoang, Customs Tuotai, appointed to Tang trade with Hongkong. This brother was shot at Quing, or as Chefos Tantai, bas gone th and killed by the row of n revonne craiser near Peking from Tang Chow. It is thought he will with few, albeit they might be important,

this port, and the prisoner came to Hongkong be ablo to manage the C.M.S.N. Cal's affairs functions. At the same time it seems to ug

Joan Alenço, clerk in the employ of the Hong in this junk, and witns alex, shortly before the from Chefoo. If so it will be a disappointment kong and China Gas Company, was charged with prisner was arrested. The prisoner as fishing to Ma Kinn Chang, that the ratepayers are entitled, as we have

having embezzled sums of money amanating to all the time the piracy was alleged to have been 81.487.13, the property of his employera:

committed, and the allegations against him were long contended, to a more direct voice in the

The promotion was brought by Mr. H. R. H. falee. At the request of Mr. Wilson the Chi expenditure of the public funds. The que

Martin, the Manngor of the Gas Works, in con- witascos for the prosecution ware placed in sion is whether this object might not be work at Bremen and Breecharen. This ex-longs in the Police Force of this colony test quence of discoveries made after an investi-a row before him, and the witness pisked eat the „Mem. Kelly & Walsh, B'ghal: atinined without resorting to the expedientperiment of State subsühised mail services to place under the orders of the Acting Supario-{gation of the books kapt by the defendant. } first, Lia, Tai, who he said, he knew was a bad for home on a well oarned holiday. Doss this

of having a Municipal government working Bast Asia and Australia is no doubt a costly and, toodent, Major Dempater. No less than 53 Going over entries in his books from the 11th character. He bal kidnapped a boy, robbed his

and it may be that a long time will elapse before mexborsof the Chiasso contingent were compeud-December, 1885, to the 30th April 1986, hesistor, and amohod npfum.

found that the defendant had received in all NORTHIEN&? Mosers, Hall & Hoitrned Kally under a Colonial Government for the man- the plant time sown brings forth fenif, but it in from duty in consequence of taking bribes 54, 452.63, of which amonat ho had accounted for had no boat to go fishing with; he used to walk Poking gossip

Walsh, Shanghai agament of the affairs of a community of less absolutely certain that the fruit will come on from acpers of gambling houses. From the in-sama amounting to $3.931.50, having falsified his RIVER Parts S NAGASAKI...Mexrs. The C. & J. Trading Co. than two hundred thousand poreons. The

formation of gambling masters it would seem accounts and embezzled the balance of $529.19, Hao, OBAKA.Messrs. F. Wals & Co.

place seems too small for an absolutely dual Kangal provines has lately risen to more than

The Hupao says that the price of rise in that the lokange, not sarteat with collecting On questioning thedefendant the batter sdmitted YOKOHAMA... Messra Kelly & Walsh. MANILA Messrs. Dias Puertas & Co.

form of Government, but a system adopted four tacks per pioul, whereas, formetly, it was black mali from these honses, pat on the any embezzled the domer of the Company to

the extent of 3E,491.18. BAIGON...Mouars. Schroeder Frères and

to mass all our requirements might without joaly about 2,000 sash por pical. The copper screw too tightly, and hones the information was

A shroff in the play of the Gas Compmy, Gardie

difioulty be devised. The formation of the cash has also increased in value, resently, and lodged at headquarters. The consequence was named Fr Shar Ming, was oilled, ant an do ons taal of silver can only be exchanged for shout at Inspector Mathieson was depated to make posed as to the crdinary course of condusting his Sanitary Board was astapin the right direction (1,500 auch, which is 200 cash less than usual. and affords the aucleus of all that is needed. The people there have great dimoulty to obtain investigations, and he secrete himself in a cookie. When he collected money he pail it over nart day to the defendant, who initialled his back liring, and maths of privation are plainly loft in Taipingshan-strent, from which soign of as a receipt for each amount. He stated all the A new name might be given to it in order risible on their faces. It is undoubtedly the vantage ho saw the whole 53 lokonge como ap amounts he had so paid to the prisoner from the to indiente duties outside purely sanitary daty of the Government to derise means for the and take their "pala cil." The thing was done IIth December lust to the 20th April.

At this stayo the caso was farther adjourned matters, and the Board tigil then be relief of the unfortunate inhabitants, but the

to this morning. consuited sa to the expenditure of money by treasury is empty, and the offlaials are powerless in a very barefaced sart of way, the lokangs to render material assistance. Although the taking their strings of cash or other money in the Public Works department, whether for provines has been supplied with rice shipped from the open street ons after another, and squab- nacogeary or merely ornamental work. Dr. Anuous, Barsaab, India, Japan, and Wahu, the bling and quarrelling over their pay. It is prioo of rice is still very high. Bonnet of the ...Mr. W. M. Wills, 151. Cannon Sting the incumbency of the offics by Mr. great difficulty of transportation. Tho building probable that such a wholesale paying off is SAN FRANCO, Mr. L. P. Fehar, 21, Merchants' FEICE it would to unfair to that gentleman af rafmads from Tougain to Kwangai would not an ordinary event, but that the gamblers to disturb existing armagements and love greatly diminish the miseries of the people in planned it for them, and organised a sort of squeeze parade of the Furce for the banoft of the the dignity of his offics by subjecting him to the dictation of a Board which was not in Belge 10ys: The dopadio-flora-who had As the taksags esme up Mr. Mathieson anted

