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spoke to him. He did not simply rap on the obair with the stick, he struck me.

Bo-szamined by Mr. Wobler-Nobody spoico to ms before I was struck on the shoulder.

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The position of the Dutch oscopying the Binting fort is precarious in the axtreme.. We have received from the Secretary of the Achinese haru onnntrasted ris pits on other Chamber of Commax the axered copy of side of the fort, and a continuous fire is kept up with each affect that aimant opery house within translation of a decros issued by the Government the fort is literally riddled with voliots. The

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zarrow limits thay nt prasert occupy. There are foar big guns mountel on the fort, and shot and shell are thrown in the direction of the trenches, bat with Kittle or no affent. A Dutch man-of-war hovers off the coast in the vicinity of tho fort, but apparently cannot render any material assistance, Later information status that a night or two ago the Achisonende a attack upon the fort, but whether the ausalt was

cessful or otherwise depanant sayeth not However, it is certain that unless some desperate ofort be made the Dutch ovenpying the Binting fort must eventually surrender to the Achinese the latter propouting the alege in a most prastiest and determined manner.

We have now to sus whether our own Gevaru.

tention. For instadjoint yislä of The Opium and Spirit Farmers of Johore We note that Mr. Fred. Essex, who sailed the two metals is mulig rope roguler, an area compone dinner at the Istana on the from Shanghai to San Fransisen in the Ameri- 3rd lostaat in honour of H. H./ the Bulosa barque Emma T. Crowell, is contributing sa

There was something said about marriage; CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY qures of the output of a great More than one of the Chinese gentlemen pretent account of bie pasags to the Cathay advertiser number of you, than of gither of them spoke in excellent English, and when His High-The following is his adien to Shanghal Not

nose's health was drunks thees was quite an ove the Mitani Hishi Wharf and lot of friends tak are you the defondant's lawful wife!

Complainant-No! singly. Again, prices soffoouuudities 10tion. His Highneas replied, and delighted all ing parting dricka in the saloon of a Mars, but

Defendant-I can prove it. for years past exhibited a much greater with his wall put santances and quaint humour, the dook of a wind-jammer at anchor in wid Straite Settlements, Malay States, do steadiness in relation to silver than they The heal contacta y 4 th, Upwards perhaps be the place for an Evo taipan to take plainant in her evidence, saamined by Mr. certain silver coins from pirculation in the Phi- demolished, so that the Datch have no co

The gentleman referred to by the com.of Manila, on the subject of the withdrawal of bridge spanning the Biglio river has boon of the Malay. Aneb, Chiness, and stream opposite the Waterworks. It would not have in relation to gold, showing that the of a hundred guests were prosent-Straite kia last row of Shanghat, but with the writer, Webber, said-Betweed balf past seven and lippine Archipelago. A summary of the doorne munication whatever beyond the erodingly

the difference-beeldes others of a more or less eight, I was on my way home in my chair has already been published in our columns THE COMPLETE BOITIOS WITH TESATIES, variation is in the latter and not in the Times.

important nature-could be anmmed up in the I was on the left hand side of the road s PLANS, &c., pp. 1,132........

35former. Had bi-metallium p vailed the The British torque Maria, 700 tons, from fast that whereas the passage taoney from little way post the Marray Barracks, and the GENELA, GOÝRUNMENT OF, TRS PRILIPPINES. THE SMALLER EDINOS pp: 752 $3. grain on gold wanid have been shared by Singapore, with a cargo of timber consigned to Shanghai to San Francisco por ataamer would complainant was in her chair on my right hand.

Financi The Vade Meun for every Resident in the silver, and although it is probable there Chinese, whilst attempting to cross the Bar oost 3900. my fare from one side of the It was clear xaoonlight, and I a speaking to For East, from Fonang to Vladivostook.

at Woosung on the morning of the 7th inst got ocean to the other had been arranged for her, so that my head was turned in that direc- Lwould still have bean's fall in prices-for ground. The Mercury saya-She was in 850. Five 35 greenbacks in my pocket and tion, looking towards hor. Just then a jinrick- In accordanos With the proposal of the both matala combined are hardly aufhelent tow of days when the nocident happened, and has an attenuated kit are..my only egenmbranost. sha with a man in it came past, and without General Intendency of Finance, approved by the for the extending commerce of the world on aiuce changed or position a little. She now lies It is daybreak. I was on board the evening he word he half rose in his jinrickals and struck Commission of Authorities, and in view of the a little to the northward of the line of the Bar fore and I have passed my that night comfort- ber two violent blows as hard as he could. I know telegraphio orders from the Minister of the the basin of prices which ruled twelve yours marks, and does not obstract the passage. We ahly in a cabin infinitely superior to that I no that they fell upon her shoulder because at the Chicaiss of the 2nd and 23th June last, this ago-still the fall wouldhave been a much less hear that in the event of the vessel not getting copied in the Franch misil atosmur coming out. Police Station she opened her dress, and I saw General Government dispuses as follows

1st-With the view of withdrawing the Silver serionu one and would not have been attend-off with the tide she will have to be lightsued, I have been awakened by the sund of weighing the marks. Her shoulder was very much die

As the tides are falling.

anchor and am out on desk to watch all hands coloured. There was a short among the poolies, Dollar earranny of Foreign ooinage now existing 8'ghated by the disturbance of industrial enter.

