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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY AUGUSTA

bombard the forts,

is dated London, August 18th, and reads: After the above was in type the news -The British attack will commence on Sun reached us that traffic has been resumed on day. The first division, under Sir GARNET the Canal; that the landing of the first divi- WOLSELEY, has been ordered to embark for sion of British troops at Ismailia has com- Aboukir, from whence it will advance-on-menced-and-that the enemy has been Arabi's position. The second division will attacked and, routed at Chalonf. It is co-operate by RALE, and the fleet will therefore evident that Admiral SEYMOUR merely stopped the traffic in the Canal to Two days later we are informed that Sir allow the transports and men-of-war to Garser had sailed on Sunday, which we have-n-clear-passage to Ismailla. This take to mean that his troops had embarked intelligence will remove a great deal of at Alexandria with the intention of landing uneasiness.... The defeat of the Egyptians -at--Aboukir-under-the-protection-of-the-was-only what-night-have-been confi-

guns of the fleet. On the afternoon of the 20th a continuous cannonade was heard in the direction of the Mahmudich Canal, which would appear to indicate that the attack an Arabi's position at Aboukir had been carried out as arranged. What was

the result of this 'attack? REUTER does

not even allude to it, and when a telegram FELLOW'S SYRUP,cited Bombay, August 21st, informs us that the transports and fleet have arrived at OSGOOD'S INDIAN CHOLAGOGUE,

Port Said, we çonfess our inability, to solve what appears a most difficult riddle. The question naturally arises if the British were to bombard Aboukir on Sunday the 20th, for what reason do we find Admiral ́ SEYMOUR with the fleet and the transports at Port Said on that date, or, at latest, early on the following day? What meant the continuous cannonade which was heard on Sunday afternoon in the direction of "the Mahmudich "Canal; at. Aboukir,

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TELEGRAMS.

1 BOMBAY, 21st August. TRAFFIC STOPPED IN THE SUEZ CANAL BY THE BRITISH. The British transports-and-feet-have arrived at Fort Said. Admiral Seymour has stopped the traffic on the Suez Canal.

Port Said, Kantara, and Ismailia have been occupied by the British without resistance.

LONDON, 22nd August.

THE SUEZ CANAL.

Traffic has been resumed on the Canal.

DEFEAT OF THE EGYPTIANS

• The landing of the first division at Ismailia has commenced, and the enemy has been attacked and routed at Chalonf.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

where Arabi ip stated to have entrenched himself? Was the attack made, and did it fail? The appearance of the feet and transports at Port Said, many miles from Aboukir, would appear to indicate that the troops did not land at, that town, and that no bombardinent took place. And yet, the continuous cannonade heard in that direc= A PARA and inspection of the Government tion on Sunday afternoon must have meant and Volunteer Fire Brigades will take place at something. Could t'e second division, the Central Fire Brigade Station at 4.15 p.n. to which was intended to co-operate by RAM-morrow, the 24th instant"

THE steamship City of Peking, with mails of the 1st instant from San Francisco, icft Yokohama for this port, yesterday morning. We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes that the steamer Orus, with the rext outward French mail, left Saigon yesterday at | 5 a.m., for this port

Communications intended for publication must be accompanied by the nune and address of the writers, not necessarily for publication; but as evidence of good faith.

Whilst the columns-of-the-Hongkong Tele graph will always be open for the tair discussion by correspondents ufall questions affecting public have made an attack unsupported We are informed by the agent of the E. E. A interests, it must be distinctly understood that

An old lady who was in the habit of declaring after the occurrence of any event that she predicted it, was one day cleverly "sold" by her had got tired of hearing her eternal "I told you worthy spouse, who, like many others we.wot of, so Rushing into the house breathless with excitement, he dropped into a chair, elevated his hands and exclaimed:"Oh, my dear, what do you think? The ok cow has gone and caten up our grindstone "The old lady was ready, and hardly waiting to hear the last word, she streamed out at the top of her lungs: "I told you so!. 1 told you sol You always would let it stand

out o'doors!"