The Paris correspondent of the Indepezdanos{"chicl" who was taking notes in the wook loftheea stolon

A glorious equall came over this port hat even existance when he received his appointment intended to question the President of the them dowa, reported them to head quarters, and a Denoot appeared for the prosecution, Mr. fing, lowering the thermometer some 12 degrees. From a wealthy-Chinese gentleman conacated but when say new appointment is made to Council on the conduct of the Chief of the they are now suspended from luty pending de

Mr. Bowles said he was only prepared at pre- with a benevolent institution. I hear very and the office-the necessity for which we bope Faul Bert, have addressed, in accord with dision

Corps of Onoupation in Avusin towards M

as to what further steps are to be sent to call soficient widenes to justify & re-news regarding the mortality among the poor inutives, as many us 200 coflue being given away may be far distant-opportunity ought to be M. de Fregofnot, a note, with the result that it taken. Larga as is the aumber of offenders mand, which he should apply for. tatan to effect a change in the aystem under has been ascertained that the Resident General thus caught, those is but too much ground for He id be arrested the prisoner at the request deaths being attributed to exhaustion consequent Inspector Perry was called to provo the arrest. in one day to bury the dead. The majority of has formulated no complaint on this subject belief that there are usny more who have of Mr. Whitehead at midnight on Monday, as he on the grant heat exporiocool here lately. But which the Public Works Departmentisuower and that furthermore, the Government was re ried on Ac present, as regards public works, wired to use strong measures if case came be. seped justice, but who have not as yet allowed was entering his family house it Wellington when we take into consideration the mode of life | và are subject to a most distinctly one mari

for it. The Lcident is therefore closed, thanks to their gread to carry them beyond safe limits. A strest. Witness saw the defendant come back or I might any existance, of theas poor people to Hongboag fram Macao on Saturday last, but it is imrdly be wondered at. Any one taking M. Paul Bert himself, who has adopted the for isolated onses of the kind have occurred at ho did not know of his own knowledge when he a walk through the Chiness town after dark power, for while the Legislative Council patriotic course of saying nothing in referanos

naval one naver. I learn that some trouble other to existing difficulties already sufficiently proaching such a whoisanto conviction of corrupt it.

atate, lying about sleeping or the stones in the A Shipment of thess Filtoms in three useful trol over the details of the form of go. 132rious. This resorve does him honour, but it constables been made with regard to the Chinoso

Mr. Caldwell-Did you have any warrant P-streetsia bating the most noisome rapoara from the sorthern frontier, in courection with the Taman has been said that the best form of govern-must not be concluded thore from that the state contingent. The effect is sure to be very great, No, I had no warrent

open droirs. It is certainly a wonder that oho- river, &c. You ser you arrested him as te was entering lara is not more prevalent, and I would respect which was hnitt last year, has been washed down The wall of the new fortifications at Taku, ment is a benevolent autocracy, sud we may ments pablished were false, for they came from

faily bring to the consideration of, the Bene874. izos has just bein received by the Undersigned.adapt the saying to Mr. Parc's sandust of correspondents who were sye-witnesses of the especially coming as it does on the top of the die his honen P-Yos, he was just about entering.

tacte recorded and who, not having the aruples closures in the Li Aton and other Searst Boote

Are you prepared to say he was not in his lont Institution that precaution is better than by the late havvy rains Apparently it would bis department; but previous Surveyor of M. Paul Bart, did not hesitate to publish them, ty cases. It will now easy to understand why house then P-No, he was not

caro, and that on the foreign owned property not have required mosny French shells to hare-

The Chins thought that Was by cot inside the door?-Nu, he was just near the City walla large covared shad might knooked it down. Amongst those who loss by the fall in silver public gambling cannot be stamped out, and the at the entrance, but he was outside. I osiled to be erected as sleaging accommodation daring the thing could destroy thess fortifications, as General have not given equal satisfaction, and very possibly futura opes may not, are the gatesprising gentiesaen who, but a verrassen why so may criminde have contrived to him enoo or tries, but he would not stop. When het weather in the future. The cost of asid shed they was built an strongly, and soms of the And even under Mr. Paton's administration short while ago, prepared Exchange Tables comelade the vigilance of justies. The toss of the I stopped him he called to his wife, but I told would soon be refunded in the saving of expense German offlers thought so too-yet a goal

mencing at 3. 4. and 3s. per dollar, and which services of such a largo body of men-al-him not to disturb ber se she was very ill

in goBas. Might not our Missionaries kindly shower of rain washes thon down! Whst s of the department, although there has never they no doubt thought would meet all future romast one third of the entire Chinees con- Was he not inside his door ?—No.

assist in od vine if not in coin in attempting to waste of time and money! The frasbets in the been any division of opinion as to the quirements, but which are for the present sa se tingent of the Force-cannot fail to create No Ididnot, he was certainly outside. Halivsson souls. Herewith I append a memo of a self ported.

