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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

The spanish steamer Pasig was docked at Sarn- shui-po this morning.

A REUTER'S telegram received this morning states that Prince Leopold is convalescent.

*MAÇÃO,

and, without even waiting for its re- port, peremptorily and wisely put a stop to what he speaks of with some indigna tion as "the appropriation of Government money for the pay of informers who might induce Chinese women to prostitute bem- selves, and thus bring them under the pepal clauses of the Contagious Diseases Ordin- anch. The gross abuse of regulations which were ostensibly made in the in-the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, For stealing a piere of plate iron, the property of terests of our soldiers and sailors has from the Dock yesterday, a coolie was sent this the House of Commons on March 9th, Mr. also and walked on, his dog in front. When from their expulsion and the introduction of tea- called the attention of Mr. STANSFELD morning by Captains Thomsett to ten days' hard Arthur asked the Under-secretary of State for and his friends to the whole subject labour.

the Colonies when the papers relative to demes.

SAYS the L. and C. Express of March roth, down again, as he was sure the man described "Telegraphic advices report that at San Francisco

was sitting near the three seats still. Macauley went down and returned to say he could not see demanding that Congress should pass the Chi-witness left the station in company with a friend a monster meeting was held on the 4th instant,

the man. Between a quarter and half past saven,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

MACÃO, 5th April, 1683. nese Exclusion Bill.. sinflar meetings have been who had been visiting him, to see him part of the The recent Decree empowering the Colonial A LONDON telegram of the 12th inst, announces

heft elsewhere on the Pacific Coast, all political way down the road. He went as far as the three Government to open a Lyccam in Macao, is pre- that the German and Austrian press rejoice at parties unite in the movement. Prominent Chi- seats with his friend, who proceeded down the ceded by a report from the Minister of Marine,

hill. Witness went up the hill, the cook of the detailing the various consideranda which have, the appointment of M. N. de Giers as Russiaanse in san Francisco have suggested lo tele- station passing him and going down the hill influenced him to submit the project for Royal Minister for Foreign Affairs.

gram to the Hongkong shippers that it would be with a lighted lamp. About a minute and approbation. The leading idea in the report is judicious to arrest the Chinese emigration to

a half after the

had passed, and when he that St. Joseph's seminary had once seen very California."

was just above the stone scats, his dog seemed bright clays, when under the zealous management uneasy and was looking about. He looked about of religious congregations; that its decay dates

nearly half way from the seats to the fountain chers who did not belong to religious orders; the dog barked. He turned round to see, what that the population of Macao is desirous of re- was the matter, and observed the prisoner com-

of the Hongkong Ordinances. They Tur Charter from the supreme Grand Chapter rontend that they are offensive to the Chi-

tie slavery in Hongkong would be in the hands ing up the hill side. The prisoner was aboming the seminary by turning it into a Ly-

celin.

nese population, that they have demoralised of Royal Arch Freemasons, for United Chapter these papers had not already been distributed. He had what he thought was a bamboo contradict each other in the most glaring.mun-

a special department of the public service, and that they have led to the increase of a very degrading kind of slavery amongst Chinese women. This view of the case is

so far supported by facts that a majority of Sir J. Port HENNESSY'S Commission pronounced strongly against the Ordin ance, and were of opinion that the social evil in Hongkong should be dealt with

solely as a matter of law and order."

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No. 1341, attached to United service Lodge. No. 1341 E. C. has, we learn, arrived by to-day's mail. We expect to hear of the Chapter being opened shortly,

A SEAMAN, a hawker, and three shop conlies were observed by District watchman No. 11, having a tree fight with poles yesterday morning on Praya west. He obtained assistance and are rested the lot. The prisoners were brought up this morning before Captain Thomsett and fined 25 cents each or a day's imprisonment.

ROVA ALLEE, a fireman of the steamship sura, REUTER, telegraphs that the Volunteer Review at charged the chief officer of the ship with assault. Pulsmouth was a great success.