The latest news from Egypt, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, shows, that Cairo pro- mises to witness a repetition of the horrors of the footing of Alexandria. All Europeans have abandoned the piece, aid as the lower class of Arabs are eager for spoil, the work of destruction may begin at any time. A week has now been wasted by the British.around Alexandria, and the chances are that the Khedive, who was rescued by the gunbeats, will join hards with

Ambi against the hated foreigner. The course of Oriental policy is too tortious for the Western eye to follow. Its chief merit is the negative one of tiring out all opposition,

1882

BANDMANN AND “OUR OWN

We need not dwell further on this subject. We CORRESPONDENT!!

shall' of course" "take himmediate, steps to dis cover to whom we are indebted for this latest Bandmann-addressed "Mr. F.-Smith, No. we cannot permit such a rara avis to blush. Another communication from the notorious evidence of good will. In justice to the Colony Victoria Goal, Hongkong"-reached us yester unseen, and bravo-like indulge in indiscrimi day, enclosing a scurrilous paragraph which apnate stabbing in the dark as an anonymous pears in The Friend of India and Statesman correspondent. This writer must be publicly of July.aznd. The paragraph in question is a recognised. It will be universally conceded that choice a piece of blackguardly abuse as ever ap- we have a right to know on whose authority peared in print; but it is chiefly noteworthy on The Friend of India and Statesman states account of its purporting to emanate from this that the Hongkong" Telegraph is a disreput- Colony. It is headed "From Our Own Corres-able organ, utterly ignored by other journus pondent," is dated "Hongkong, June zist," and for its low utterances and personalities;

grass runs as follows

that we have been guilty of glaring atrocities, and disgraceful behaviour, and have brought power for good; and above all, that we are a the fourth estate into disrepute, and lessened its nuisance, not likely to be tolerated much longer in a British Colony. When we discover the author of all these accusations we shall know

There are no items of local interest worth recording, except one-a criminal libel Pendente le against the editor and proprietor of the Hongkong Telegraph a disreputable organ, consigned to Coventry, absolutely ignored by other journals for its low utterances and gross personalitics. In this instance, it has been at tacking Here Bandmann, the tragedian;-in-a- cowardly manner. The atrocity was so glaring that the police magistrate, without the slightest hesitation, comunitted the case for trial at the Sessions. It is such disgraceful behaviour on the part of abnormal off-shoots of the press that brings the fourth, estate into disrepute, and thereby lessens its power for good. For the credit of journalisma in the Far East, it must be mentioned that this is only an isolated instance, and the nuisance is not likely to be much longer, tolerated in a British Colony. Though barely a year in existence, it is not the first offence of it. kind or the first appearance in Court, hence the severity of these strictures,"

how to act.

Брагенания

SHANGHAI,

The British steamer Agamemnon reports. having passed a three-masted schooner off Tung. Ying, with forcopmast gone. She was steering southward-wind N.E.

We hear from the North of the recall of Sir Thomas Wade, who will leave Peking about the 18th or 20th of this month, to catch the first French mail of September,

discovered on the 12th instant the floating The British steamer Pasang reports that she wreck of a wooden vessel off Tung.Ying Island. and bearing from that islamul W. by S. distance

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miles. She steamed round the island with signal flying, but saw nothing but a white ship's but that the wreck was the ill-fated Jessie Burrill-Mercury,

boat on the beach."-There is not the least doubt

SAYS "Atlas" in the WorldThe circum- stances surrounding the death of General Skobeleff were so painful that,, at the first blush! I was inclined to believe that they referred to some obscure homonymit. But, seeing that it could not have been his father, and that the Actel Mussaux is inentioned as the place where the General died, I cannot help having very grave misgivings. Skobeleff was of a reckless

