THE RIOT AT CHINKLANG.
THE CAILY PR«M, KONDAI, FEBRUARY 11ra 1:89.
|ta-day consists of a Doeros issued by His Majonly amongst them, but probably, he will have to pay onvenient times, and in 1878 or 1879 a very the Emperor, conferring rewards and honours considerably more than this for the looting and opportuno fire broke out if St. Petersburg, tho upon the high offloisle who have bean-ab-work-in-buming of the ship. The Krack will be sold by maudal, of which, affooting other men than the ravision of a Book custaluing a detailed list public auction at the end of this week, and will, Russians, has not yet ezbaidad. It is said no of the deceased offoera of various grades whe native, as she will not fotch a very high gare, Paled Bro. It is pretty certain that, whether very likely, prove a good jovestment for some lives have been lost, an for an is known, in the hare during shoir lifetime exerted themselves therefore will turn out a handsome proft to iononent or guilty, there will be a general dis in the interest of their sovereign, their country, the buyer. If the ballast in throwu ont she can repeation of battus as a semel to the firo, url, and the people.
at high water be floated high and dry on the got improbably Paking Frasip run in this bach, when the old iron and copper on easily direction-ever wore fates may bofall corinin. bi carted away low water. The nine meu, that were savel of Chinese Times.
She can easily he Beak up at persons to whom the popular finger polif-
the crew, were sent to Hongkong by the atomor Feltien on the 16th.
BHANGHAI, 6th January Last night feteral telegrams were rundred in Shanghai stating that a riona rint. Lad broken out in Chinking, yesterday, and that six thousand Chinesa rioters had suddenly at tacked the foreign settlement. The British Consulate and four other foreign botsas love. been burized, and the American Consulate ha been lostad. General Jones, the United States Consul, telegraphed to General Kennedy, the United States Consul General here, asking for. a günbeat to be seat, but as there were not a sear the wharf at Cantou where officials anally The bamboo sheds erected by the poor people kore he communicated with the British Consul-and have been ordered to be closed away."
General, who had already reocávod intelligente
During the last fine days numberless people
The application made by the Hsin Chiang Governor, in Chin Tang, for six months furlough has been granted.
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MINING ENTERPRISE IN QUINA AND THE WHARTON-BARKER
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SATURDAY, tb February.
This year's our Malwa, 2000 por pical, ollen of
por pical, leo,
INTIMATIONS.
ZETLAND
No. 325.
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AN EMERGENCY MEETING of the Aalore LODGE will be bold in the FuzeMARON HALL Zotland Strast, THIS EVENING, the 11th February, ab 5 for 5.30 precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.
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Hongkong, 8th February, 1889. THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS:
TWENTIETH ORDINARY AN. NUAL MEETING
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f the riot, and the Matine was despatched at have gone over to Fati to visit the gardons 9 o'clock this morning, whilst General Kennedy The sampans have pliad basily thers and baok the following mply by La Bung-chang to a iniert Last year's Now Malwa 12 to 25 catlic: OLDSRS in the ahore Company will be held | Nagasaki informing him of the facts. Wo bared One of the sampana turned over, kol up, mine in Shantang, H.E. the Vienroy states as Old and Older Malwa8080 per pieul, illoe, MONDAY, the 25th February instant, at
has sent a despatch to Admiral Chandler at Two sampany capsized, and one man was drown-etcerning the opening of the Haun
a
Bonacos (New)
LON
12 to 24 catties.
2) to 3 callics. 3565 to $560 paratist.
543 to 545
EXCHANGE,
Telogmphic Transbr 2
Bile, où leta 1
Bu
Dunk Bilim, at¬10) days"-girl- Baik. Bu, nt 3 months sight. Ureding, at months" sight
Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
Leard of no lives being lost, although there is said to be a foreignor missing, and it is rumour boatpeople got off with a good ducking.
shalton water, so that the passengers and fellers-The suchou icon wine, called the ed that this foreigner is Mr. Bean.