Gambling informers seem to run the same working on the capstan. The morning is wet and I jumped out of my obair and reised the ran in circalation as legal thader in this archipelago, pries whiab bas been brought about risks In Singapore as in Hongkong. The Straits and dreary and the napot of the banks of the as he was getting out of his jiaristsha. I sized as well as the Spanish Silver Dollars with Chi. alberence to the single gold standard. Times of the Sta instant sayal-A cams of salt Huang-pa is just such as might be calculated to bim by the collar of his coat with one hand, nese marks of slagses Nos. 2 and 3 specified in mant will demand satisfaction for the attack NORTHERN & Mosers. Hall & Holts and Kelly The object of the bi-metalliss is not to a few days ago in Rashore Road brings ont un-pia the least regret at leaving the Model and anaght bus stick with the other. He was the Supreme Dacres of September 15th, 1831, cade upon a boat flying the British flag. There Settlement and Far Cathay altogether. Bat violent at first, and threstomed to avant me if I the General Treasury, Administrations, Sabis, in this instance, no pitiful and paltry exonse NAGASAK... Moasro. The C. & J. Trading Co secure an increnso in the value of silver"! mistakably the risks attending informing against the thoughts of swriîoing perhaps for over the did not let him go, but be cosled down afterwards Delegacies of Finsnos, and Sub-Delegacies of to offer to the effect that sailing andor Dutch

gambling houses. One of the witnesses whose

Local Funds in these Islands, will prosed ex colours relieves the Exécutire from all repon- but to secure a atible medium of exchange, evidence was taken for the prosecution in the friendships and enjoyable associations of air and came with me to the Police Station.

years of life in the luxurious Far East ars Mr. Wobber-Tid he ever say in your hear change them, giving in their plan the represensibility" In the case of the Sophia Joakim the which gold alone is not.

notorious Tan Ah Lab onse, when going alene liable to crowd apou eae at such a moment, and ing whether the complainant was his wife? tative value of the same in ecins of national Authorities declined to take up the case for the the road in question, was suddenly attacked by

Witnes-No In fact at the Police Station coinage.

reason that "no lives were lost" consequent Our contemporary recommends to the le Chinaman who, without any provocation, feiled than theagh the mist on the other side of the

BadThe provincial dependencies abors in-apon the two attempts to sink the vol; and cal anchority on political economy"--by whieb him to the ground by a blow with a etant stick Camp Road I can see the field of hard finish he denied having assaulted her in my presence.

Was he in Liquor ---No.

Bonted which have not, in cael, funds sufficient fortunately no lives have been lost in the recent expression we humbly assume ourselves to be eflent made off at once, and his victim had to be opisedo, when being of the crew of the Ariadne Tes, two blows-the most violent and unprovok-onagas bich may exist in their respectivo | marder of a few helpless people is not first ones.

which broke the knee pan of ane leg. The afor&Hongkew Haut, and on my left is Collyer's

Dock, fresh to memory as being the scene of that: Dofendant-Do you say I strook Clara P-to offset the exchange of the coins of the aid attack made by the Achines. But surely the designated the consideration of the follow taken to hospital.

I took part in securing for Joe Goss the title of adult I ever saw in my life.

localities will immediately bring the fact to the sary to warrant the Government taking up the ine pasgraph from the Economist:-

Did you not jump from your chair and go knowledge of the General Treasury, reporting caugele in defence of those who go down to The Viceroy of Tonqum bar issued an Ordin- the fighting yachtsman." Our net imports last year onet na 2315,299,00), wherma if we had paid flossale prices for them se

auce creating a new province embracing the

A gallant resone ní tore of a dimblad for me to fight ma 7-I have given my evidence at the same time the amount of the same which the sea in ships" on a scast the people of which that I jampak out and acizad you by the collar. exista in privato handa as far as they are able to are so prominently hostile. Thanks to the in- he SBI, they would bare 6016 28 384,820,400. Country of the Monge in the mountainous re-kineze junk, numbering twenty-three may, was

That was afterwards. Did you not give me assortain, so that the necessary currency of na-capaolty and imbecile policy of the Datsh anently the fall in poose land year euabled us to gion to the west of the delta, and which former- effect a saving of 219,001,00 in var expenditura de ly depended on the provinces of Hung-hon, Son-made on the 8th inst, by the C. M. 8. N. Co's blow P-I did not strika yon, I seized pan by tional enlarge may he sent to them, they being an- Government both Mrs. Hevsen and Jahr Fay forolga products. On the other hand, however, it tay, Hanoi, and Ninh-binh. The mandarins of steamer Poocht. Captain Ferilo, at the expense the front of the coat and shook you. I did not thorized to draw si par upon the sata Treasury still languish in captivity-though common re-

of our of the blades of hor propeller. The Fosatriks you; if you had struck me I should entailed upon us a loss in the male of our products to

for the value of the coins preaunted for Export states-arroneously we ars inclined so be forenses. Had we got the same priosa for our goods portaat Maong families, and will bear the usual Chefio, and at about 1.30a.m. on the 6th, as she was not a coolie went near you.

the new provines are to be selected from the in-

chs left Taku on the 3rd inst. for Shanghai, viáj Because all your coolles went for me-Threobangs whose ownere may wish it placed in this liovo-tent the former has won mbed to exposure as in 1931 the ralae of our exports lost your would

Capital.

and the Lordships to which she must have hoon haramounted to £33,9-3,000. Their antas rahur. titles. The capital of the prorinon is to be Cho

was pessing Shaweishan, she sighted a junk fly.

Certainly thor did; all your coolies. Did you the General Tressary the Silver Dollars of British. Dutab or Danish Gavernments take any 3rd-The mid provincial offoes will remit to subjected. The simple fact that neither the however, was just a little over £213,000,071, so that be, on the Black River, add the taxation is to bi to the fall in prices we have to attribute a loss of

The Ordinasong iguals of distress. The Courier says the regulated by Maong custome

Peochi bore down on the junk, and found she nearly £10,00000, which has to be set against the has been approved by the Council of the French

Foreign Coinage, the Spanish with Chinese effective measures for the raloess of the prisoners marks which they may bare recoived in Er is quite suffoient to encourage the Arhinose to gained 100 in our importa, f course, the Protestorsta, and will be given affect to by the anchor ar dda North Baak, Valance of 29,900,000 was not pure profit, bolug offset

the mercy of the winds sad waves The

ahenge, and thora of both kinde which exist frash and more atrosions outrage, and, we are is many wars bat still the fact rem 1s, that the Resident-General.

position of the jpak baing dangerous in the

in their cash, affecting those remittances im- quite in accord with no astromed correspondent fall in prince was by a meuas mo prejudicial to the

who statos that "within the next fifteen days a country as a whole as in commcaly represented.