He said the chief officer slapped his face, but this was contradicted by the second engineer. The chief officer sail complainant had been insolent to him, and that he simply touched him with his We learn by a Londen telegram of the 11th instand. Captain Thomsett discharged defendant that Mr. C. s. Parne, M.P. has been released with a caution. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. {{rom Kilmainham Gaal on parole for one week,

̈on the plea of urgent private affairs.

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MARRIAGES

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the 4th Monet, at St. Luke's, South Kensington, by the Rev. Power Bank, Fayss Murray Melit, buých mom ef Wortes Frenk Sul, làn of Hongkong, to POUKSER BICY Marion Kasa, roly daughter of the Lice Is New Ker

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1882,

ACCORDING to the London Echo Mr. STANSPELD threatens to bring a very un- welcome subject before Parliament "at the earliest practicable opportunity." He finds reason to complain, of "the policy and principle" of a recent despatch from Lord KIMBERLEY to the Governor of Hong. kong. Since 1857 the colony has buon

THE GeLoan gunboot 7777s, Comuıgader Klausa, arrived in harbour yesterday from a cruise.

L

MES. Barff appeared at the Police Court to-day to charge one of her chair coolies with dis-

The Rising Sun and Nagasaki Espress hears that the U. S. frigate Richmond is being disobedience of orders. It appears the defendant mantled in Kola, preparatory to underguing ex

was ordered this morning to come and take away tensive renovations and repairs.

some rubbish from the room, but he failed in come, and had also disabeyed orders. last night. called. Captain Thomset fined lúm five dollars In his defence he said he did not hear himself

fourteen days imprisonment.

We are informed by the Agents, Messrs. Russell & Co., that the Union Line steamer Galley of Zorn teft singapore for this port yesterday morn ing she may be expected to arrive here on or about the 18th inst.

WILLE Chinese Police Constable 134 had his Cagle glance fixed on a party of four Chinamen yesterday, whose movements he was carefully studying, one of them, unable, apparently, to and threw it at him. The constable thereupon hear the fiery gaze of the lukong, took up a stone

arrested the stone-thrower, the latter's friends attempting to rescue him, but without success, Captain Thansett fined the prisoner five dollars

We would direct attention to the Governmcat notification in another colunan, announcing that the sale of Inland Loss, foc and 803, advertised in the Government Gazette to be held at 4pm this afternoon, has been postponed sine die. THE Buffs commenced their athletic sports cn the Cricket Ground shortly after two o'clock this afternoon. There is a large attendance of specia-or 14 days' imprisonment. tars, and every promise of a highly successful meeting. We shalt publish a detailed account in cur next issue.

W: observe in the French newspapers, plans Railway for Paris, which will shortly, be con- and particulars of the proposed Metropolitan

structed after the Etshion of the Londos under- ground railways, at an estimated cost of six mil-

THE remanded case in which Tan sing, boy to Mr. Liddell, the superintendent of the Kowloon Docks, is charged with stealing a lot of things. the property of his master, came on again to-day before Mr. Wodehouse. Inspector Corcoran said he had no further evidence to produce. Defen- dant being duly cautioned, elected to make his defence at the Police Court, and said that the

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of members.--Mr. Courtney said he was sor They had been for some time completed, and were, he believed, in priat, but a question had arisen on which it was necessary to consult the law officers of the Crown. He had just heart from the Attorney-General that their opinion might be expected immediately. As soon as it was received the papers would be distributed immediately.

ACCORDING to Truth of the and alto, the serenity

is

seven or eight yards off, and was walking steal- thily, but not creeping, on the outer side of the carrying pole in his hand. It was dark, and he could not see very distinctly. He spoke in Chi- nese to the prisoner, and asked what was the matter. The prisoner repeated the sergeant's question, and immediately struck witness a severe blow on the head with the pole he had in his hand. He struck the prisoner back, with the stick he had with him, on the head. Prisoner then struck a se- cond time but whether he hit witness or not, he prisoner gave him. Irisoner laid hold of him not sure, he was stunned by the first blow of Portsmouth Harbour was disturbed the pre-by the front of his jacket. Witness threw ceding week by a serious collision between the his stick from hin, seized prisoner by the torpedo vessel. Pesuvius and the Fire Queen, throat, and threw him down on his back the official yacht of Admiral Ryder. The former