And did you not pull him out of the houssars life, which is equally as Important saving river ari ingrossing, and floods are again re- old Ratter, whoso idea of the possible quality of his work, the necessity of particularsustustion of the dollar was 48. to 76. 62. To serious diffinity for the moment in the Pollos the top foot, and he was just about antering registering Thermometer kort in a shady and undertakinga has sometimes been called in meet the times Messrs. Kelly & Walsh have organisation of the Colony; it is to be hoped, the door of the staircase. I said, “I will not cool situation so to speak :——

Jaly Communications on Elitorial mettere should be question. We must do Mr. Parca the justice izmed a new book of tablos from 28. d. to 38. id. however, it will notbarsaparalysing effect. Pro- allow you to go up," and I pat my hand inst in addressed "The Editor," and those on business The tosay that in general thepublic have conceded We trust they have not done so with any ex-bably the ultimate effect of it will to a radical front of him across the door.

Bienos that it will not soon have to be replaced

Esperança Ligongaid sho was a married woman, Managar," and not to individuals by name.

the desirability if not the necessity of the by one beginning at 2a, although we think there change in the aratem, and an indefloteney her husband being employed in a store kept by Correspondents are requested to forward their name work when they have seen the improvements seams at last some hope that it will before very in the enforpetent of the laws, that that is a the defendant opposide the old Roman Catholic and address with courcisstions addround to the which it bas effected in the appearance of long be found too low rather than too high. We matter for fature decision. It is not pleasant Cathedral; she could not say in what strack it

|NDA Editor, zot for publication, but as evidence of good the town of

may never get back to the old-rater, but would the convenience it has fadries those who think of preparing such tables meantime to refact that the Col is full of All lettors for publication abould be written on one forded. At the same time wo hold that the to make thein from 33. 64. to 4a. 6d. Wo have men convictad in numerous obses upon they your husband about a bank nate F

had no oppertunity of testing the scourady of evidence of auch corrapt minions of the law. the bock, but it is of hands form and very clearly printed. It gives three desimal plasse which, although harmless, seams somewhat on THE CHINESE GIFTS TO THE PRINCE by her husband in the defendant's absence could

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Orders for arts copist of the Daily Fours should be sent before I am on the day of publication. After that boar de supply is limited.

The Daily Press.

that provinos.

AN ALLEGED 'ACCOMPLICE OF BELTRAN'S. Joseph da Cruz, stopkoper, residing at No, 27, Aberdeen-atrast, was brought up in oustody charged by Mr. Wilthead, Manager of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, Australia, and China, with having received mouay from Pedro R. Beltran. the absounding sssistant. of the Spanish Consulate, weil kuowing it to have

Mr. Bowlee (from the offleo of Monare. Wotton

Caldwell for the defence.

HANKOW.

1st August,

From Port Arthur reports of a very perivas obaracter have reached here. The two docks are flooded, sed the pumping machinery is not of suficient power to pump them ont. The son wall, which cared· In seias yours since, is being rebuilt à considerable distañer further inland. This will necesitata dredging again, which will be diffult, as a dredger would have to deal with disintegrated rocks. Ta Han Fang is chisk at Port Arthur, and Fran is his assistant. The brick making machine is thore ready for work, but they have just frond and that the clay is of no uso tó maka bricks with. The most serious question is, ean the part be dredged 26 fost deep. And if this can be done, what suohorage will thora bo for mon-of-war, with a rook bolism? Capt. Lang or the Super- world hold ou rock-bottom intendent might invant a patent anchor which

I hear Capl. Lang has inspeetod Kow Chow Bar and reported it to be suited for the naval barbour of Wei Hai Wai, and that he disapprovas of Port Arthur, which is a very sensible corola. skan. It may make a good military atation, but

votas lump suma it exercises little or no son to it and of forgottâng xt, in order not to add an.diferenttimes, but never before has anything ap- want there although ho should be able to prove will see some hundreds of moo, in almost a has arisen batwen China and Korea about the

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tail what we said, pljosted that what was said

not be taken as evidence.

OF WALES.

His Worship upheld the objection.- Mr. Bawinesid he would call the woman's The following doca data have-bedu forwarded husband to prove it. to us for publication →→→ N, 1972.

power wielded by the Surveyor-General is too great to be placed in the hands of any new man, and would recomread that when the next change is made in the office Braty | work undertaken by the Surveyor-General'a

At the Police Court yesterday four men were | chargind, with having unlawfully boarded the Department should be submitted to Board P. and O. steamer Bulahtra on her arrival on W representing the ratopapere. The Sanitary Monday without the permission of the captain.