The German msi stasmer. Ofer, the pioneer extremis. Captain Ferlie at once made at

modiately by such opportunities 69 may offer.

4th Che mint of this Capital will as all tragedy of mach graster magnitude and resalt The Economist, it will be observed, says the vessel of the main line, steirad her last night tampa far more A line got uul and and barthed alongside one of the Kowloon passet ward, the intention being to take the

its forts and proceed with every activity in ing in uno more loss of life will be emcred-by---

the Achinese on board ons more of our coasting halance it shows is offset in many ways. In wharton. She is a fine steamer of 1,891 tons, built Jaak in tow and bring het cu to Shanghai

coining silver pieces of 50 cents of a dollar to

atsumers." fact the agures may be easily grouped in on the Clyde some years ago, and has been ran. After towing for a few moments, the line, not

the acount of at least $250,000 monthly. another way to show a loss instead of the nice on the Atlantic line until taken off to in- being beavy enough, parted, and the junk com angarate the Eastern servies of the Nerd. menced to drift down towards the bank. An apochrypkal gain which She Landon doutecker Lloyd Capsuy. Her sommandar ather harset was get out, this time the lensiest

board, ons pa board, and passed aboard the jak is Captain Pieffler. There is band which struck up a lively marah sa the vessel oasiderable personal risk to Mr. Sadewasser, the nesred the wharf. Several laurobes went out to second offer, who went in the ship's boat to run meet the tow steamer, and there were a number tas line, the ses at the time being very heavy of persons waiting on the wharf to witness her This line was eventually made fast to the junk arrival, amongst whom we noticed the Hon, Phat the wind and son had been rapidly rising D. Sassoor, Mr. C. P. Chater, and Mr. W. anwhile, and it was found that even this line was not heavy enough to stand the strain, it Kerfoot Hughes.

stranding and parting, leaving the junk once more at the mercy of the elemente. Captain Ferlie, nothing daunted by these roprated failures to

BANGKOK... Messrs. Ramsay & Co. SINGAPORE...Masers. Jayle & Cɔ. PENANG... Messrs. Maynard & Co. Cocouno......Messrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA......Mtsura. Newman & Co. SYDNEY AND) BRIHRAND 1

Messra. Gordón & Gotch.

MELBOURNE MENTE. Norton, Hargrave & Co. LONDON.Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane. LONDON....

Messrs. Stroot & Co,30 Cornhill LONDON...Masses. Bates, Handy & Co. LONDOY........ Mr. W. M. Wills, 151.Cannon St. SAY FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants

Exchange. NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row.

Daily Proer Offico, January 1886.

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PURIFYING DRINKING WATER.

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this test, in the figures before us what do we

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Howexons, August 13th, 1396.

Mr. James Parker, First Clerk of the Ma

The Union Line steamer Travancore, 'which arrived bero on Wednesday, brought throu 13 ton mussla-leading guns, six miles of sul marine cable, and a quantity of gunpowder guacotton. fases and general stores for the Ordnance and Naval Departments.

not leave the house-No. 11, with Clars

His Worship rialed that the question was irrelevant.

Miss Rosa Gibson maid-Iremember being with the complainant on the Race Couras early in July We were walking when the defendant came after her nail took a knife out of his pocket. It wa not-an-ordinary pocket knife, it was a sharp haile. He said to borClara, if you don't come back to me I will kill you." I did not interfere, I walked on.

5th-To carry out this coinage the sole and se exclusive bullion to be used will be the Dollar:

Mr. Wabbar-Have you honed him threatening language to the complainant on other occasiona

Pleces of Foreign Coinage sud the Spanis THE LATE RIOTS AT CHUNGKING.

▲ FRENCH MISSIONARY KILLED.

CHENGEING, 27th July.

rescue the junk, then made up his mind to save knife put of my pocket to kill her - About three pisses of national orinage, from which moment Chon there was an stempt made to plunder thes

In the report of the meeting of the Congress of Chamber of Commerce in yesterday's issus At about midnight on Monday a fatal accident by a printer's mistake in the figures it was made occurred at the Wellington Barracks a private to appear that the resolution in favour of of the 58th Regiment named John Edwards In some recent remarks on bi-metallism the metallism was lost by one vote, whereas it was falling from the top verandah to the stons Bags

LATEST TELEGRAMS, carried by 28 to 13. China Mail ways: "The Appreciation of gold

underneath. As far as can be ascertained no

arises from cansos beyond the control of

one actually saw the fall. as the docessod'e

LONDON, 10th August. Governments." This is a mera half-truth,

comrades only tastity to having spoken to biz quite anhar. It is supposed that he must have before retiring to rest. They say he was then

FURTHER RIOTING IN IRELAND. in fast a good deal less than a half-truth,

gone out on to the verandah either to get some

The riots in Belfast continue. There has best The chief-factor in the appreciation of gold

water from a filter there, or to cool bimself, and some desperate fighting, and twelve persons are of late years be beau the demonetis tion of

that he was upon the parapet, went to sleep, sad reported killed and one hundred wounded. silver by Germany and the closing of the Echo & Shanghai says that the Italian pitched over. Tas fall was haard by some mon quinta of several other countries to the free compton with Karez had an audience with the

delarata for the ralisestion of the treaty of bars of the Royal Engineer Corps sleeping on the coinage of this metal. Consequently King on the 27th ult.. On the following days gold bas been required to per for dinner was given in their honour, at whish the work formerly performed by miver, Judgy Danny and a number of high Korean

officials were present. which has inore ad the demand for it,

POLICE COURT.