At the foot of the above extract, in the hand- The rebellion in Ceren appears to be assum their vengeance may casily have taken the shape account we are at present in quiet acclusion, the queen and her son were held is custody by tum, and, as he had many political enemies, writing of the low-class, swindler an whose ing serious proportions. News was received here yesterday that after the assassination of the king, of some ignoble conspiracy. A friend of mine appears the sentence It needed a Bandmann the Old party. The queen, we learn; has since suggested all this to him when he was last into punish the vauricu.". We have already said been murdered, and the greatest disorder pre- Paris; but he laughingly replied that he had all we have any desire to say at present-vails throughout the Kingdom. The anil-foreign become a soklier because he was crossed in love, about Mr. Daniel Edward Bandmann; The party are masters of the situation, and their "platform" appears to be the exclusion of all. and that he began to believe that his life was a theme is not such a savoury one that we need foreigners from the peninsula.-Courier. charmed one. All this marks him out as a

so peristently dwell on it. And yet we cannot. likely-victim.

help observing that it appears a grim satire on"

the Editor dnes not in any way hold himself res- either by Sir GaRNET WOLSELEY or the fieet? Land China Telegraph Co. that the French mail been pretty much the wrong way with him for a

ponsible for opinions thus expressel, '--

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TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisers are requested to forward all notices,

English law, and an abuse of English justice, that a common swindler-as this man has proved himself to be should be at liberty in an English Colony to outrage decency, and defy the law, whitewashed by the decision of an English Judge.

SHANGHAI TURE NOTES.

Perhaps a future telegram will enlighten us on these matters

Some tile ago we were informed that intended for insertion in that day's issue not later Great Britain and France had arranged than TURKE O'CLOCK so as not to retard the | for a joint occupation of the Suez Canal than undergo the quarantine imposed upon vessels Should the sun appear and the rain clear loss of time; but it is convenient that his identity tucked up." White Knight is, to my mind, carly publication of the paper.

TO SUBSCRIBERS. Arrangements havelbeen made to publish. The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 PM. Sub their copies before FIVE U'CLOCK will oblige by their cages before Fistics who do not receive

Lag once-caminanicating-with-the-Manager.

MARRIAGE.

steamer, with the incoming mail, passed Cape St. James at 10.30 a.m. yestenlay,

THE Diamante, which arrived yesterday evening from Manila, has left again for Amoy, rather

arriving from the former port.

Tu auction, by Mr. J. M: Guedes, of Inland

thereon, advertised to take place to day, is post- Lot No. 74, together with the 48 houses erected

poncu till Monday next, the 28th instant, at o'clock.

AHAWKER with three previous convictions against him for farceny, was committed for trial at the Supreme Court, this morning, by Mr. Wodehouse, for entering a house in Queen's Road West yes-

valued at $18.

We are informed that Signor Chiarini intends

August 14th, giving his opening performance at Bowrington

The training this morning_was_not_of_an_ex to-morrow evening, shonki the weather take

citing character, but there was quite a good favorable turn. We shall be glad to see the

attendance-Prejudice, with a new jock up, was Signor have a change of luck, as things have

cantered past the stand for the benefit of the "judicious cyc." The judgment, I believe, was a considerable.time back. The destruction of two

Fortunately we do not, at present know, who favourable one and with justice, for this truc little racehorse-is-going-in-his-old-form-again valuable tents in Shanghai, and much loss of ¦ in Hongkong is “Our Own Correspondent" of and that ja saying a great deal. Wild Dash and time in consequence of the continued run of bad The Friend of India and Statesman. We shall, Wild Gas (the demon rider) also had a canter weather, are not at nil cheering incidents in the of course, make it our business to ascertain who together down the straight. The former is going Circus proprietor's rather chequered career.

this lying, contemptible scoundrel is, without well and looks as he ought to at this stage of the training. The latter appears to be a little is a sealed book now, as we-can-frankly state the handsomest pony on the course, and I shall to-horrow, 'duc" announcement will be given of the mammoth performance with which what we think of his attack on the Telegraph, watch him through the training with interest.