Beard might havg its powers and its consti-

They were convicted by Mr. Maekaan and flavi

Colonial Recretary's Office, anie fifty cents and the other three ten conts tation sularged so as to deal with this mat-oach. Such a punishment aan hardly be expastad

Hongkong, 7th Aug., 1886. ter, which would probably be found a more to act as a deterrent, and these men are not Sir,I am directed by His Excellency the venient course than the institution of a likely thereby to be stopped from offending Officer Administering the Government to trans- again. The naisanos' cared by Chinese board mit to you the annexed copy of a latter and its Fall blow municipality,

ing steamara entering the harbour is very con enclosure from His Excellency Sir GoergoBowen sidarable and it is prosteative of a lot of thieving GC.M.G, respecting the Bahroidery recently and other offences, Vasters of vessels bave long preacuted to His Kyal Highness the Frines of of a municipality in Hongkong one of the The British corrette Sapphire, Captain Kins. complained of it, but ast with no remedies in sonnection with the Colonial and in

until recently, when caws of this kind have disa Exhibition, and to request you to be good first points to be decided would be the limits, left here yesterday for the Norib,

begun to be brought forward by the Polios onder enough comment their contents to the the new Husjour Hagulations Ordinance. Pra. parties consernet, sa desired. vious cases have been desit with much more I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obe- overaly, and it is only by such means that any disat ervant shatomart of the anisanas os he hoped for.

(Sgd.) FREDERICK STEWART, Penalties of the kind inflicted yesterday can

Act. Col. Secretary,

„Fworarse Ångsr 11, 1996.

Is considering a scheme for the formation

of the municipality-whether it would Rear Admiral Shufeldt, U.S.N, is exposted include the city of Victoris only, or take Shanghai from Tokohams, on the 12th inst, on

his way to Peking.

in also Kowlson and the Pank. The out.

of the

increasing ber of Japanese residents, shortly A Japanese Consulate in in view of the steady

to be established at Bingapore.

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The United States Senate, on the 8th xit, refused to allow a naval lieutenant to nocept a decoration from the Emperor of China.

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have no effect, and if they are to contiene bas Wei Tuk, Esq., &o., &o. lai.may be regarded at once as a dead letter,

the affase is really serioas, for these men set for it will be utterly useless for the Police to bring up offenders to meet tan-cent parsities.

tias Polise and tho ship's officers entirely of de- faoca.

"We translate from a Continental papse čas following account of the mysterious disappearance

a madman en board, sad that this madman was their avmmander. For several weeks no ons felt

SIE GEORGE BOWEN, G.E.M.G., TO S.E. THE

OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERYMENT.

I have, a., (Syd)

Royal Commission, Colonial and

Indian Exbibition, South Kensingtoo, S.W., 25th Jane, 1830. Bir-1am directed by His Royal Highness

Shu Apan said he was a Chiness police dotes-Courier Correspondent. tive employed by the Macao authorities.

Mr. Bogies said he should prova be this wit- ness that the prisoner had bem istely in the pany of Mr. Beltran, wife of the usa who absconded, at Marao.

KIKIANG.

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The Chinese who live bought hauk shares on the top of the market feel pretty sick just now, and they are anxious to koow when they are going up, for they want to sell out, and they wonder why the Chinese press does not give them advice on the subject.

The Dutch Government of Java has contract- ad, through Captain Lohmsan, for males from Chefco, and the Government of Saigon has seat an ofter and two men to China to prócara s supply of those animals.—Mrcury Correspon. dant.

~POLITICAL APPAIRS TU BOOTH

CHINA.

The Canton correspondent of the N. C. Daily Nega writes, ander date of the 27th altime There appears to be something stirring in the political atmosphors, of an unpleasant nature. Ofoera of distinction are being appointed 10 in.' portant Pasts, the enist ligs defences are being strengthened, and forts and armemeats put in 1st August.

aylor: inapoulian of the defence works is roty The witness said I know the defendant by sight, but I forgot his name. I saw lâm in

Year correspondent prides himself on a pretty frequent, and precautions ses boiar takes in cao last week; e cam bak og Saterdarth east and west, and possessed besides doubt the into anti-missionary distnences that extensivo knowledge of the Treaty Porta, north, various parts to guard against a surprise. No He went to Macao on the Monday or Tuesday pro- constituties fortified by frequent aternal sp-bare taken plaas is yarians parts of the Empire town). I saw the prisoner go to the house of the scientific world, but, malgré tout, he is fras attempt might be made to arenga tham, and to vious. I saw him go to Chan Kao Wai (pourorte plications of the cart pick-me-up: known to sex as it were, giving cause to suspect that mu man named Tavares. He went on Friday night to scaless that the last three wenkrat Kishiang enforce the payment of an indemnity for damage I do not know a man named Beltran or "Tam have been quite too atterly utter. Taster dene. It is still ardently hoped by some her. Mr. Bowles-Were you told to watch anyous ? day, however, the thermometer having rashed that the French will give some canso for Witness-They told me to watch o munt; they after having been strongly ergad in this dirao a new plan.