12th August.

BEFORE ME E. MACHEAN. *

ALLEGED ASSAULT, AND SYSTEMATICË PERSECTION.

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MACAG.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

12th August. Owing to great exertions on the part of Mr.

ten miles from the city, was partly destroyed, and

a

He promised to do su, and made several in- effectual attempts to that end. The Tantsi had ample means at hand to protect the collage had he seen fit to make use of tham, and at the last moment he despatobed soldiers to the resous, but before they had got half way they learned that the place had been sacked. The manner in which during the whole of the time these troubles have the Tanini and Distriot Magistrate have acted been going on, indicates very clearly that they

Dollars with Chinese marks which the Treasury Wilnese-Tes, on vus or two occasions. I do will utilize daily until the final extinction of not remember now what his words were, but ho these aloescs of ooine in the Public Coffers.

6th-The fixed time" which is given for threatened to liek her. I forbade him the

It is now twenty-seven days sides the riots the archange of the said Fresign and Spanish broke out here, and quiet is restored in and near house and sise had a policeman to take him ont.

•Defendant-Did I not ask you mang throws to marked coins throughout the Archipelago will the city, but the country round about is in a very maka ber coment of the house and did you not be 6 murths from the date of the publication of unsettled state. This, of care, only applies to say you would not tara ber out becanes you had this Decree in the Cacola de Manito

the Pa Hsien district; though numerous reports a great interest in her of $400 or $500 a month P 7th.-At the end of that time no other money have reached us here of disturbances in other The Daily News of the 7th insé. says:-We

Witness-No.

will be acceptat in the Pablic Troarios, Pro districts, they were all, with a single exception, And That whereas the imports last or had taken parago for Singapore in the Fesh numer.

How for were you off when you say I took the vincial or Municipal, of those. Islands than the without foundation. In the district city of Foo noticed yesterday that a number of Chinamen showed

EXCORA over exports of

On interviewing the man in the afternoon, we the crew, and by skilfully mauuvring his stes fast, perhaps sir foot, very near that.

consequently Foreign silver dollars and Spanish Catholic church, hat it was immediately aup- $102,930,000, on the basis of prices pre-ascertained that they were tradesmen, such as mer, brought her down near the junk. This was Did you not interfero P-I did not, I told Dollare with Chinese marks will no longer be pressed. It seeme almost lauredible that peace- vailing in 1884 the excess would have been carpenters, masous, and painter who were pro-accomplished an considerable risk, but, nothing Clara not to pay any attention to you.

logal tender,

able, anoffending people should in brand daylight Is Worklip-You wore not afraid he was oseding to the Straits Settlements to ply their dotorred by this. the Captain of the Poochi

9th-The Exchange offested and the specifled have their homes plundered of overthing except $110,826,000, the loss therefore being calling there. If their statement is correct, it is went systematically about the work of saving going to use the knits?

time ended the importation of Foreign Silver the bars clothes on the conpants' banks, then £8,000,000, which is not & loss that is a new departure, for we do not kuor of a life. In his humane afforts he was ably assisted Witnes Yes, but I did not wish to interfere Coins, or Spanish Coins with Chiness marks, is have their housse burned down to the ground. the "offset in many ways," bat a real and sub- similar instance of native workmen leaving by the offers and engineers, who one and all with the man.

profubital, but for Tarif purposes they will be in being lot absolutely destitute, and to Shanghai to go to Singapore, though Chinave worked manfully to save the lives of the You were afraid P-Yes, I was; I told her to considered as bullion Merchants being allowed further aggravate their position have their half- stantial loss inflicted on the commasree of leva the south of China and Hainan to seek their unfortunate natives, who by this time were have him arrested.

to declare the respective value as in the case of ripe rico-areps eat and surried off before their the country by a mistaken monetary policy. fortunes in the Straits Settlements We incline in bid straits indeed, the sas making elsan Mr. Wobber submitted that he had proved an any other merchandise.

eyes; and this is being done by their immedisto to the opinion that the men leaving this morning sweeps over the bolpless junk, threatening auprovoked, premeditated, and brutal assault 9th-Tatil the eparations of exchange and re- neighbours. This sort of thing has happened The Agouts (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co.) are under contract, for when questione indivi- every moment to engulf the hapless marias against the defendant. He had given the wo-coinago are verified, and the time fired by Art. in dozens of cases, Many of the sufferers are not inform as that the Saire Ling otosmer Presos tusfly, they did not appear to know arly what When the Poocht had been got near enough, man two heavy blows upon the shoulder, and it 6 of this Decree expires, the prohibition, under a Catholics at all, int rent groand belonging to

they were to do.

lizes vare thrown to the men aboard the jouk was fortunate they had not taken effect upon her pensity of 20 per cent of their representative the Catholic Mission. shire, from London, left Singapore on Wednes

aad they were hauled aboard the stormer by head, for which he intended them. Whether value and the obligation immediately to re-oxport A college at a place called Sea Ken-tse, about dy, the ith inat., for this port..