in the side channel at the inner part of the was dashed violently by the tide, which was struck his head on the stone of the side rand. He fell on the top of the prisoner, who running like a mill-race, against the port-bow of channel. He struck prisoner on the face with the yacht, snapping the mooring-chain, so that his fist, as he wished to secure him. When he she was nearly dashing into the Admiralty yacht let prisoner go he lay in the side channel Auchantress, which was tying close by. The

insensible. Witness then ran down to below wire Queen was at the moorings of the Osborne, his cook's assistance: The cook came to his the seats and called out to try and get

and it is fortunate, at least, that the Royal yacht aid. When he went back to prisoner he found was not the victim, as a large sum lead just been the three pieces of wood produced. Prisoner expended on her. The fire Queen has gone gave the cook his hat, stick, and the pieces of was then coming to himself. He raised him up, into the dockyard for repairs.

wood, and led the prisoner down to the Central station where he gave him in charge. He has been in hospital since the 12th March, and was not yet discharged.

We have read so often of the successful man of business who entered a town with the proverbial four shillings and sixpence in his pocket, that it

who made his appearance on the spot where he is quite refreshing to find a prosperous individual

accumulated his fortune without a solitary cent in his clothes. It transpires that sir Henry Parkes, K.C.M.G., president of the sydney Legis lative Council, when he first went into sydney was starving, but having picked up a six- pence in the street he was enabled to keep addition. Australian mail advices state that a himself from poverty and amass a fortune in

dinner was given to him by various members of the Legislature. It was upon that occasion he

informed his hearers he had been a poor man, and but for the fact that he had found a sixpence he would never have been Premier of the state. Let us therefore all go nut and find sixpences.

The Army and Navy Gazette says:—We hear that the manner now obtaining on the Japan station of transferring the sick to Hongkong on the approach of the cold weather does not err, in some cases, on the side of consideration; it may be economical, so far as saving passage-money

lions sterling. Thic line will be lighted up by lamp wick he took on shore for his lamp and that goes, although the lives of the patients be risked

electricity..

Oug morning contemporary discovered last night that the fleet of Chinese war-junks, which departed for the north yesterday, had been fitted out by the authorities for an expedition against the re- doubtable pirate chief of Ningpo. These junks had been lying in the habour for over a week and we announced the object of their mission on the roth inst. It gives us pleasure to direct at tention to our contemporary's enterprise. WHAT are we coming to? A correspondent writing to a contemporary says that "the pro- portions of the crinelette are rapidly extending, and unless the fair sex can be awakened to the folly and shame of so disfiguring the graceful contour Nature bestowed on it, all the traditional horrors of the crinoline era will be revived." Terror of terrors are lovers to have the old struggle over again when they come to a narrow

stile ?

A CHINAWOMAN was brought up this morning fere Captain Thomsett to answer a charge of cruelty to aninials yesterday. A Chinese school. boy saw her beating a dog very savagely, and

of the four handkerchiefs only one had been

WHAT are the executive of the Victoria Recrea

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if

These three points are very vaguely asserted, bat taken together, ad litteram, they seem to

ner. If the population of Maçao owed their edu cation to religious congregations; if that educa- tion has been damaged by their expulsion; there is so little hope of redeeming past losses with the re-introduction of secular elements, who, according to the report "einbora tenham a sua sciencia, se a teem, não possuem o seu zelo nem a sua aptidão para a educação publica”— how are we to understand the project of creating a Seminario-Lycea under the auspices of the ought to be under the exclusive management of secular clergy and lay teachers? The Lyceum a religious body, if the reasons adduced for its establishment are to be consistent. I admire religious bodies, although not promiscuously but I am at a loss to understand how a religious Macao; also which particular body is the best body is to remedy the educational necessities of adapted to achieve the educational redemption

of this colony.