102 deg. Gahrenheit in the shade, Tien Longels, breaking the aty, and renewing hostilities in told me to watch a mall devilma Portugation by his numerous Chinese admirers, Rally Peng T-lin' advice to the Throns-en tho maa. He has a wife over there who is called gave in and consented to open the floodgates of subject at war with foreign nations was DonTere

· Wa Wang 'Mui; she is a Portuguesa I saw

heaven. The respit was a fice splashing rain in eight characters, which maat "With the the defendant in company with this woman at and a cool wind. These hare deno wondere taxible, out the inflexible with the scattored, Macao. He rented a house for her. I was bold already for the rice fields and for all the tailors oppose the concentrates." In other words, with to watek hor booanna her haskund bad stolen dependent thereon; while the handful of foreign the Chinese active and lightly snipped troops some morey. She has lived in several houses residents stand new on the Band and smile at you sy annibiiats the sta:dy, unwieldy, heavy

Tax"

there.

the defendant so far. The two or three witnesses

The fittest man for the important- viðuroyalty- of Szeɔtuan is undoubtedly H. E. Tang Ch'ung, ea-Governor of Yün-nan, now languishing in e who have been aslled say nothing to support it.stear histrion, leaves a large circle of friends sibilities in Tonguin. E-Governor Tang has tade himself a famous reputation in Szachten, Mr. Bonios I have just sent for the husband to deplore his premature dereso.

The river seems to have reached its highest first as District Magistrats of Lao Mien Chaou, of Mr: Liger. I strongly object to bail, and Ij lika the case to wait cool this witness comes a point for this year, and is now steadily reseding whore ho defended himself so stoatly against a this is a very large matter connected with the day by day. It would have been only reasonable tremendous host of rebels as to earn the cabri- caso of forgery.

to liste exported a flood this summer after the gust of Ping-ming. Anybody in Szochnen kuors heavy entres and relafall of the winter and Tang Ping-ming by raputation, although but spring.and predictions were not wasting that we few know him as Tang T-ja Wan Kan. I should have one, but we say now vonsider our- hear that H. R. Chang, Viceroy of the Two selves safe from any such visitation-Mercury Kang, is very much annoyed at the anti-mis- Correspondent.

sionary inaalfestations that have recently taken place in Chang king.

TIENTSIN.

30th July.

I am told that a native of this province, whose ordinary name, or Hao, is Chao Yü-ch'unz, Iataly introduced himsalt. as the photographer who mapplied the Chiusse Government with Since my last I have nothing of great import certain photographic plans and views of forsign ace to communicate. We have rain orary day. ships during the Allied-Expedition-to-Feking and up-country localities are flooded. The banks He ksa consecumtly reenived an order from of the river bare burst in several piness. Al-Frinaa Chinn to supply the Goveruronat, with a though the water in the river has risen abnat 7 complate set of views of the Yellow River from fent, captains of steamers do not cars to venture its mouth to its source, and this order las rather

Bring villages would of course be left The Shanghai Meroery says that Prins Chan to the sole care of the Colonia Governs to give urdianes to all the Foreign Ministers

at Peking on the 6th inst. ment. This preliminary point estilod, there would next come the question of the readjustment of the positions of various officials whose departments would be affect-

Athensam Club, Pall Mali, The interpretar here observed tast the witch ather in a way they have not smiled for troops of the steay. ad by the creation of the new body. First

gany a long day. We now oran bope that the It is generally reported bore that HE. Lin Londen, 30th June, 1883.ness was sqatinning throughout to use the tormlong hours of the night my ba davoted to absep Ping change doclines to take up his new appoint of these would come the Surveyor-General,

Sit-I have the honour to transmit herewith "devil" in speaking of peracas above alluded to instead of to weary wandering to search of a cent as Viasry of Srechnen. No doubt H.E. The D. D. B. sester Rama left horo yestart the captain, of the German stoanner Fring in original s letter (dated on the 30th instant). He said the man being a constable ought to know cool spot wheraan to pass ons's attenuated, 37 has been somewhat expalied by the anti-mission- the Colonial Surgeon, and the Superintend ent of the Fine Brigade. In most of the muni day for Germany with the paid off erowe of the Friedrich Cart, which left hore on the 36th addressed to me, as Governor of Hongkong, by better than that.

hausted frame

ary riots that have courred at Chung-king of His Worship took no engnisanes of the matter.

Sickness has been rifa amɔag both natives and late, and the further possibility of having lots of dipalition at home the Polios Pores is subject German frigate Bismarck and gunboat Nautilus. March last and arrived at Now York on the 6th direction of His Royal Highness the Priuco

Witness continued-Last Friday the defend- Jane-In the coness of the voyage Captain of Wales, by Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owon, the We are informed by the Agents (Mears. Linde, who was otherwies well-ked by his crew. Secretary of the Colonial sed Indian Exhibition. act went into this woman's kone of ivo d'elast foreigners, and I regret to have to record the twine to twist on acosant of the British Miszion to be Municipal Council, but situated jerassen & Co.) that the D. D. R. steamer Polyhad several attacks of insulness caused by" alcohol quest you to communicate a copy of this! I also saw him go to the steamer: ho went alone. of the Customs Service, who now, elas,

death, on the 26th ult, of Mr. Charles Killeen to Thibet. Hongkong in it would probably not be conhyrnia, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this

Mr. Caldwell-If your Worship decides to { ism. Often during these attacks be armed him-leiter, conveying the gracious sentiments of

Sleeps the sleep tiut knowe po bresking. sidered advisable to interfere with the pre-port ut 2 p.m. yesterday.