Yesterday morning Mr. T. I. Bowler appeared willing hands, and the whole stew, amboring there was say truth in the defendant's allegation them, to import Silver of Foreign Coinage, or before Mr. Mackuan at the Police Court and in al 23. couls, ware saved from, almost of a marriage was inmaterial to the esso, for Spanish Silver with Chinese marks, will be on- number of farm-houses bacard and the ground applied for another dennous against Mr. R.partai desth. This rescue was amampanied it was proved there had boon an assault forced, and the parties implicated will be sub nutmally edringsted, the settlers being campellar Fraser Suibb, the propristor and editor of the with little assident, considering the risk which committed, sud a most brutal óra, and ho (Mr jented to the Tribunals of Justice as laid down to re-rent from the lenders of the mob. Some Hongkong Telegraph, for liballing him while attended it, the Poochi at a time being Webber) would ask that a heavy panaity should to the th paragraph of the 19th article of the refused to do so, and their standing crops were absent on business in Tonquin The alleged dashed against the junk by an extra laces be inflicted I bad alan been proved by the evi-Bora Deores of June 20th, 1852.

immediately cat and carried off. Thas over- libals were contained in the issues of that billow, this resulting in the breaking of ber but donce of the complainant and of Miss Gibson that 10th-The Custom Houses of Manila, odlo, rences have been duly reported to the officials, Bowler asked whether something quald not be peopolier, however, get fout of something and that ho had often used threats to hor, and the Carabineron" (Proventive Officers), during the put a stop to them. There is another collage paper of the 34th July and 7th August. Mewarks, although the injury was slight. Her the mpa bad threatened her life with a inite, and Cebu, and Zamboanga, sad the Cuerpo de but on proper measures have been adopted to gistracy, bar been invalided and will, we learn, dona to stop the publication of such malicious broke of ons blede, and this will necessitate har complainant was not only in fear that he would time conceded for the exchange, will exercise the of a place called Peh Ko-shu, distant from the retire on a pension at the end of this month. falsehoods, which he had a means of contradict-bains docked, the repairs being done at the Old de har grievous hodily harm, but that he would greatest vigilance to prevent the importation of city some forty miles, where the Catholics There are a large-buaber-of-applicants for the ing, as the other papers in the colony ignored Dook. After the man wery resound the Poochi pro- put his feel into erection and kill her. He the shove mentioned coins, the former proced. have a larga establishment, a voidable Wiracy Vaukat gust.

this print. He thought it was reproach to seeded on her voyage, arriving at Shanghai on the submitted that his Worship must not onlyoonvicting to open the oans declared to contain specia and printing presses, and a great deal of The Agent informe as that the File Mail the clony that runs a thing should continue to 7th inst. The junk was last near the North Bank, the ma of assault, but that he must bind him and to examine them minately, anil the latter valuule property. This place has been be 8. The male (ty of Yoga exist. His Worship said the applicant ould bearing 5.9.E: 15 Leadrom Shawaishan. We over in heavy security to keep the pesos. redcabling their attention in regard to Tassels sisged repeatedly, bat up to the 25th July the Οπ The defendant, in defence, made the following from Foreign Ports and from the Fras Ports of onllage people warə able to bold their own Francier on the tuttimo has arrived at Yare the paragraphs complained of as aggrava understand that a bug has been sent for her. kohas, net will have that sort for Hack are tons of those upon which the defendant had Captain Forlio, and tir fors should sertainly stateinent:Sincasir years have been married to Sula and the Martanes,

that dats, however, the mob increased. the pisce been committed for trial. If he could not be rewarded for their gallant nonduct, and we | Clara, and I kept heris my house four years. After

(81) THEEZKO was carried, and a number of the defenders were to-day, the 18th Instaat.

sa ase there at the trial he could then apply night suggest that the Chinese Government that time she left me and came to Hongkong, CLASSES OF COINS WITH CHINESE MARES RE- Wounded. As usual, aftor everything marable for a summons with respect to them.

should take recognition of it and devise some and lived with Miss Gibson. I found her out

FERRED TO IN THE SUPREME DEGREE OF bad been carried off the buildings were burned. method of showing their appreciation of bravery thers afterwards, and I asked her what she was

SEPTEMBER 13ra, 1881

This in the last of the Mission establishments and bumanity.

doing. She said that was not my bacinas, and

save one. that she did not want to know me any more. 1.—That which is solely disfigured by marke There is no excuse whatevor for the clirisla Then I told her that if she did not want to know of the and Government bat preserves its waight, not having prevented this last outrage, as they me way more and wished to live in this house I the milling," and all or the greater part of the|were perfectly well aware of what was going on, wanted to have a divorce from her, and she re- Spanish Stamps.

and that there was a large crowd trying to fased that. As I could do nothing becuase wa 2That obliterated entirely by the said marka dostroy the pisos. Of this they had been in. wort married by the Jewish law I was quits and which only preserves confused tresas of the formed by the Bishop, who is living in the helpless. I did not go to her any more till after. | said coinage.

Tastat's yamen. The Bishop repeatedly begged wards abe called me and promised me every 3-That altogether broken up the pieces of the Taotai to take steps to protect the place. mouth to come up to the house. About which can only be considered as bullion. eight or ten days ago she came up to my room and asked me to show her the marriage certificato. I got it out and gave it her to look floor halow, and they want out and found Edwards

at and she tore it to piscos.. Than I got angry and told her I wished to get à divores from her at lying annonselans in the courtyard. He was st

once, and she never answered me. Last night. once waveyed to hospital and attended by

about half-past sight, she and her friend, the Surgeon FA Harris, &M.D., who found he

gentleman who was a witness, for her, passed by was suffering from a compound fracture of the

and I said Now I see what you are A. A. Paobeco, malicitor, who has been retained Lofore ribs and sororo internal injurios. The unfor

doing." Sho called out a bad word, and I'wanted by the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and rendered it scarce, and appreciated it in chants have presented a testimonial to ex-Magis- the affsets of his fall. An inquest was bold The Hupao states that some Ningpo mer tanste man expired at 4.36m. yesterday from

are in hearty sympathy with the movement. to stop har, so I struck with the stick the chair China, with reference to Beltrap's forgery aEair, After all their rascality, it will be interesting to valge. This is directly due to the setion of trate ho of the Wired Court consisting of yesterday afternoon before the Apting Corner

polie er the chair-1-do not remember which he has nest thed $17,750 yesterday in bundles or how they will lie themselves out of it, and co She made a noise, and the gentleman with whom Governments, and notion in the opposita di- board inscribed with four Chinese characters. Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, and Messrs. 8. D.