The educational reform of a community de- pends upon its educational necessities. The Mi- actual state of Macao and the aspirations of its nister of Marine may be a good judge of the inhabitants; but his report partakes of the mystic nature of one of the autos sacramentales the production of a Minister of Education. There of Don Pedro Calderon de la Barca rather than

is not the slightest doubt that the present state of education in Macao demands reform; but it is equally certain that that reform should be mea- sured by the real necessities and tendencies of the population. It is only by divesting public

and transcendental philosophy to ashes and instruction of most of its scientific and superiluous pageants; it is by reducing the dead languages building on their ruins a real, and thoroughly practical system of Professional Education, ihat this be done, the projectors and abettors of re true and tangible reformı may be effected. Until form had better employ, or waste their surplus of zeal and patriotism in providing means for eradicating the crying evils of gambling, which are a mockery to all education and enlightenment.

In reply to prisoner, witness said the German

witness) broke the prisoner's head after the latter officer brought him down to try and secure pri- soner for having assaulted him, and that he (the

had struck him. Police Constable Macaulay said he met the prisoner on the 12th March when and that as he passed he looked so suspiciously going to the Gap station at about 545 p.m., at him, he thought he would know him again, He felt satisfied, when he heard at the Gap station about what the German officer had said, that

He had no dificulty on the 14th March prisoner was the man, but although he went down the hill side to look, he could not find him.

in recognizing prisoner from amongst a lot

of the 12th March, when he passed sergeant of others. The cook at the Gap station said he was going down to town on the evening Hansue, and about 6 or 7 minutes afterwards he heard the sergeant call him. He went back anding The following items are taken from the saw Hanson's head bleeding and prisoner lying London and China Express of the 10th ult, :— in the side channel above tite seats. He searched about with his lamp, and found the three pieces

Captain C. J. Vidal has been appointed to the of wood, produced, on the road. He and Hanson

Cleopatra, vice Captain F. Durrant. raised the prisoner and took him to the Central station. The prisoner was committed for trial at the Supreme Court."

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The P&0. Company's steamer Gwalior,

Captain De Horne, arrived in harbour this morn-

Lord Lamington has postponed his motion,

referring to the Charter granted to the British North Borneo Company, mentioned in our last as for the 6th insty to the 13th inst.

We believe that the Blue-book on the Charter

"LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR" AT granted to the British North Borneo Company is in the hands of the printers, and that it will pro bably be delivered to Hon. Members by, the isth

inst

The Chinese Chargé d'Affaires called at Wind- sor Castle on the 3rd inst, and on behalf of the at the escape of Her Majesty from assassination Chinese Minister expressed his great gratification

on the previous day.

We regret to hear that General Eda, Japanese Minister in France, who went on a visit to adrid, as already reported, to which Court he the present time is indisposed at the spanish is also accredited, has not been very well, and at

capital,

THE CITY HALL. in the process. They are, probably, fairly com- identified by his master. The prisoner was com-of-war, but when it comes to sending invalids moor" was performed by the Italian Opera Com-conferred upon Vice Admiral the Earl of Clan

fortable when taking passage in large men-

Donizetti's popular opera Lucia di Lanimer-

The distinction of Knight Commander of the mitted for trial.

Order of St. Michael and St. George has been suffering from chest affections for passage on

pany at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, last night william, who recently commanded the Detached board a small sloop where there is only a top-

for the benefit of signor Luigi Vanzetti, the lead-squadron. tion Club about? The bathing season has com gallant forecastle, with a screen for them to ing tener and artistic director, and proved in every menced, yet the state of the Club's Bath is sim-shelter under, and no sick bay, we think that it

way a complete success. The audience, although ply disgraceful. The matting which keeps the amounts to cruelty. We do not know who is

not so large as on previous occasions, was a fairly Bath clear from the floating rubbish of the har. responsible for such a state of things, but the satisfactory one, the opera was unusually well bour requires immediate attention, and the whole sooner counter-orders are given the better. Our mounted, and the whole of the artistes co- place wants overhauling. We went to have a seamen's lives are valuable, not only to then-gaged in the representation were in capital voice, look the other day and were disgusted at the selves, but to the country, and it is preposterous and especially well suited by their various filthy condition of the Bath. A dead dog was that the "save-all" policy should be carried to roles. signora Pinelli as the hapless Zucia ap- floating about, and any quantity of unnameable such an extent. 6th from the drains. Advocates of a system of

previous impersonations. Her acting in the final peared to more advantage than in either of her | underground drains to remove the sewage of

scene was powerful and impressive, and she sang Hongkong could not do better than pay the Bath House a visit at low water.