Mora of toil or night of waking. self with ontlasses and revolvers and thrustered His Royal Highneas to the Committee of the remand this case 7 apply for bail. Heyond the ment system in that department. The ar

Mr. Final, Consul for Italy at Shanghai, is to kill every one on board. Several times he wont Chinese gentlemen representing the merentile more charge there is absolutely nothing against Mr. Killeen, who was well known in Chiusas an! Peking prison for falling to accomplish impos. rangements for extinguishing fena in the expected to leave Shanghai by the next French on the bridge in such a state of fary that the men community of that nation in Hongkong, city, however, would of coures strally mail. The Eco believes that Mr. Finzi has been were obliged to leave their rationeaudesek refage below. The fit over, the captain was again the | sppointed to a like position at Bengoon. fall ontirely within the scope

G. F. BOWEN, most amiable man fa the world and the best com Manjsipal Council, and the Fire Depart A Berlia contemporary says that the large mandar a milor could desire. The site, however, His Excellency the Ooor Administering the

torpada boat which has been built for this Chi- became mora and moro frequent until a mutiny

Government, Hongkong. ment would have to be taken over bodily.nase Government at the Bohiohan yard at Elbing was imminent, the sailors knowing that they had

His Worship adjourned the case to 2.30. Than with regard to anitation, the Mani-left for the East in the first week of July.

In the afternoon Mr. Liger wat present and dipal Council would have to take over. As will be seen from our Police Intelligence himsel safe on board, for the captain, in one of

Mr. Bowles put the following questione now before the court on a charge of his fly, and even tried to shoot a young female the Inspectors of Nuitnodes and would re-a person'

Do you ramacher the defendant asking yon ta change some money lately? quire the sasistanes of a medical man to ad- having been an accomplice of Beltran's the passenger with a revolver, and, when he wa

WitnesYes, he gave me a noto for $100, disrand, he threatened to enbro the whole grew, vise it on the various points arising on the absconding clerk at the Spanish Consulate.

The strike of the Hongkong and Macao junks the morning of the 27th April the Prinz the Prince of Wales to request that you will and asked me to ekango it for some emeller noter. reports of these officers as well as to give against the imposition of end leren Just Frietrich Cari anchored off Suos, but Captain kindly convey to the Committee of the Chinese I told him I could not change it because it was advice in the drawing up of sanitary regula on goods still continuee, and the junkowners forts made to and him were fruitless. During munity of Hongkong the pleasure which it has was a 8100 note.. I could not say exactly what Linde had disappeared during the night and all gentamen representing the Mercantile Com- too late. He did not hand it to me, bit-I saw it tions. Would the Colonial Surgaon be-re have avowed their determination fight out the

the day the German Connl sud the Ageat of afforded to His Royal Highness to receive from date it was, but it was fear or five days ago.

Do you remember the defendant going to quired to undertake this work, or would it matter to the bitter end.

Says the Japan Herald-We believe we are with them a cup which had been picked up at susaying Ode which they have presented Macao-Yes, he went to Maveo on Friday or be deemed necesary to appoint another

the steamer at Su ome on board, bringing them the beautiful piece of embroidered Silk and medical man? We are not sware how this porrect in stating that an understanding has vir sea and which was recognised as that of Captain to him. is Royal Highness in much gratified Saturday, I am not sure what day.

Did he tell you anything about taking money tually been reached that mixed residence shall Llade. From this it was concluded that he had to learn, from the words ju which they have ex- difficulty is met at Singapore; according to be provided for in the new treaties, in considera fallen overboard scvidentally, or had committed. Prossed their sentiments, their loyal feelings of there?-He did not tell me anything about tak up to the Band: When told that the water has astonished the colorprising Ta Ch'an, who was the Directory the Nuisance Department is tion of a certain measure of Japanese jurisdiction suicide in ons of his attacks of madness. Captain stanzens to the British Crown and the British ing money to co

Eule in Hongkong. It will give the Prince of Who is the master of the shop you are em risen couiderably they doolare that the mut has really only the introduser of a photographer as subject to the Municipality, but we do not telds of existing treaty limf's being agreed to. Linde was thirty-five years of age and lases Wales great pleature to preserve this boaztiful played in -1 do not know who and to be the rises too. It is very strange that a month ago above mentioned. Nothing daanted, however

widow and two young akildren at Hamburg." find any medical officer of the Municipality The British barque Archos, which left Newch

specimen of Chinese art in remembrance of the master, but I believe the defendant is the star when there was hat six feet of water in ons of the f the job is to be undertakan, ooie que souts, and bands, the Hazas, drawing 161 feef got up to the Tuhan will endeavour to give his illustrious wang on the 21st June for Amoy with a cargo of In kis trade circular, dated the 5th inet, Mr. cordial oe-operation which the Chinese colonists DOW returned. Prensably some arrangement peas, had to put book on the 3rd albino, haring Pater Masian thus refers to the Piece Goods of Hongkong havs given to the Colonial and