Lo Kue or 4 Nation-profitling" mizar a pro- Paine (New) A man, in when the babit of gambling had coal in its vicinity is not of inferior quality. dacst a samples of excellent are, and the Later telegrams report that the riot in tem-taken deep rost, after ruaning through all his Moover, the mine, being situated in the porarily stopped, but that there is still a very money and selling or passing all he could, to vicinity of the Wai-dan Lake, transportations bad feeling oxisting The American Consulate aige a few cash, to satisfy his craving, argos of the iron will be convenient. From Ban Los senped being burat, and General Jones ba bir other to lend him a considemble som, and anons of the Grand Canal, and is cu ako ba fled to iba hlils with many of the other residents her refusal ha committed suicide by drowning conveyed southwards to the sen. Shoals
chamg, the hoo can ho transported north by Wo regret to Leer by last-rail novicarbati
extousive system of arsenala bo established Mrs Ennocent was seriously, and we trust
north and south, this mine will apply at the sho has not suffered farther through the rist
quisita antorial; and should railways come We also hear that Mr. Nevion, the Commis,
form an excellent source of iron supply. Foreign into yogue in the near future, the mine will sioner of Custome, was confined to a dark room
it a point to withdraw the aspersions, engineers bavo repeatedly born sont to inspect en account of some ophthalmic, trouble, which | would render him
A quarral takes place over at Honam between tho mine, and their report is that China causat almost useless in sing to quell the riots... The danse
a woman and a lantern sellor. The latter gets sive as Krupp's to Germany, the ima in the wp in that locality an establishments as oxtan- the worse of it as the infuriated virage destroys mino being able to furnish all the materials
required. Should the necessary workshops d francas be set up, the out-pat of iron will be inexhaustible. The only drawback to its open-1ON ing at prostit is the inficicnoy of capital. Is proposed to select & mining engineer of pra
45.
The remark made in s previous number of the paper on the subject of the corruption of commander of a guest at Chlang Mon is, it is undertained, incorrect, and the publisher makes
A thief carrying a bundle of clothes is detected eminent ability, and send him to Hsuchou to
the riot was said to be in antas way con-all the paper lanterns and refuses compensation:
poted with the distribution of the famine
A man was on his way to pay a visit to a funds, but we believe there is no truth in this friend, when he was waylaid by a hand of rob We think we are correct in stating that thebers, ferved, und beladon by them. riot was occasioned by a Sikh arrosting a native, oldier in the Settlement, and being-Chinese- New Year. the people resented it, all being wore cor loss uviler the influence of ameha, Another tologram status that it was caused by a foreigner severoly kicking a naliva,
General Kennedy leaves for Chinking to morrow morning to sue if he can be of any use in helping to restore order.-Mercury.
Startling now's has been received from Chin king: It came in the first instance to H. B. M.'s Consul-General and the United States Conen General during last night, and it is to the act that a serioas rist had broken out in the foreign concession at Chinking, and the sialance of a m-of-war was asked for. IBM's Conui. General at one sent the mesange to Capain Balfour, the Souior Naval officerin port, and K. E. M.'s Mutine left for Chinking shortly before ten o'clock. this morning. Telegrapes were despatched asking for partientes f, the riot, and the news came that the British Coagulats aud eight other houses had been burnt down. and the United States Consulate lanted. No forsigo Hres Lad bren kust, but one ferviguer was missing. It was also mentioned that some of the foreigners escaped to the hills, ya it would seem that mob law ruled triumphant in the Con cassion for considerable time. Thorist, it is ead had been suppressed for the time bolas, but bad fooling prevailed. The mob was said to number sir thousand, and a further outbreak was fearod. It is unly ten hours steaming from Shanghai to Chinking, so the futine will arrive there tonight, od 1.B.M.'s Fire is up the Yangtsz, and she alaa will most likely be con at the place.
A telegram we have soon since the above was written mestions that the British Consulate and four houses were burnt down, whereas the previous telegram gave the number of houses us vight.