The artistes are in rare fettle and eager for are probably no better, and certainly not much shuffled round the course once or twice, after Signer Chiarini intends to inaugurate the and of himself, without indulging in "gross per. He certainly, before the last races, showed a second section of his Hongkong campaign. sonalities." The members of this community great turn of speed, which did not appear to be developed at the races' themselves. Foxhound the fray, we mean the arena, while the stad of worse than their neighbours in Shanghai and which his trainer anxiously felt his legs. I am noble steeds are fit to buck out of their girths. elsewhere; but we venture to say that there does altost afraid this fine pony has seen his best The pets of Herr Neifs Johnson are particularly not exist in the Far East, from Penang to Vladi-ways, and that the beat advice to give his owners ferocious at present, doubtless on account of the Westock, including the Philippines and Japan, a thee.

would be "Take cam! Bewarel. He's fooling wretched weather, but the intrepid tamer of the viler or more wretched specimen of degradel .. wild and ferocious denizens of the jungle has his humanity than the ignorant and illiterate twad- dler who signs himself "Our Own Correspondent"

August 15th.

the Erengh to guard "the “mud ditch". between Port Said and Ismailia, and the British from the last named town to Sucz.

that this very sensible and very practical We were actually under the impression

arrangement had been carried out that the Canal trafic had been rendered por- On Tuesday, the 22nd August, at St. Joseph's fectly safe by the Indian contingent on the Chapel, Hongkong, by the Very Rev. G. Burg Suez side, and the French troops, from hignoli, assisted by the Res. B. Vigano, HERBERT Marseilles at Ismailia. We further had GEORGE FINCHAM, Deputy Assistant Commis-

Fincham, Esq., M.,, of London, to THERESA, French gunboats had entered the Canál terday evening, and stealing a bundle of clothing monsters so well under control that a child might in Hongkong of The Friend of India and were ridden by "boys;" with the trainer up on. sary General of Ordnance, eldest Son of G. Teen led to believe that the British and second daughter of Captain H. O'Neill, steamer and were cruising there for its protec-

look on his daring performance without any fear Killarney-No Cards.

of being alarmed. The new comer to Hongkong, Statesian. All public men have enemies more tion. And now we are astounded to A BOATMAN, who was convicted this morning at Mr. Gilbert Barony, of side-splitting notoriety, has

or less, and we do not doubt that we have our hear that Admiral SexMork has entirely the Pollee Court of being in possession of pre-already been giving outside samples of what may share; but until yesterday we could not have We will not even attempt to guess what farmer, was fined $50 or a month, and, in default this new measure may indicate. Probably of payinent went to vegetate at Hayward's din- before these lines, are.in print we shall ing rooms for that period. The opium found in receive some further particulars concern- ing this latest phase of the Egyptian Question. If it be true that the British.

of the Canal, it may be safely relied on

The Hongkong Telegraph stopped the trafice on the Suez Canal: pured spin without a permit from the opium be espnated when he dons his dress duda" which believed that ifongkang comisiaed such a venem-

his possession was forfeited,

SERGEANT Quincey charged a Celestial School- master at the Police Court. this morning with to stolen property, and applied for a remand

do not comprise a pair of black "dread" gloves ala Hamlet Trumpetblower, Esq. We have heard thata bon mot of Sarony's so clated a bust-up piece of humanity, supposed to be a broker, though what sort of a broker we should not like to say,

to such an extent, that he wept and borrowed a

The only item of interest in this morning's wild griffins for about a mile. The griffins training was the defeat of Wild Dash by two

Wild Dash. I think the old one could have won if pushed sooner, but was found wanting in the did not respond, being evidently a believer in the last few strides.When-bis-rider-kicked-him--ho

maxim which I quoted yesterday:

in not to spent in the summar

us viper as this anonymous gentlerian, who,

If thou wouldst that I should one day save then Lom the salmo.” “ with the evident intention, and for the express