throughout with taste and correctness. In the channing aria, "spargi d' amoro pianto the prima was scarcely so effective as she might have been; but in the far more difficult sextetie contencing "Qual frugor; chi guinge?" she shone prominently, and won hearty plaudits from a delighted nudience. As Henry Ashton signor Ciocci made a most faverable impres-

BEFORE Captain Thomselt this morning, four Lascar firemen belonging to the steamship Swea wete charged by the Captain with being absent from duty yesterday. The mer were a portion of these sent to fourteen days' hard labour a short time since for refusal of duty. It appears they

from the ship, but when taken yesterday to the

PULICE SERGEANT Hanson appeared at the Police Court to-day to give evidence in the case of the desperate assault made upon him by a Chinnman, near the Peak, on the 12th March last. The sergeant was allowed out of hospital for the purpose of giving evidence, but is not yet dis- charged, suppuration being going on underneath the scalp of the head where he received the severe cut, which is some 4 inches long, and reaches down to the bone. The branch with

Some merchants of Moscow have subscribed for the purchase of a bell, to be presented to the first Orthodox Church opened in Japan. It is expected that a steamer of the Russian Volun- teer Fleet, leaving Odessa for the Far East, will shortly convey it out.

We are pleased to hear that permission was given by the authorities to the Chinese Engineer- ing and Mining Company of Kai-ping to run a locomotive on the railway connecting the coal mines with the canal. This railway is six miles. long. The locomotive was constructed on the premises by Chinese, under the superintendenco concerned.

under peculiarly strict ordinances with told her to knock off, but she would not, and con- expressed a wish while in gaal to be discharged/which the blow was given was produced in Court, sion, his grand voies doing ample justice to of the engineers, and reflects great credit on all

tinned to beat the animal. Another Chinaman saw her the the dog up and beat it with a bambon,

In her defence, she said the animal had killed a

goose in her house, and so she beat it, but not To-day, however, they said they understood blow given to Hanson by the prisoner, may be with Lycia, "Il pallor funesto, arrendo" the forming a temporary camp at Port said for pilot

A telegram from sir E. Males to Earl Granville states that the Lazaretto committee, acting under authority of the Sanitary Board, has decided on in quarantine. In case of suspicious illncas or chofera the pilot camp will be transferred to Tor at Canal Company's expense. These measures will, probably, greatly relieve Canal navigation. The Strathmore which arrived at New York

regard to the repression of some loathsome forms of disease. Mr. STANSFELD main tains, of course, that, these ordinances are an evil in themselves; but, what is more to the point, he holds himself responsible much, Defendant was discharged. for statements which prove that their ad- THE outside world must entertain curious ideas ministration had degenerated into a fright-in reference to journalists, if they base their ideas ful abuse. According to an ordinance upon advertisements. A newspaper proprietor

power to break into houses which, being can set up type, write lively leaders, and "pos- I desertion at San Francisco, to be indebted to the prisoner, who was committed for trial, is a most very and acted with commendable discretion. heavy gale from W., with heavy head sca's stove made in 1867, the police of the colony have advertises for an active shorthand writer, who unlicensed, are suspected of being used ess energy and go." This proprietor should ship. The Magistrate discharged them, ordered determined looking rascal, and is apparently a

for immoral purposes, and to subject the will, doubtless, have a scoro of applications, but charged from the ship, and told them that if they villain, who would, there can be little doubt, heartycellent impression made by the blue appointed a brigadier-general on the staff to

gave him any further trouble he would send them again to prison.

ACCORDING to the L. & C. Express :-The Nevesti of St. Petersburg of the 4th inst. states that the Chinese Government, following the

the case will be found in another column.