THE DISTRESS IN CHINA. H.B.M.'s Consul-Gederal at Shanghal acknow. ledges in the local papers the receipt from the Hongkong Government of Tls 7.150), the equivalent plaend to his orgrit the Hongkang and Shanghai Banking Corporation of the Ten by the Government of the Colony for the distress Thomsand Dollars (Hongkong Curranoy) voted in North China. This amount has been expoidud follows in socordance with the desire of His Kreullency the Governor that it should be apportioned to one or wars relief agencias without regard to depominational distinction." To W. R. arles, Esq.
H.M.'s Vice-Consi for Newchwang re-
Cake a final and thorough examination before definite stope be taken to develop the mine. 31 Taoiai. Director of the Chitin Morehantgisto rrange with the American mediant Wharton- Barker, if he should come with a mining ongineer, to bave him sent to exaoine the mine, to asortain whether the ore is really sufficient to warrant developing, whether the veins are really extensive, and whether it would be proft finitely ascertained should be embodied in a report able to work the sains. All these details when de to me, so that action may be taken arvordingly..
The Chines Time cornments on the above e follows the reply from the Vinroy Li Haug chang ton report on the Hrachoa irss mines in Shantung, of which a short translation from the Elik-pac is given in aanther colon, is the first official and public recognition of the great American financial scheme. The develop
Rar. W; Muirhead Het $2,000—Tis. 1,452 ment of Chinese roines, cepenially of iron, is cus of
for Missionaries - gaged in relief work in Shantung Rev.
Père Maisan
for transmission-a Bishop Volontieri (Ho ase)............ $1,000 Bishop Geremia (Shantung) $1,00 Bishop Ragay (Manobucia): 21,000 for relief of the dis- tressed in their dis triota
2,000
"
3,000
the west importantenterprises that cau ba under- taken, as it lies at the very root of almost every kind of industry. That China should 1452 aspire to grast manufacturing establidament His Krapp's is a notable sign of the times, ad hoc- ever far short of the idea! she may fall orory slej laker, towards its realization will ralinte baneata! in all directions. China has already given proof of some darbestness in following out these inin- ing enterprissin, as the employment of Mr. Church in Mungelis following that of Mr. Basher in Shantung testify be air is full of mining schemes which are all held in abeyance for want of funds.
Want of funds, however, in China is 2,178 only another word for want of confidonee; and the exploits of some rainlag officials a few years ngo would be enough to sears away Chinese capital from scel in test coats for a go- 2,669 eration to come. The desiderata, therefore, aza foreign capital, sad as a condition preendent, Ms. 7,150 foreign management. This is the price whisk China must pay to have her resources developed, and she is not the only country in the world which has been dependent on foreign assistans in similar entorprises. It has to canto sooter DS Flactar, even as a necessary anndition of China's endurance a un independent empire, and we therefore hail the dawn of the new day which is Finding of Naval Court held at Herker and his group of capitalists, who we hope apparent in the concessious to Mr. Wharton Britannis Majesty's Consulate at Tammi on the 15th day of Juunury. 1889, to investigate the will soon commce their pioneering operations
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Hongkong and Shanghai. Bank Shares-173 Union Insurance Society of Canton,
por cont. premium., allers.
$120 per share.
at the Offices of the Company, Pedder's Strast, 12 o'clock (Noor), to receive a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1988, the Ro. port of the General Managera, and to elets Consulting Committee and Anditora.
The TEANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be 103ED from the 12th to the 5th day of February instant, both days inglasite
JAEDINE, MATHESON & Ua,
Geuoral Managers- Hagkong Fire Ineranos Ca., Ld, Houghong, Und February, 1880.
2. 1249 BONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED." NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. WIE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in
FOR SALE.
The O. & D.steamer Arabís, with the Ameri- Jean mail, təft' San Francisco on the 24th Jan-
wary, and is diu here on the 26th instant,
THE FRENCH MÁIT.
The Yangis, with the French masil of Jan. uary 12th, loft Singapore on the 8th, at 5 P.I and may be expooled here on or alouf Saturday the 16th inst
THE INDIAN MATA,
The steamer Japan, with the Indian-wall, fekt 0.5 Singapors on the 9th, and is dus hero on the
17th instant.