August 16th.' purpose of damaging the reputation of this jourThis morning the sun appeared much too carly nal, displays a spirit of tigerish enmity, and to be pleasant, although, thanks to a light an unscrupulous disregard for the plain, un-casterly breeze, the temperature was not oppres varnished truth, which in Hongkong, while ex-sive. The Coffee List numbers nineteen, which

as to leave a great deal of doubt with Admiral has completely stopped the traffic being in possession of nine pawn tickets relating few dollars from a friend for the express purpose/citing surprise, can only produce pity and con- Course at this time last year. Probably the ex

to

that he has good grounds for so doing.chable him to make enquiries. The case was

to shoot teacher being allowed out on bail in onc

tempt for the writer.

ong correspondent of The Friend of India and

free going bay, with very high action, hardly

certainty that a crisis is fast approaching, The stoppage of traffic between Europe remanded till the 29th inst., the young idea how Great excitement has been caused among the himself, and the Inst sentence of the sensational to have a very long string again, However

surety of $100.

oflushing up and thereby drawing forth a few choice specimens of wit from the side-splitter, with the intention of passing them off as his own.

fair performers of Chiarini's troupe, since it be came known, through the malium of our issue of A DOAT, built European fashion, was washed last Saturday, that one of then had been in ashore yesterday morning at Telegraph Bay, be-mortalized in poetry by a Hongkong bard. The It is 21 fect question has not yet been satisfactorily settled It low Pok-fo-lumn Police Station.

long, & feet wide, is made of common deal, and 31 to which of the fair ones was meant, though resembles the boats generally carried by sailing the two first favourites are, the lady with the ships. No bodies have been washed ashore in "Iron-Jaw" and the daring and graceful eques the vicinity. It is thought it may belong to one trienne. Should the show take place, we hope of the Chinese revenue cruisers.

to see a bumper house. "We shall be there."

HONGKONG, - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1882.

Auruovan the war telegrams received within the past few days are so puzzling

regard to the actual state of affairs in Egypt, we think it may be accepted.as' a

Considering the vast importance of the and the East, event although only tempor- matters involved in this present Egyptian ary, involves far too heavy interests to be difficulty to residents in the Far East, it lightly dealt with: We also read that seems a great pity thatturrangements were Port Said, 'Krzuara, and' Ismailla-have not previously made to rocgive regularly been "occupied without resistance. an intelligible telegraphie summary of the scoms uncertain whether the last named course of events in connection with the place has bean occupied by the British or British invasion of Egypt. Doubtless the Indian contingents, and we have nothing ubiquitous Baron Ruerra uses his best reliable to guide us in forming an opinion judgment in the interest of his numerous on the subject. However, the occupation clients throughout the world; but seeing of these places would apparently indicate that his is particularly well paid for his tele" | that the 'spirit of rebellion is. confifted to grams, it seems difficult to find any rea- Arabi's army, and probably to the fana- sonable excuse for the miserable insuffitical notables of Cairo and their adherents. ciency of the messages lately wired to The defeat and death, or capture of Arabi, China. Since the bombardment of Alex would doubtless and the war so far as the springing up almost tragically, said, O my dear andria, more than a month ago, we are in Egyptians are concerned, and it is to be almost complete ignorance as to what has | transpiroil in Egypt. We certainly heard that Turkish troops had left Constánúno-

نسنت

CERTAINLY the best joke of the season, and,. says the World, quite true. She is virtuous and even prudish, but naturally anxious to marry her daughters. He is a peer with about 10,000/ a year. But on being left alone with her, he mistook the tenor of her conversation; and,

Lady, don't lead me on, please! I swore fervently hoped that diplomacy will do thể | to my father on his death-bed that I would never` rest. Although the situation is a most have an intrigue with a married woman. delicate one, the determined attitude of

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CORRESPONDENCE.