The meaning of the sentence is calculated to Levy, J. C. Xavier, and F. E. Carvalho 6s before the court charged with having masaulted

Francis Wilson, a Frachman, was brought she was jumped out of his chair and knocked me $100 notes concealed in a trank which is mil to whose shoulders they will throw the blame. I du not doubt for a momeqt that they will be rection, namely, the adoption of bi-metalliem. testify Mr. Lo's kind treatment of the poople jury, by whom a verdict of accidental death was Clara Barash, described as a single women resid

down on the ground.

be the property of the swoonding Beltran. This quite equal to the occasion. Reports have been would tand to stop the appreciation. Our from afar. It is said that similar manifestations returned.

The complainant, who appeared to be bighly box, from what I hear, was left to the care of sent in to the officials amounting to several bun- ing in Gago-strust, and with having threatened soused with the defendant's story, here giggled Tam-tam (Joseph da Crus), who placed it in the dreds, and in almost avary case the names of the contemporary appears to treat gold simply of esteem for the or-Magistrate will be present-

The Mercury says:--"Shanghai bids fair to be her f

very andibly, and his Worship stopped her by stat as a commodity, and to ignore the artificialed by athor native merchants.

able to boast are long of as many postal agencies Mr. Webber (from the office of Mr. Ewens)ing that he would allow no laughing in the court. house of a certain Bernabé (a soldier) paying $25 leaders of the mob have been given, but very Lew arrest have been made, and as one has been Yesterday morning early sous Chinese manag- as it has Treaty Powers. At the present time appeared for the complainant valuei: acquires from its adeption na a stand-ed to effect an entry into Maura. Gibb, we have five post-offoes the British, French,

Defendant continuad-Then I gat up, and be for its keeping. When Bernabé heard of Tamuistel. Many of those who wore areasted The complainant said she resided at No. 11,

got me by the throat, and nearly killed me, and I. tam's arrest, be at once went to his officer and were released on bail. When this action on the ard of valus and its use as money. As a Livingston & Co.'s godown is Daddell street by United States, Japanese, sed Loosl Past, and Gage-street. On Wednesday evening, between could not get air any more, and all his coolice disclosed the existence of a box in his house be part of the officials was sece by the mob, it rary mere commodity gold is of course aubject to aseans of asteletoa hey. They land moved ont three the confusion which these create is often graat seven and eight o'clock, she was going along collared bold of me and struck me till he called out

acts of lawlessness, as it was looked upon by the fluctuations in value like any other article, bales of camlet and a bale of serge when they enough to tasko a missionary swear. However, Queen's-road eastward in her chair. When past can do." Of caurse I cried ont meres," Then longing to Tam-tam. That offer apprised Maturally encouraged then to commit further Pachoes of the fact and the latter gentleman officials as no very great orime plunder the but the sharp rise it has recently experienced were discovered, and after a obase two were arin about ten days' time we are to be treated to the Barrackeshewassuddenly assaulted by the ce he took me to go to the Police Station

rested. The prisoners were taken befora Mr.sixth post-office, German one. The first fondant, who passed her in a fincioksha. Without

His Worship What about the occurrence on proceeded to take possession of the box, which Chrixtisas At other times robbery, with vio- a word the man strook ber two violent blows on the Race Cours i in due almost entirely to the currangy legisla-Maokaan at the Police Court yesterday, but the stomer of the subsidized as is dus hers on

was promptly handed him together with the 325 lence and house-burning are punished by degani. Defendant-I mot complainant with Mrs. Gibsonshaw. I may here suggest that the poortation, but when Christians are concerned the tion of Governments. The tins Mail' says was remanded after a small amount of evid- the 17th instant, and residents will have to the shoulder with a stisk. A gentlemen who was

snow had been taken.

get their mail, matter from the olhos which, in the street stopped him, and they went to sou; I had no knife; I never carry a knife; you car old soldier should be rewarded by the Bank for laws of the Empire seems to become a dead letter. it may fairly be conceded that dogmatising |

we understand, is to be opened within the to the Pe Station. Complainant said sbo search my house and ses if thors are any sema upon these great questions of economics The N. C. Daily Neon says:--A proposal Leg German Consular buildings. Postmaster is had known the defendent a considerable time, and there. Mes. Gibson says she has a great interest his exallent behaviour in the mattor,

been brought before the Chiners in Hongkong and expected to arrive here in the steamer Odar. He had suffered mach annoyance from him. In the in Clare-$300 or $400 a month. She does it Tho ganbost Tamega will leave for Hongkong in a small colony like Hongkong is Canton by a foreigner, to establish a company to wit, however, be stationed in Shanghai hat tam beginning of July last she was walking on the Bass purposely because I wish to have her out of the to-day as I said in my last.

Course with's friend, diss Gibson, when the dehouse to live with man, and that does not mit ber. not the most likely course by which to make sugar out of rice. The cost of the rise porarily during the steamer's stay in port, and

fendant came up with a knife in his hand and throt arrive at any eatisfactory canelesion re-sugar will only be 23.50 per pioul, which is very will leave in bar on the return trip. He is to end to kill her. She was afraid the man would at top, allowing bail in two sureties of $100 His Worship remanded the osse until to-day garding them, We are quite ready to ring matter which there is in rice and that rise and all the other porte of call as well, in the same

cheap, considering the small quantity of mocks- actalay as Postmaster at Hongkong, Singapore carry out his threat, and either kill her or do her admit that dogmatising upon ang question, sells in Hongkong for about $2 pil. The way as ut Shanghai. Each of the mail steamers some grievous bodily harm. To keep him from whather econvinical or otherwise, is act like ospital of the Company is to be $210,000 in $100 will thas carry a poutal agent on board, a cheap molosting her she had given the man money to ly to be productive of good, and this quite shares, and agents were recently trying to plow way, no doubt, of doing the business. Bismarck the extent of over $3,000.