ULES MUMM &
CHAMPAGNE, Qis. $20 & Pts, SEL DUBOS FERRES & DE GERNON & Cos BORDEAUX CLARETS,
AND
WHITE WINES.
CHAU LEOVILLE, at $23 per Case of 1 doz. CHAU MARGAUX at $28
BAXTER'S BARLEY DREE," (Celebrated 7 For Old WHISKY,
1
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at 89.35 per Case of 1 Juz.
GIBB LIVINGSTON &Co.
Hongkong, 10th November, 1888.
THE CANADIAN MAIL.
The C. P. Rumor Parthin, with the Canadian mail, arrived at Yakobsma on the 9th instant.
STEAMERS EXPECTED. The Shire Line steamer Cardiganikire left Singapore on Thu žud, and is wordlas.
The O. 8. 5. Co.'s stuer Menelan left lagapure on the Set, and to darkere on the 19th iustuot
Hlas juri sudad to bis COLLECTION gapore on the morning of the Sib, and is due FONG, PHOTOGRAPHER
- The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Antenor inft Sin-
of VIEWS some NEW SCENES and Photos. Lers on the 12th inst.
of NATIVE TYPEN, copies of which are obtainablo
In his Studio or at Merare. KELLY & WALSH'S.
IVORY MINIATURES of Superior Quality and of Excelent and High Finial. PERMANENT ENLARGEMENS of PHOTOS. and Vizus and
The P. & O. extra steamer Khi left Binga-
pore on the 7th, and fa due le ene 13th ist, The Union Line steamer lighfield left Sia-
the Offices of the Company, No. 14. Prays reproductions of the same on Paper, Canvas, or Sapors on the 7th, and is due here on the 13th
Control, on MONDAY, the 25th instant, at THREE r., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, and Statement of Accounts to 31st Decomber, 1888.
..
Opal
TRAITS are taken in any state of the weather, INSTANTANEQUE VIEWS, GROUTs and Po
Moderate Terms. and all Permanent Processus, ure executet on
instant..
- LOSTOFFICE NOTICES.
For the of tho
STUDIO ICH HOUSE LANE. 156 livery has been establism. Lotter boxes have bsn placed in the tram car and correspondence UARANTEED the best Quality HOL- will be delivered by the twelve end four s'elet LANDS GIN. in Stone Bottles, at $5 cara only. Local rates will be charged. Corrag per dozen, also PUNCH. CERACAO, PER-pondence alressed to the Peak sy ho posted in [304FICO. ANISETTE, POMERANZEN BIT-the Geusral Post Office up to 1135 am, and 3.30
TERS, PORTORICO TOBACCO, &c. &c
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be- CLOSED-from the 11th to the 25th insisut both nya inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
D. GILLIES, Secretary. Hongkong. 9th February, 1889. NORTH CHINA FAMINE RFLIOF
..FUND.
i
Limited-ONIONS & SHANGHAI BANBI bins Traders' Insurance Company's Share thi6 38me to the Shanghai Committee
ORPORATION will be happy to recaire SÜRECEIPTIONS to the above Fund and 180 per share, sales and sellers. North China Insurances. 297 por haze.
Hongkong, 31st January, 1989. Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis. 973 per THE NATURAY, MINERAL WATERS 1240
share.
Chinese Insurance Cots pany, Leited-$165 per
share.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tla, 148 |
per share...
OF
STATE VICE Y. SPRINGS. CELESTIES-For Affections of the Kidneys, Gravel, Goat, Rheumatism, Din- betes, &o. longhong Fire Insurance Comany's Share BANDE-GRILLE-For the Liver, Biliary
5375 per share, duyara.
Organs, &c.
'anten Insurance Office, wited-120 juz
share.
Straits Marias Disuranos. Company, Limited-
$25 nom
Straite Fire Insurance Compaey, Limited-
$18.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
GOOD ENGLISH DOUBLE BARRELED Infest improvement, in Boxes, with everything BREECH LOADING GUNS, 12 Bore. the complete. Price, $45. dc. &c.