POLICE COURT-THIS DAY.

and is sufficiently heavy in the hands of a man the musical requirements of a very trying Harbour office for the purpose, they refused either of the prisoner's physique to inflict a very part. In the well known scena e cavatina to be discharged or to go on board the Suez. bad, if not a fatal wound. The force of the *Crudo, funesta #maria," and the popular duct

when taken to the Harbour office that they were

estimated by the fact that the branch was broken baritone sang grandly, and his acting was us usual deserving of high praise. It affords us now said they wished to obtain their discharge wherewith to defend himself, and disable the Bucklaw. The second tenor has had very few wanted to go on board, not to be discharged, and into three parts, and it was indeed very fortunate

much pleasure to be able to say a gond word for for the sergeant that he had a good thick stick signer Brunetti who appeared as Lord Arthur The defendants said they had three months' wages coming to them, but the master produced their prisoner, or, instead of an assault, we should chances of distinguishing himself, saving as a on February 24th from Yokohama, &c., reports: accounts showing them, in consequence of their most likely have had to chronicle a murder. The

chorister and general utility man, and in these February toth, lat. 39 az, long, 21 47, passed subordinate capacities he has frequently rendered a derelict barque, name washed away, but hai

eficient service. Last night he rang in good ling port "Tanaberg" on her stern; fith, had a

an efficient

Alles port lifeboat and severely injured two seamen not remain for any length of time unsuited. He them to be taken to the Harbour office to be dis-stronger man than Hanson, whom we heartily signora Bertolini was inmates to find and imprisonment, and

since had a succes of strong head winds and congratulate upon his gallant mastery of the and signor Corti rendered excellent assistance as

the tutor, Raymond, his bass solo eliciting a gales, we imagine that the majority will possess that

have otherwise murdered him. Particulars of thenceforward to that kind of regula- peculiarity which the advertiser describes na "go."

round

of applause.

Major-General, R. 8. Bayer, C.D., kas been The tion which is the basis of certain

cinére, signor Vanzetti, in previous romantic im- command the troops at Belfast, in succession to Acts which are the subjects of a con-

The following amusing, estimate of a Tory ap

personations was confirmed by his artistic con- Major-General sir). C. M'Leod, K.C.B. Major. tinuous agitation in England. It is pity a man for being a Tory in these times. He peared in the Times of March 29th, 1832-We

ception and carrying out of the character of the General sayor served with the 1st Dragoon unfortunate Master of Ravenswood. A more Guards in the Crimean campaign and com alleged that the Chinese women have is a poor creature that the march of events has advice of some of its European friends, has

THE ASSAULT ON FOLICE BERGEANT HANSON.

manly-looking Edgar has not been seen on the manded the regiment in China throughout the mortal terror of medical examination; but left behind; a duck-legged drummer-boy, who

Hongkong stage. In his love scene with Lucy campaign of 1860, including the action of sinho The remanded case of assault with intent to in the first act signor Vanzetti played with and those of the 8th and 21st September, also that, in order that all suspected but un- cannot keep up with his regiment. He is a be- decided to build three new towns on the Russian commit a felony on l'olice sergeant Hanson near conspicuous taste, whilst his yucalisation was the surrender of Peking (mentioned in despatches, licensed women may be fined, paid in- ing of a bygone age, singing an old song, telling. each, and that the Russian Government on its Thomsett. Police sergeant Hanson deposed that and also at the tomb of the Ravenswoods the clasps).

frontier with permanent garrisons of 2,500 men the Peak came on again to-day before Captain exceptionally correct. In the marriage scene, formers have gone about with marked

a forgotten tale. His mind is hung with cobwebs;

part is consequently endeavouring to settle the German gunboat is came to No: 6 station at his impersonation of Fernando in La Favoritaten Chinese students from the schools at the about 3 p.m. on the 13th March an officer of the actor displayed the same power which rendered By the last inward French mail there arrived money to get women to demoralise theme is the preterpluperfect tense of politics; an selves, in order that they night Inform since thrown our ghosts, witches, and alchemists.

extract from the lumber-room where we have long Russo-Chinese frontier with emigrants from the the Gap, of which he was in charge, and made so histrionically acceptable. In the sextette above Foochow Arsenal as passengers. Eight of these, interior of Russia!. The Novosti adds that a a report to him, in consequence of which he alluded to, as well as in the duct with Lucy, who already speak French, after having improved against the houses to which they were taken.