appareatly kuoas how to save money. During The defendant-Since how long have you irrespective of the size of the colour where

the time the mail steamer is away the German known me? P. C. Prior did at the Civil Hospital on Coastlate will probably look after the postal the dogmatising takes place, though on this Wednesday night and was buried yesterday bans." point our contemporary seems to make a re-atternoon, his famera! being attended by nearly servation in favour of larger places. Bar, the whole of the Earopean contingent of the In the demir du Teakin an official report is whatever may be enid about dogmatising. Forma. Prior was a finely built handsome published on the town of Ha-kol, where sund- man and a "most affective officer. He had mialetrative post has just been established. The Do one can seriously' question the utility of been complaining of pains in the head for town is situated about six miley from the an earment inquiry into such an important sab-some tiras and entered the Hospital a few chorage, on the bank of a small stream coming days ago. This makes the third Isath amonges from the mountains, and which is not navigabla jnot as that of the world's currency, and one the European members of the Police Ferca for boats even at high tide. It is an exaluvaly Did you not run away in Calentta P-1 bed no which has such a direct and pawerful indu- ¦ within a far wooks.

Chinese centre. Que fine day a strong armed tɔre mcday.to give you, eg I went away. I had a plank, valus $156. from a builder's establish. The latest tutorastion from the East Coast of /bers will do next, es now there are no mere Chris. band fellen the village, at that time inhabited only my diamonds, and you wanted to take them out in Hollywood-cond on the ilth inst. He Acheon is, to my the least, very disquieting. Ou by Annamites, destroyed the population, and and I did not want të gire them to you, so I had four prior convictions recorded against him, the 25th altime, the Lela, Blying the Bitish the bimetallists contend for is a very simple tatton Commission ware at Lao-kui on the 14th installed themselves in its placa. Administrative- want sway,

Did I not ask you many times to take a land three hours in the stocks.

and he was sentenced to six months' hard labours, fell font of the desperadoes evidently lying in wait for a favourable opportunity to repeat one, though it has bean obscured by many July, and the national fête was celebrated in that ly Ha-kot has been since that time free of all

the Hok Casion tragedy." "It appears that the side and oftaneous inues. The desideratum outlying post with as much enthusiasm as olas dependance on the Annonite Malaring, why Toros from me I am not married to you.

The Indo-China steamer Wingsang, with the whore in the French dominions. A salute of were unrepresented there. It was, before the Did you not marry me in Paris, and did not

Leila took 80 passengers from Edle to Biglia twenty-one guns was fired, mach to the astonish arrival of the Franch, a busy n sex, but as your mother come from her country to us in A German writer pobliskes, in one of the lead and after the same had been duly landed, the Indian mail, wired here yesterday. The follow- This it is impossible to attain, but the most of the Chinese, a review of the troops was the traffic was sostexclusively conuued to trade Paris, and stay with us together in the hotel ing organs of the press of his native country, an supercargo, clerk, and four of the crew went ing telegrama are from exchangén>----

account of a visit he made to the field of Water-anhora in the ship's boat. On staring, a aum- precious metals have from a very early stage beld, and there was an offcial breakfast given by in women and children stolen in the delta, the thers? No."

the members of the Delimitation Commission, military occupation put a stop to all commer His Worship said he did not wish to interloo on the recent anniversary of that great battle.ber of Achinese evidently concealed behind the of civilization been adopted as approaching at which twenty-seven guests were present, and cial movement. Captain Schillemans, the Vice-rept, but he supposed the defendant was coming Our German authority intimates that, as seary trees and bushes, opened a heavy fire on the boat. Prussian know the eventful battle was, of Fortonately the tide was running out at the time, nearer to it than any other substances. In in the evening an official dinner was given by the Resident, says he looked in vain in all the Chi.up to the offences he was charged with.

Vice-Resident

ness, houses to see if he could not find ludications Defendant-Well, your Worship. I have no course, won by Prince Blusher and the Germans, and the mea were able to speedily get beyond A note izmed by the Department of Finance of a more honest trade, but he found only empty witnesses, and I want to prove that she is my wife. But this is not all. There was, in reality, no range, otherwise the attack must have proved sad Commerce gives sery elaborato statistics England adopted the single gold stan The Port Darwin paper of Sed Jaly states - houses, with here and there a little silk or a little His WorshipIf she is your wife you are not sack battle na Waterloo over fought at all. The fatal. The Achinese kept up the fire until the proving that if, as alleged, trois has been stima. dard as giring the most stablo measure we learn with considerable pleasure that the ground ant oil, and that was all. The seven allowed to sasault her and to threaten to kill her atraggle that took place on the above-mentioned boat got clear of the river a shower of bullets lated of late years, the causes must be looked for

Rev. J. E. Tenison Woods will not be permitted hundred Chinese still at Ha-koi remain there It is no use going into these gasstions of what date Blacher proposed to call the battle of La and buckshot falling unpleasantly near.

i elsewhero rather than in thelowness of exchange. of value, and her example has winer to leave the Territory without visiting the win only from the force of babit, and probably in occurred six years ago. However, I do not with Balle Alliance, after the little hamlet pear which A few days ago the Hok Canton was within Cheaper transit and the opening of new lines of been adopted by Germany, while othering distriota, arrangements having been made order not to lose their houses. The headman has to stop you. The complatanut saya that is the his Frussian troops had met the right wing of imminent danger of again being attacked and railway are pointed out as the one cause, and Governments bare also gone some dis. for him to take a lengthy journey to all our fled, and there is not a single responsible indivi- beginning of July, while the was walking on the the French army towards the close of the day; boarded by the Achiness. Captain Kerr, com- lewer rates. Freight from Calcutta to London kuowa inimoral producing folds. As the rev. deal left. In a word, Ha-kei is a nest of bandite, Baos sourse, you moet her and threatened her with but, says Dr. von Tauns, this reasonable pro-manding the vessel, while lying off the coast,te 52 per cent, less than in 1970. Many other Sanee in the same direction. The period gentleman is a noted geologist, whose opinions and the population will have to be subjected to knife, and she is afraid you will kill her, and sal was declined by the English, who named a noticed a number of bosts, full of man, cruising facts are pointed out which tend to contradict of commercial depression which has now of the highest value throughout Australia,s very severe régime. In view of the difficulty in that last night you steak par with a stigl field after the comparatively distant village of around, and in communication with a consider the arguments that the low rates of archanga