J. F. SCHEFFER 21&23. Pottinger Strest Hongkong, 5th July, 1888,
BOARD AND RESIDENCE:
pa.. or hu the Lattér Botein tho etre till time of departure. Correspondenes from the Peak
posted in the General Post Officeoniy up to 11.30 and four o'clock. Parcels for the Post may be may be posted in the Letter Boxes up to twelve
a. and 3.30 pm. There will be no Soday de livery. Covers containing bank note, jewellery, So, should not be posted. To ardd robbery send 30ers of letters are roquested to cancel their stamps by writing the word stamped across them.
TES. BOHM is prepared to receive
When Correspondence has les misant, de M Hoarders at
her Priva's Boarding delayed (both of which are be to happen kong, Comfortable Rogue and Good Tableauto on the cover, Sent lo — Residence, No. 135. Quien's Road East, Hong-ccasionally! all that, the addressen rond de is in Give herefeed given at moderate terms.
of?, or as the case may be, and for saja Hongkong, 5th January, 1889.
100 without any other writing what pyr
Postmaster General. Thiz shedd
NOTICE.
ile fist time cause of complaint nours, mistake to lit, ach untiers passet for fra DOCK Riving trouble, a course which somerally
note trundle in the el
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The authorised in of Halls i reconection with this paper is the one polis di aya | twice each day in our Extra, which is alwaj z Aicted to a rouch Ister bout than that given
brium.
1 MATE WIEN PERS For Manila-Per Zufi, today, the 13th inst., at 3.30 1.2.
Ubian Fire Insurance Company's SharSHOPITAL-For Stomach Complaints.
per share, buy ors
HAUTERIVE.An excellent TADLE WATER. HONGKONG AND. WHAMPOA
INGRAM & BOYLE.
COMPANY, LIMITED, 59, Farringdon Street, London, ECHIPMASTERS AND ENGIN And of all CHEMISTS in Australia.
PAMPHLET
respectfully informed that, T ON APPLICATION.
177 Arrivx in this Harbour, none o RWLANDS KALYDOK | Foremen should ha st hand, set:
docis and refreshes the face and bands of sent to the HEAD OFFICE, all pused to the hot sun and dust, arastirates Central, will receive prompt atte
In the event freckles, sunburn, tan, o., and producea u
complaints, beautiful aul delicate complexion.
necessary, communication with the Undersipund is requested, when immediate stops will be taken to rectify the bausa of dissatisfaction.
D. GILLIES. Socratury.
Shares per saut. prem., nom. Hongkong, Canton, and Masso Strabont Co.'s
Shares-129 per cent, pren., ex div. Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares
Par.
Chios nad Manila Steamship Company, Limited
$170 per share, nom. Donglas Steamship Company, Limited-871 por
store.
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares--$130 per
share..
Hongkong Hotel Company Shares-$170 per
bare.
ROWLANDS' ODONTO plossing fragranes to the breath. whitens iha teeth, prevents decay, and giver s
ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL preserves and beauties the hair, and can be also had a golden colour.
China Sugar Ilefiaing Corapany, Litcited-521020,
per shara
Luzon Sugar Relining Company, Limited-890
per share, sellers. fongkong leo Company's Share592 per Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
abere, ex div.
$85 per share.
Sizes 816; 7; 106. tiations Garden, London Ask 'rata for Rowlands' Articles, of
Wholesale and Retail Agents for China: A. S. WATSON & Co.,
Shanghai.
1730
NOTICE TO COMPRADORES.
We have seen a Chinese telegram that was circumstances attending the wrack and abandon. Much has been written on the iron and coal Punjom and Sunghie un Saraapian Mining ENDERS will b. rooived, up to the i
received this afternoon in referance to the out-meit of the British sailing ship Angin-Indie, break, and it states that the riuters were "paci- Official number 72,803, between Nawkam al fied” by the foreigners. The steamur. Kiangyu was then at Chinking, and she was detained by the Commissioner of Cestous.
*.
Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tts, 18 per
Company Limited-11 per share, bayers.
ongkong Ropo Mannfeaturing Company Li-18(K),
«bsit
$100 per share.