commission has been appointed to examine the went with the officer to be shewn the place where "Sulla tomba che rinserra" signor Vanzetti sang their knowledge in that language, as well as This is certainly a remarkable instance of REUTER wires that the Egyptian Government question, and that Colonel Prahevalsky, the well- the latter said he had been assaulted. The of splendidly, and in the final aría "Fra poco a sciences, will enter some of the Military and En-

has refused to recognise Italian sovereignty over moral degradation on the part of those Assab Bay, and that the latter Power has sent a take part in its deliberations. From Moscow to the two

ficer went down the road in advance, he follow- known traveller in China, has been invited to Ing him in plain clothes. When they got

me ricovera" he was deservedly applauded. gineering schools of France. The two others, Between the second and third acts of the who belong to the Navigating Department, and to whom was entrusted a painful and vigorous note asserting its rights. As Egypt is the intelligence is published that about roo,000 officer fed the way along the pathway by the

seats above the Albany, the Opera, signora silini and signor Vanzetti appeared speak English, will presently be sent to tie Naval unpleasant duty. We are glad to be able a dependency of Turkey, the "vigorous note" Dzoungarians, Taranchis, and Chinese have catchwater drain to the westward.

in the celebrated duetto scene from Marchett's College af Gosport, with the object of entering At the to state, however, that the same corre-

Ruy Blas," "Doice Voluta" The appearance further on the Greenwich College, or being ad should clearly have been sent to the Perte. As declared their intention of sailing in Russian end-of-the path the officer stopped, point of the fair contralto was the signal for a perfect mitted into the British Navy, should the nece spondence which reveals these practices the purchase of a piece of land in Assab Bay by territory. The definitive surrender will be effect-man had in his hand when he was on the path again after her magnificent vocalisation in the Government.

ing to a stone which he said was the one a storm of applause, which was repeated again and sary permission be obtained from the British to the British public also announces their the well known Rubattino Steamship Company ed at Tashkend, Russia being represented by the way before. Both then looked round to see if above named duct. The tenor also sang in fine, The Ganges, the latest addition to the Penin- suppression. In 1877 two Chinese women a few years ago, to be used as a coaling station Governor General of Turkestan, and China by any one was about, but they saw no one. The style, and fairly shared the honors of a most.cre sular and Oriental fleet, has arrived in the were killed by falling from a roof to which for their steamers, can scarcely give Italy Commissioner Erkebun. The Chinese Commis. officer and he then parted as he (the sergeant) ditable performance.

Thames after a very satisfactory run from Bar- told him he could do no more for him. He then they had fied when the police invaded their sovereign rights, we do not consider it likely that sioner will subsequently leave for Peking is returned to the station. At about 6.15 pm, of grand opera "saffo," which has been in Te steel, is of 4.200 tons gross register, and has ea

We would remind our readers that Pacing's rowin Fumess. The Ganger, which is built domicile. After this event Sir JOHN FOPE it would appear as if Italy, despairing of stop- Tsungli Yamên. The documents relating to the toned with him, returned from town. He told saturday night supported by the full strength of feet long, has 42 feet beam, and will carry 200 much heed will be paid to their present claim. order to give an account of his mission to the the same day, Constable Macauley, who is sta hearsal for some time past will be produced on gines indicating gooo-horse power she is 390 HENNESSY, the Governor of the Colony, ping the French movement in Tripoli, is trying surrender will then be communicated to the the Constable what had happened dunrig his the company. As will be observed from a notice first and second-class passengers, and upwards appointed a Commission to inquire into to secure a slice of the Egyptian territory as a Marquis Tsing, who will effect the final settle the Chinamian as he had received from the Ger benefit on Tuesday next, appearing sa Rigolatie trial trip on the 3rd inst, down the river, when a absence, and gave him the same description of in another column signor Ciocci will take his of 3,000 tons cargo: The Ganges went for a the whole subject of the ordinances ; | quid pro quo,

man officer. The Constablo said he would go in Verdi's famous opera of that name.

spoed of over filleen knots was" nitained. : The

ment of the affair.

made a C.B., and awarded a medal with two