Have you been told who it bolenged to IBand. Do you think the mad can have risen six patron due satisfaction as early as possible. What

foot in the Tientsin and Everlasting Honda ? If a splendid obaven this will be for sellers of photo have been told it belonged to Beltran. stista with the Colonial Medical Depart-com leaky by gronding. The cargo had to market at Shanghai-Exchange continned por Xodlen Exhibition of 1886.

I have the honour to be, Sir, year. most

Mr. Caldwell objected to the latter statement, when the freshets have finished we shall be graphia materials at Shanghail The whole wot able to walk asroza dry-fontari: No doubt, as long of views when finished will prove but a dişınal mant. The Singapore Munisipality, how. be discharged, when the damage was repaired, veres up to noon of 2nd instant, sed by reason of

sa not being admissible as evidence ever, nesma lo be a sort of hybrid institution the 16th altims the cargo was being rete untowards the situation as far as the obedient sar zaat,

importing holder was concerned bad beoems very shipped,

Mr. Bowles said this was all the evidence he as nippers sud passengers are willing to pay, the payorama at best, and unless the views are taken PHILIP CULIFFE-OWEN, "mixed." Nor is his way much clearor now,

Secretary to the Royal Commission.ply for a remand. It had been sworn by Mr.be less treable to the Captains, and bring in that amengst other changeste had to produce at present, and he would now sp. u will keep rising as the water rises. While in a scientifle manner they prere unreliable sa to with very restricted functions, sud we should

the steamora anchor miles down the river, it will scale for measuremmat, etó, etc. A Baul correspondent writes to a Japan oon- albeit-Sterling rates have since been quoted like to have further testimony as to its tamporary to the offect that Rausis has recently steady with a slightly strengthening tendency. To His Excellency Sir George F. Bowen,

Whiteboard that all the money which had boun G.0.M.G., Governer of Hongkong. efficiency before adosting it as a model for preferred a request to the Korean Government And his feelings! What have they been under

paid to Beltran had book in 3100 notes, and more profits to the Tag and Lighter Company. he made on the coast in the way of increasing the Our one bucket dredger, which the late Mr. Jetones, the garrison of Plug Hu, or Pesadoran the facts now deposed to, coupled with the Charles Hill got out for Li Hong-uhaus, is Islands is to be increased, and the future. Com Hongkong. On one point, certainly, it seems that a tract of land lying to the north of Won the circumstances? Echo answers

defendant's having recently been in Macao to have well defined authority, and that is, and measuring about 800 square miles, beast be imagined; they cannot be described.

with Beltran's wils, were suflsiant, he sub taking a rest at the bottom of the ses just mondant in tohave therank of a Chén Tai, or laen. with reference to the care of the streatened for the residence and trade of Russian Thirk. O yo home constituents! think of

mitied, to justify the remand. He was in outside Taku Bur. Yes, she is resting after the tenant-General. The former Commandant was s oficials and subjecte.

jubilations raised the one moment over Lothare. advance," just squeezed from s

formed that it would be necessary that a formal dous labours she has performed hors for so Hash Tat, or Major Generd, who was supposed to within municipal limite, and it has as one of

examination shanid be bald to Macao before his many years. She was on her way to Part beequal to defending the place against all comers! Among the passengers who arrived here on buyer; only to be silanced the next; think of its officers • Municipal Engineer who has a Monday by the English unit were Lieut. J. G. the beard ainking, the forsed smile, the

witnesses would be allowed to come on here, sud Arthur, but could not stand the strain of towage. The French having disabused the minds of the under these tirosmstances he thought he must three days ago. It is time the Government got it has now been resolved to increase the rank of It opened her, and she sank where she now lies members of the Chinese Governmonton that heid, department of his own quite distinct from that Mayne, 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fa despairing "well, well," as the Exchange

sak for a remand for a week.

the Commandant as well as the garrison of the of the Colonial Engineer. Snch & division eiliers, and Mrs. Mayne, daughter of H. E. Sir Broker morning after morning, and sometimes

Mr. Caldwell applied for bail. F.A.Wold Governor of the Étraits Settlements of an afternoon, unfolded his short but

His Excellency Eseng Tien-wil, Director of islands to the status of an ordinary Chen-tai-ship, would hardly be possible in Hongkong, | who are on their honeymoon trip to Japan. Imoving tale;” think of the indifference, the ob-