"
A. S. Waison & Qe, Bimited-100 per rent, Hogg & Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co,
prit, nom.
Limited--$131 per share.
preinism, nom.
25TH FEBECARY. INSTANT, for the the Use of the SAILORS HOME. The Contract SUPPLY of the PROVISIONS required for to be from 1st March, 1889, to 28th February, Address Superintendant, Sailor's loy." from whom further Ferticalars may be obtained.
Hongkong, 8th February, 1989,
M
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NOTICE. LAWRENCE
will arrive in Hongkong in February 11th, and
LAWRENCE À MAYO, OPTHALMIC OPTICIANS. Ons return visit from China and Japan
dags only. will remain at the Horaxoxe HOTEL for 14 Société Francaise des Charbonnago, de TonkinROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
Yokohama, 5th January, 1839. Hongkong High Level Tramwajx Company, thorangh knowledge of all Photographic
-1 per cent, prem."
ARTIST of 35 years' piastics, with East Bornee Planting Company, Limited-8551 roses, seeks a PARTNER with Capital
.Limited-15 per aan eenz., dem.
Chinese Imperial four, 1888 E--H per cent
Houkour, 241 Augast, 1985.
Towan
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MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Peninsular will be loqulched on WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and countries beyouti, ma brindisi: te the Straits Settlements, Netherlande India. Barmah, Ceylon, Aden. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
the Muila, &c.
The usual hours will be obsarrod in closing
The Post Ofice donlines all mapansillity for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes. Coin, or Jewellery, and, who Igistration bas➖➖ been neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged learn of schlatters,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES FACKET. Tho United States Mail Packet Belgic will be despatched on "WEDNESDAY, fla 1712 113th inst, with Mails for Japar, San Fran
oisco, the United States, Canada, Hourialu, Paru, &c. which will be closed as follow- 0.15 3, Registry oonses.
in of Chius, and come very sanguine wperts ve ben made of the richness and abundance of Paksa Points on the North-west Coast of Fer- ailely known as to the financial inducement to some of the are. Nothing. however, ein, ba de- mosa, on the 8th day of January, 1889, when on
voyage from Shanghai to illo. The Angio work them until the whole problem has been As to the cause of the outliek no definite nowe, teus registered tonnage, official number 72,303; and perhaps not then, until experitaoutal werk India was a miling vessel full rigged, 1549 thoroughly examined by practical ongineers. so for us B can gather, has been received. Thero bailt at St. John about 1877, and tolonging ings have been tried. But with the most tfal is no doubt it was a sudden evulsion of festing. to St. John's New Brunswick,
minerals, so widely distributed and in sach and wo hear from u Chineso source that it was Court that she sailed frous Shanghai on the 3rd nese empire it will be hard if some among
It appeare from thus evidence given before this reputed large quulitin all over the Chi-Singapore Insomnes Company, Limit--$17.50 the result of the arrest of a Chinese soldier by January, 1880, in builast with a crew of 23 bands them to not found preftable to the adventurers Chinese Loporial Loan of 1:8), B--5 per cent.