White Knight, Dictator, Pelham, "and" a

Tog-too, none of these panies have shown form thrown out. With the exception, perhaps, of which, in my opinion, justifies the expectation of cattle they will have to meet here. It is a that they will be able to compete with the class plucky, although a venturesome, task to attempt. Success would be a grand triumph, but I fear it

is considerably more than attended the Race

ceptionally cool weather has had a good deal to We thought it possible at first that the Hong do with this, Mr. Bill amuses himself on a

a racer I should imagine, but appearances Slatesman might be Daniel Edward Bandmann

are sometimes deceptive. This stable appears paragraph--which could only have been written late one stops, the cry is still they come." by a foreigner, or a person but slightly acquainted and amongst them are some very good looking with the English language-icemed to afford good a few very promising exceptions, which I have ones/ Wild Hickory has a lot of duffers with grounds for the belief. But on consideration we my eye on. Mr. Henty has commenced linining were reluctantly compelled to abandon this idea. his stud under personal supervision. His stable, And then-what then? There is a snake In the believe, consists of the following animals:-Toor grass in Hongkong, whose identity we must dis-thrown in Griffin, which I think may be them; we object to bring stabbed in the dark by cover. If we have enemies we desire to know

scoundrels, who,, for all we know to the con- trary, may flaunt in the daylight as our best friends. If we have at times been personal in remedying grievances we have at least stood to our colours honestly; we have neveris too much to hope for. It will be na well; how. shielded ourselves and avoided our responsibilities SIR,The fellow who signs himself Cork under the cloak of anonymity. This literary screw" in the morning print of this date, is a gentleman who has been so long flourishing in I hear that at last it has been decided to change most ungrateful animal. He attacks the Inspector, our midst unrecognised, unappreciated, excuses the Judge's Box so as to render it possible for the who was only too kind to him, and who would himself for the severity of his strictures on the Judge to see the ponies and Cara have been quite justified in running him in, as Telegraph on the grounds that our attack on would suggest that in a matter of such Vital Im I hope no further mistakes will be made, and I he admitted an assault upon the chair coollt, whom he pushed or kicked down a steep Landmann was not the first, offence of its kind, portance to the Club, irwould be well if the Stew. flight of stairs. He also aggravates his and he also wishes to say, only his English gets ards before having the work done, exhibited, peace by a deliberate untruth, as the Inspector mixed up that we had previously appeared in for the inspection of members, a plan of the pro- never suggested his paying a dollar to the chair

posed altérations.-Courier.: coolic, but simply advised him to pay 20 cents. and be rid of the fellow, Kindness is evidently thrown away upon such people is "Corkscrew as to the drawing of corks, to have a strong who would seem, notwithstanding his disclaimer predilection in that line.

[We do not necessarily enderns the opinions expressed by Correspondants in this column.)

•TO THE EUITO% of the “Hongkong "ExliúraFK,”

* CHAIR COOLIE.

Yours truly,

Hongkong, 23rd August, 1882,,

STEAMERS EXPECTED...

The E. and A S. S. Co.'s steamer Tasnadice Pex-Darwin on the toth instant, and may be expected here on or about the 24th.

Court. Well, as it happens, we had appeared in Court on two occasions previously at the time ro- ferred to. A few weeks after our first publication we were foolish enough to publish certain things

to bear in mind that there was once a pony of the name of Cumshaw, and that there is a race

in Hongkong called The Champions."

NINGPO

A TELEORAM has been received in Shangbai ple for the seat of war, and that they even Great Britain will probably avert the giving the constitution of the new French Ministry tually landed at Crate; but we were not threatened calamity of a European war,

ns under-Duckere, C: 1. E.-Prime Minister, favored with the slightest hint as to the We are strongly inclined to agree with and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Falilières, C. cause of this important change of plans. HENRY LABOUCHERE, now that Britain A-Home Office, Devis, P. Justice. Tirard, We also heard that Sir GARNET WOLSELEY has shown herself thoroughly in earnest. P. E-Finance. Duvaux, J. Y. A.-Instruction

(which we knew to be true) about a Mr. Wickingi.