His Worship said he would grant kail with the C. M. S. S. Co., has been appointed Tantai I believe. So far so well; but the forta must Mr. Bowles-I think,

al Ting Lai Ching in Shantung, and Ma Kien- bo reconstructed, and properly armed, the gar=" the guasts of H. B. the Acting Govorner and money la liquidation of overdus prompta, think Acting P. 6. Harkin with unlawfully boarding to a new officer what would there be left form, Marsh at Idountain Lodge. They left of these and anok like; concentrate your thoughts the P. and U. stanser Bushara without permis

Director and Manager, with Mr. Morse ng his necessaries of war, to enable it to stand a long the Surveyor-General to do? Even the water here yesterday by the City of Rio de Janeiro for on them; mentally place yourself in bis boots,sion of the captain.

avgirtant. -- This is the report amongst the Chistego, and give the Imperial foroos biure to come, As the Bokhara was being hauled alongsilə and even than you will, hi able to Zorna but a very works would belong to lie Municipality, Tokohama.

to its resque in case of another foreign war. All imperfect notion of your agant's state. Believe the P. and O. - wharf on Monday, afternoon the

The Hoppa of Canton, who is on his way to this requires money; but is there money available and the dution of the Burvavat-General's The Hupa sistes that since it has been decidas his case has been, and is still a piteona one, defendants and others contrived to soramble on

Chang Chi was again before the court obarged the City of Rama, is authorised to enquire about for sack work, I ask? If not, the strengthenin · · department, if a Municipal Engineer's deed that the Superer Kwang. But is bo astrame And yet hope has never wholly deserted him board and at once commeused to heal the Chi with having committed ants of piracy and mar a loan to provide funds to furnish the Palace of the garrison on paper will not suffice for anyg

der within the jurisdiction of the Emperor of now in soures of erection glose to the north and thing. partment were created, would be confined to the reins of government on the 15th day of the Throughout all the firmness of markets has re-, prasonger's luggage about

The first defondant said he went to see's China... first moon, next year, the residents at Peking mained to him, and the prospect, notwithstand-

south lakes and Cost Hill, in Peking. It is not thecare of the country roada and Government were all aurious to know when the Empeme willing that the recent boom has, in some in friend. He was fasd 50 cents, and the other Mr. Wilson now proceeded with the defense, the Yusa-ming-yuen Palace, but che being built buildings. The fact is the colony is too be matrial. It is not annonazed that the Emetanos, visibly moderated, is still ensoarging, men tan acute each

this ficat witness being Ng Aking, the second for Her Majesty. The loan is to be a million man arrested on the appilostion of the Chinese tasks. It is not settled that the big bank is to amall for say such subdivision of work press-Reguit has decided that His Majesty's Better new, companied by orders, has been

marriage shall take place during the year after received from the North and Weat, and fram Fong Ahing, bricklayer, wan sentenced to authorities on a similar charge to that against have this loan, for our German friends and next, when his age wil be an odd number. The the Lead of the Bising Routes reports fourteen days' hard labour for the theft of a the prisoner in this casa. The witases, when other syndicates are after It.

The Ber. F. D. Gamewell, of the Methodist creation of a municipality is to be the and exact date has, however, not yet been fixed upon the Manolunter market strong, palyate tele choral, valta 80 cents, on the Oth

Brat arrested, alleged that the charge had been Their Exuallancies Poù sul Wa Theching. Episcopal Mission, writes as follows to the N. O. and it is stated that the Express Hogoat will grams give the home export of Plain Cortons to - In Atal, boatian, was similarly postched for brought against him by a mandani (be painted whe arranged the Burder Question with Russia, Daily News ---Will you kindly allow me space dling of the Colpoy with a number of new

make another selection of the candidates for the all Chins for last month ss 28,000,000. yards | stening $1.50 worth of nothing from a boat in out a Chinese asmistant to Mr. Evous-kir. Yu are coming back to this port, from Vladivostopi,: to "make a statement of the frots concerning and unnecessary officials then the evil of the fature Empress, before performing the core only, and they state that Wool is advancing and the barbour

Sai Wan because he refused to do as the latter in Admales Ting's vessel. The question has been the American Methodist Episcopal Mission oặ | so it is—the wind is tampared to the short hanh. monies of betrothal

- Ip Awing, hawker, was sentenced to three told him give falas evidence against Chang Chi, I settled, so the war-dry will cease for a while, Imaging.

thosa

POLICE COURT.

10th August

BEFORE Ms. E. Maguran.

UNAUTHOZUED 20ARDING. "

A Chinese boarding house tout and thros as-

some new ones.

for if we handed over the municipal work Whilst stopping in Hongkong they have been darsoy of the native when called upon for a little sistunts were brought before the court charged by two sureties of $500 ander the erum hong, who is cotalng here, in to be General rison well traiead, and wolf supplied with all the

aw this. If one of the consequences of the

new system would go far to outweigh the

LANCEMERS.

stances, I mas auk for a heavier bail.

His Worship Two suratios of $1,000 each. The casa was than remanded for a week.

·THE CHIVEBE BENDITION CASE

дене,

THE CAUSES OF THE RIOTS AN CUNGKING.