per share, num. a Sikh policeman, that the Sikh had the ell told, and that from the evidenon of the boat. It will be a pity if disappointment and the initial Chiness Imperial Loan of 1×8) C--5 per cent,
whs take them up in the State which owns thera. Koldier in study mul
pretuin, nom. un taking him to swain and seatuon which, however, the Court
regards as insufficient, that the last land se stres should disenarage mer serious efforts. Was Video Island, W.NW. about one mile, the ship then stoored a ecara S.W, by S., which capitalists are willing to sink their capital wa the conditions on which the American or was stored until she struck at Moihow, 8s not informed, but should they gave to be li- miles NE. by E. of Paksa Pulut in thick rainy berat, all that need be said is that to induce any compasy to sink good money in the soil of China weather with a strong breese. noting as accond mato, with sight won put off in part wa trust that there now pioneers may reap That Thomas Murray, the boatswain, who was most liberal terms must be offered, nad for our a boat andor the Captain's crilers to lay ont a rich toward live and bring boots through the surf, that they were at once attacked by the natives, stripped and driven inland, thus being prevented from
crew, seeing how the sbora boat's crew had be
That the Captain and the ransinder of the received, put to toa in two boats on the after- in itxwn compound. The American Consulate ful engairies have been made, nothing, further it is said that the gate of the Palace of Great The Hongkong Brisk and Goisent Company, Are prepared to supply NEW & VALUABLE for students of & most instructive nature:/Both French Packets, when they leave at Noon. The
noon of the day of the wreck, and although cure
the British oneplate, when he was attack od and the riot followal. Thousands of Chi nose saldiers are suramped on the hills round Linking, atd sa opportunity to them to lost would be eagerly availed of. It is the duty of the Chinese official to ssirguard and protest the foreign concessions, and the Dhinking officials will assuredly Gad the barsing and not ing of British and American Consulates za
plasmnt or inerpeasire ansement in the rondaring any further assistance. day of settlement comes.
The British Consulate is situated on the Blaff at the back of the Concussion, and it stands
about 10 yards from the British Consolate, has been heard of thum and is at the same elevation. They both ovar--
That after the vessel had been abandoned by of the Ialend
look the Concession. The rioters, we imagine the grow she was looted and burnt by the natives hava gous from the ose to the other, and then directed their attention to the boures.-Courier
SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO."
THE FIRE AT THE IMPERIAL PALACE
Pexing, 17th January. A fra broke out in the forbidden nity this morning. Falt details are not yet to haul, but, Harmony, the Treasury, and the Silk and Furi Depository have been barat. The wind, which was very high in the morning, has fortunately
stampes above statel finds as follows:--
dropped, but smoke is still souding from the That the Court having regard to the circum- Imperial precincts Seeing that the end of the Your is so wear at Land, what stook must be (1That the evidence is amentisfactory and balanced, it is hardly necessary to repeat what not enficient to warrant anything as to the way the Chinese are saying as to the cause of the in which the navigation was conducted, more ex fire. The two buildings, which are said to have pecially as no log books or papers were saved. been destroyed, contained the silk and furs for That the master and crew appear to have the use of the palace. There may have been conducted themsolves properly, and used their good reason for interfering with an instion atmost exertions to save life.
of their contents, and fire is a convenient agant (3)The proper discipline appears to have and tells no talen tube maintained on board.
19th January,
7th February. The Awing pan of to-day contains a leading article woh dilatas no talitional
direct the attention of the Board of Tra le to 1 am and was still burning at 11. Attendants (4)Ther the Court desires especially to The fire in the palece began January 17th at
bean lootes and barut on the coast of Formoss
assel is not the first that has of the princer and high officials who came out. and that stops should be taken to make a serious effort to pot a stop to this practice in the future
(Signed) FEEDK. S. A. BOURNE,
tinos that are to take pinen this year as a special favour on the part of His Majesty the Emperor the fact that this on the commates of his forthcoming marriago and accession to the Throne. The writer explains that this privilege was conceded by Emperors of other dynasties, but that the present acession is an extraordinary ons, consequent upon the two events that are shoat to be conscimimited..
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of the palace at seven o'clock, announced that the fire commenced in the gate called Tai-ho so, which is just in front of the great ceremo ball called Tai-he-tion. There is in the centre of the palace buildings if the Temple to Ancestors in the south he igcluded, and about a furlong from the Tong-hwa-uên where the in H. M. B. Cockchafer. Members gross of strangers is carefully prevented. Es JOHN LEWIB) -
tween the fire and the Tai-ho-tion is a broad court where the officers prostrate themselves before the Bmperor on New Year's day, beside g the stone mountains which mark the nine Hakeri ranks of honour. Aardas this wide court the Raiphong fire.cannot reach, lut the alarm on account of inan grast, it is so uolaaks the approaching Imperial marriage will be very
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The wasther in Canton has been rainy and damp during the holidays, but the san has again uppewed since a day or two. The 4th day ofthis woon, 3rd February, was, iti aduitted by all, thin coldest day within the last five years The authorities having found the poor houses insuficient to accommodate all who stood in need of relist, have given orders for the con- straction of another home outside the rorthern I wrote in my last, it having enddenly com- who went to thrandiance this morning would pass gato. The building is now complete, and in menced to blow a N.E. gale, as she was unable a few rods to the eat, and at the audience they ar already full of poor peoply,
to proceed out. Captain Maxwell and Mr. would be distant three large courts from it. The Bourne, our Acting British Consul, went over- Emperor's apartments are to be west of the
& kidnapped servant girl was liberated by her master, who had the good fortune to come across
her.