August rath, and the British reinforcements had Mr.LappucneRR-SaysThere is not | Legrand, Pierre-Commerce. Varoy, M.-Pu-

The weather has again set in fine, and the reached Alexandria, and we were left to the least probability of our action in blic Works. Billot, General-War. Taurė

that person sued, us for the our phazipat wie farmers are busily engaged getting in their first ness went back on us, and we were mulcted in crops of paddy, and dow-hopen aro entertained guess, the rest. An unsatisfactory message Egypt leading to a European war, for the guidery, Admiral Jean Hemard-Navy. Louis referring to a reconnaissance in force excellent reason that not one of the Great Cochery-Posts and Telegraphs. M. de Mahy

$250 damages. On another occasion Mr. Thomas of a good harvest but notwithstanding the Ide Bowler was the means of our figuring at tired of their lives. A few days ago a Chinaman-

brightening up of affairs some of the natives seem Agriculture. A made by the British, and a vague Powers wishes for such a war. Prince reference to a skirmish in which our BISTARCK's policy has been, for the last few We hear that a landslip occurred, yesterday,

the Police Courts but as the Magistrate dis- missed Mr. Bowler's application that we should Troops, after getting the best of the cn years, to hinder, so far as he can, any about half past two, near" Nullah Side," Caine

be committed for libel, the matter could not have counter. found it convenient, to retire, left alliance against Germany, and to isolate Road. A lady wtro is residing at present in the

been a very serious one. Now we submit that as more in the dark than we were before, France. He probably is not sorry that the house, heard the noise, and going out to see

these two cases are not of such a flagrant chorac Saving what we have gleaned from our Anglo-French concert in Egypt is at anrom one of the walls close by. Before she left Singapore on the 16th lastaut, and may of India and Statesman in-uring such expres what was the matter, found the stanes tumbling.

ter as to fusilly the correspondent of The Friend American exchanges, a month old, we end, and he would by no means regret to could get away from the spot the ground

E expected to arrive here on or about, the 23rdions as disreputable organ, low utterance know absolutely nothing of Arabi Bey's see us paramount in Egypt, for he has no began to give way under her feet the port on the forenoor of the rath fast, and may &c, &c. We are not attempting to offer a de The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Priam left Singa- glaring atrocity, disgraceful behaviour, nuisance, position, or the forces at his disposal; nor desire to meddle there himself. "The illu- was precipitated into the nullah, and sustained be expected here on or about the 25th, have we the slightest cue as to his probable on that he is perpetually meddling to severe injuries. The lady called out for help, and The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Kor fence to our readers against the venom of future course of action. During the last promote war is utterly unfounded; his great, although there were a number of Chinese on the waeris Left Singapore on the 20th instant, and own Correspondent,” as they know five days the telegrams received have been aim is to maintain the European peace, in spot, not one of them offered the slightest assis may be expected to arrive here on the 26th nature of the attack and to what e both interesting and important; but taken order that the German Empire may be tance, contenting themselves with looking on andThe steamer Glenfruin left Singapore on the fied but as The Friend, as a whole they are simply unintelligble.

laughing. A Sikh policeman eventually came to 32nd instant, and is due on the 28th, momenta

spectable journal, it is as wel the lady's assistance, when she was conveyed in pore for this port on the morning of the aznil in

The Union Line steamer Harter left Singa ple likely to be misled by the A message, received either late on Satur

doors. We are glad to hear that she is not dan tant, and may be expected here on or about the ances of this honourable repres day night or early on Sunday morning,

gorously injured, though much shaken. «!!

consolidated.

It is to be earnestly hoped that the editor

of Truth will prove a true prophet.

left

The Indo-China S. N. Co.'s steamer Kwong

28th

tried to kill himself, first by jumping off the bund into the water, and then trying to dash bis brains out in the prison cell Yesterday, anunfortunate broken pain, but with the characterisile vant wretch ripped his stomach open with a piece of of promptitude shown on such occasions Chinese, medical assistance was his bowels protruded in a frightful had become so inflamed as to do dway with all

hopes of his recovery

pearance. We have here the

day the harbour presents

Hingshing, Yunguing, and F. barque Charity, the Chinese and Hoycht, also the Customis, crui

The arrival of the mother of the new Te-lait may be a re- | Just being announced, by, a salute from the

of-war in fiarbour, any bak

**** Reports have come to hand that the cattle are dying in great, numbers in the "country, arul of late many dead beasts have been Дoating about near the Bettlement Courla