look forward with for the way of bonte reaching the place it is hardly Jarted so long, together with the disturb his sport upon the mineral resources of this probable that it will ever again bouras e cons- bearrel, what he was aneka stopped and tuli solium. The name of Waterlos; as adopted by now serupied by the Dutol, Captain Kort in trade has been stationary for some years past, The defendant was proceeding to state what Waterloo-Wellington's beadquarters before the able force now laying siege to Dinting, a fort have stimaisted production or trade Export ence in exchange, has prompted a re- much doubted portion of Australis." The issue mercial centre; but this very dificulty wass guse. too confine himself to questions.

the English, has thus obtained general currency, mediately lifted anchor and got his vessel under with a falling oxchange. Defendant-When I passed you in the jinrickbat this is now to be altered. "Now that Gar- | steam ready to plear away upon a too naar ap. of 12th July states: The Rav, J. E. Tenisin antee for the kind of traße formerly carried on view of this action. The issza now beiok Woods onde apsountry by today's mail, and thers. The houses are well badit in Chiassa ska I esiil. “That is what you are doing here in i many," continuem the writer," becomes great proach of Dng, basto, -Tha Aebišase, no doubt

LONDON, 28th July. fought out is whether gold singly or will spend some weeks in a thorough inspection style. The rounding country in wall saiti Hongkong." Bbacommenced to insult me, and I Power, it is bafiting that the Germans should seeing that the Captain of the Hot Canton was A Conservative meeting was held yesterday gold and silver conjointly farmiss the most of our known mineral districts. A visit to rated and, besides rice, bears potatoes and ground. did not strike her. I struck the stick on the chair remember the proposal of the victorious Marshal not to be auglit springy did not vanture upon at the Carlton Club, at which Lord Balisbury Miable measure of value. The bimetalliste several traste of country, which here as yet been nuts in abundance. The bausus la care, as are for the coolls to stop them.

“Forwards,” and refusing that incurred uppel- an attack; but there is every resaph to balore endrmed the statement that Lord Hartington but Kitis prospected, is slaa contemplated. The all other fruit trees. The town properly so called His Worship anked the complainant if it was |lation, shoulă konceforth on all opcasions rubeti- that the boarding of the vessel was meditated. had promised to support the Irish policy of the answer-gold and silver conjointly, and they Goldfields Warden, Mr. C. W. Nash, will acconsists of a single street runding parallel with | so.

tute for It the better pama of La Belle Very recently, too, the Ferer was fired upon; now Ministry now being formed. His Lordably point to various facte ia support of their con- company the Rev. Mr. Weeds on his trip."

Complainant-nover saw him at all now! Allianɔ***

but we are not in possession of the whole parti- 'asid he hoped that the settlement of Ireland

them in Canton.

anne ou our local prosperity. The principle The French members of the Tonquia Delimal

is a currency not subject to fluctuations.

the early part of the present century

the river.

The complainant--For six years. Am I not married to you--No. Defendant Yes the is; ik is trus, your War- abip, this is my wife.

His Worship told the defendant he must for the present confine himself to questions.

Defendant-Did I not keep you for four years and support you in Bombay and Calantis ?

Complainant-Yes, out of my money

The Prefect has got through with the military sramínations, and has issued an energetic pro- alamation, which has met with the approval of all the better clases of the natives, but

continues unabated to the groat discredit of turbances to the Acting Viceroy, who has The landing of rotten fish on the Praia Grande anfortunately he has not the power to carry it out. The officials have reported than dis

those responsible for it. I wonder how long (sant two weiyuens to investigato, end an ex- REGISTRATION offence.

this 'nuisance will be allowed to go on. Are the pectant Tantai and the other an expectant Lo Along, shopumu, pleaded guilty to a charge sathorities waiting until soms epidemio breaks Prefect. They arrived several days ago, and soom of endeavouring to make use of a registration ticket not obtained by bim from the Registrar out? The removal of the raisses should not to be taking things pretty sarily. They are probably investigating the facts to enable the General in order to act as bail. He was fined be considered as a matter of comfort to indivi. Vissroy to make his report to the Emperor. $20.

duals bet as a been to the general public, and

noob.

THES FA: CASE.

Wong Autel, residing at No. 4 Hing Man-he Mualcipality should be called upon to per- actie on a oharga of keeping an agonoy for Jane, Wanchai was summoned by Inspector form its duty to the publis.

315, and in default of payment sent to gacl for the sale of tate fa lottery tiôkels. He was fined

- полть.

· LARCENY.

Eo Atai, bricklayer, was convicted of stealing

A BRITISH BOAT FIRED UPON BY THE ACHINESÉ.

'Tha-Penang Goxette of the Ard instant says :----

The latest intelligence from Pek Ko-ahu is that one of the priests, Monsieur Ouvrard, and a soldier belonging to one of the city regiments, sent there to saiat in protecting the Mission praporty, were killed, and quite a number of the defenders wounded. Many of their sassilanta were also wounded. It la said that the besiegers nawbered suveral thousand men. It remains to be seen what this largo body of lawless charac tians to bo plauderyd --Mercury Correspundent.

THE INDIAN MAIL.

THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT ON THE SILVER QUESTION AND INDIAN TRADE.

BIMLA, 24th July.

LOED BALIHENEY ON HIS TOLICY.