Northof the Tai-ho-tion is the Pao-ho-tian with
the Anglo-India as she intended to do, and as sung, where the daily andianos is beld. Thone
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AETEOROTOGICAL TROINTER."
A won was about to get married when her land to the wreck on the 18th The ship is daily audience ball, and beyond them still more fiancé lied She then made up her mind to burned down to the oppor, and most of the deck to the west are the Express's apartments. Frem moure his loss throughout her lifetime nad to vat of her, and her two iron masts are lying those apartments, the stroke would be viable in retual unmarried and devote her days to serving across the ship. The beach near the wreck is the bright moonlight, and in the morning after
protein-law. The mother-in-law, how covered with wreckage for over a mile.
daylight through the whole duration of the fire ror, refusing to dooft hor into the house, the missing men belonzion to the vessel, and if they conspicuous. The gate which is burnt was of Thard ie no news wastorer of the fourteen a little to the southwest and would be very father of the girl was compelled to hire a mathayo not been picked up by a passing verse the most sabatantial kind, with two deep roofs ahud erected outside the or, in which his de- there are fears that they foundered in the gain one over the other. It was very visible from
olate daaghter lives in great hardship. of the 7th instant, and all drowned. It will be the Peking well.
certain that their lives will have been emerificed out in the predingte of the Imperial Palace, One very and if wich is their fate, for it seems almost Atam, on the 17th instant, two free broke an soovust of their being afraid to land, seeing building, still in Bamas at 12 s.m. on the satno the rengh way thoir shipwater were tsed by day, is milled the Tai-ho-tien, and the other Tia A collision takes place near Dutch Folly be the natives on landing, who stripped, thew of . The luat is an Imperial Treasury. The restor tween a passage beat and a sampan, a small boy cover their bakedness. It is eran stated by buildings were very large and fine. The case Direction of wind
their cluthing, only leaving just enough to damage done must be very considerable a temperature who was in the sampan being drowned.
thew that the natives were not satisfied of the fire is, so far, tukuowa, but already there Force of mind.
Bumidityään An itinerant seller of pork was laid hold of with this, but that they actually stoned them. are rumours afest that they may not be al Weather by the people in the pig alanghter houses and The Govornor has sout several hundret sol together nocidental. deprived of his park, na he had, they explained and he has beheaded three of the plunderers, Imperist precincts las consumed Tai-ho-men.
ogether necidate th instant in the Baltics to 53, of a Fahrmbele on dier down to the village nearest the wreck bo right to infringe on their monopolies. and their heads. hayo been stuck on poles The haildings were very large in fact, the A robbery occurred in. Hsin Hai, and a police on the beach as a warning to others, but Chinese my immense, bet no foreigner has B man's relative, whostood by, was noriously injured, it is very doubtful if they were the guilty then, and it is not yet possible to define the A woman who had eloped from her husbaute for no doubt they ran away as soon se the extent of the damage done except that it is very afscovered and returned to her lord and master. Inform you that the Governor when he heard years have been burnt, and here is; it is already Holders made their appearance. I have also to considerable indeed. All the socounts of many that the nine poor shipwrecked mariners, who openly said, the probable origin of the conflagra 8th February.
were lodged at the British Consulate, kad lost tion. In Eastern countries, in Japan, on one f The leading article of the Kwang-pas, offererything, went down $500 to be distributed or two osions in Korea, fires bave oconrred at
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